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By faith, he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
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A Fearless Departure
Scholars debate if this refers to Moses' early flight to Midian or the later Exodus. Most, like Albert Barnes and John Calvin, argue for the Exodus. They reason that while Moses fled in fear the first time, he repeatedly and fearlessly confronted the king's wrath during the plagues leading up to the Exodus. His 'forsaking' of Egypt was a bold, faith-filled process, not a single fearful act.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
By faith he forsook Egypt. Some have understood this of the first time when Moses forsook Egypt, when he fled into Midian, as recorded in …
Not fearing (μη φοβηθεις). Negative μη with first aorist passive participle of φοβεω here used transitively with the accusative as…
19th Century
Anglican
By faith he forsook Egypt. It is a matter of great difficulty to decide whether these words refer to the flight into Midian ([Refe…
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Baptist
By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible. Through faith he kept the Passove…
This verse poses a problem because Moses left Egypt on two occasions: he fled to Midian after he had slain the Egyptian oppressor ([Reference Exodu…
16th Century
Protestant
By faith he forsook Egypt, etc. This can be said of his first as well as his second departure, that is, when he brought the peopl…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
By faith he forsook Egypt Either when he fled to Midian; this was before the eating of the passover, and so it stand…
Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. Present things are not the best things; no one knows love or hatred by having them or lacki…
13th Century
Catholic
After describing Moses’ faith concerning his actions in Egypt, the Apostle now shows what Moses did during the departure from Egypt. In this regard…
