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Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said to him, "Please let me go and return to my brothers who are in Egypt, and see whether they are still alive." Jethro said to Moses, "Go in peace."
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Wisdom in Disclosure
Commentators note that Moses did not tell Jethro about God's call from the burning bush. Instead, he gave a true, but partial, reason for his journey: to check on his relatives. Scholars suggest this wasn't deceit, but wisdom. Moses may have feared his incredible story would be met with disbelief or simply acted with modesty. This illustrates that godly wisdom can involve discernment in what we choose to share and when.
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Exodus
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19th Century
Anglican
Moses ... returned to Jethro. —Hebrew, to Jether. When Moses married Zipporah, he was probably adopted into the tribe, of…
16th Century
Protestant
And Moses went. It is surprising that Moses suppressed the vision by which his father-in-law’s mind might have been most inclined to let h…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law With his flock of sheep he kept, (Exodus 3:1) : and s…
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Presbyterian
After God had appeared in the bush, He often spoke to Moses. Pharaoh had hardened his own heart against the groans and cries of the oppressed Israe…