Exodus 2

Exodus 2:1

AMan] Amram the sonne of Cohath, the sonne of Levi: Exod. 6. 18. 20 A daughter] Jochebed the daughter of Levi: Numbers 26:59. If the word daughter be here taken in its proper signification, Amram married his aunt: which afterwards was forbidden: Leviticus 18:12. Others hold that by the word daughter is meant grandchild, and that Exodus 6:20. the word aunt signifieth cosen.

Exodus 2:2

Conceived] After Aaron and Miriam who were elder than Moses: see Exodus 7:7 A goodly] Of an extraordinary and divine beautie, Acts 7:20.

Exodus 2:3

She could nt] Without being discovered, and incurring the penalty of the Kings proclamation. This necessitie being through meere humane feare, could not excuse from sin, in an act meerely contrary to Gods Law.

Exodus 2:4

His sister] Namely Miriam, Numbers 26:59.

Exodus 2:10

Moses] Taken out, and saved from the water: this is an Hebrew name, and is equivalent with another Aegyptian name: if these two languages had not yet some kinde of affinity betwixt them.

Exodus 2:11

Was growen] Namely to the age of fourty yeares Acts 7:23 Went out] By divine inspiration, to joyne in communitie of life, and affliction with his brethren: Hebrews 11:24.

Exodus 2:12

He slew] the Italian hath it, He smote] he killed, according to his calling of deliverer of the peple, which he even at that time knew by divine revelation, and had accepted in his conscience, Acts 7:25 yet the time of his using and executing that calling was not yet come.

Exodus 2:16

Priest] Or governour, or both: see upon Genesis 41:45. He is called Jethr, Exod. 3. 18. 10. 2. Exodus 4:18. and Hobab. Numbers 10:29. Judges 4:11. and knew, and served the true God.

Exodus 2:17

Drove them away] for to water their flocks fist.

Exodus 2:18

Revel] This was Jetho his father: Numbers 10:29 grandfather to these maidens.

Exodus 2:22

Gershom] banished, driven from his own home.

Exodus 2:23

Processe of time] The Italian hath it, In the meane time, which was long]namely forty yeares, as it may be proved by comparing, Exodus 7:7. with Acts 7 30 Dyed] Which heartned Moses to returne into Egypt, Exodus 4:19 Came up unto] See concerning this manner of speaking. Genesis 18:20. Exod. 22. 23. 27, Deuteronomy 24:15.

Exodus 2:25

Had respect] He entred into an actuall judgment of this cause.