And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock.
Events that seem slight and accidental afterward prove to be designed by God's wisdom for great purposes. Notice how ready Moses was to help, though bred in learning and court; he had not learned from Egypt to despise shepherds or to be ashamed of servile work. And the daughters were modest, industrious, and humble, teaching us that even those of quality and distinction should apply themselves to useful labor.
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Commenting on Exodus 2:16-22
And they said, an Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds,.... A man, who by his habit and by his speech appeared to them to be an Egyptian, and upon their inquiry he might tell them so, being born in Egypt, though of Hebrew parents: and also drew water enough for us; or "in drawing drew" (t); drew it readily, quickly and...
Through faith Moses renounced palace and power to identify himself with God's suffering people, a sacrifice no earthly king has matched. The sight of a taskmaster scourging a Hebrew slave without cause fired even his meek nature with indignation.
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Commenting on Exodus 2:11-25