And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.
Moses here gains a settlement in Midian, just as his father Jacob had gained one in Syria, Gen 29:2, etc. And both these instances should encourage us to trust Providence, and to follow it. Events that seem inconsiderable, and purely accidental, afterwards appear to have been designed by the wisdom of God for very good purposes, and of great consequence to his people.
Commenting on Exodus 2:16-22
And he said unto his daughters, and where is he?.... By the account Reuel's daughters gave of Moses, of his courage and humanity, he was very desirous of seeing him: why is it that ye have left the man? behind them at the well, and had not brought him along with them; he seemed to be displeased, and chides them, and tacitly suggests that they...
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