“And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.”
This Levite was called Amram, who married Jochebed, Exod. 6:20 .
“And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.”
Cross references: : Num. 26:59 ; 1 Chron. 23:13 ; Acts 7:20 ; Heb. 11:23
“And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink.”
Committing him to the providence of God, whom she could not keep from the rage of the tyrant.
“And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother.”
Man’s counsel cannot hinder that, which God hath determined shall come to pass.
“And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.”
That is, was forty years old, Acts 7:23 .
“And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.”
Being assured that God had appointed him to deliver the Israelites, Acts 7:25 . Hebrew, thus and thus.
“And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known. a prince: Heb. a man, a prince”
Though by his fear he showed his infirmity, yet faith covered it, Heb. 11:27 .
“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.”
Wherein he declared a thankful mind, which would recompense the benefit done unto his.
“And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.”
God humbleth his by afflictions, that they should cry unto him, and receive the fruit of his promise.
“And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them. had: Heb. knew”
He judgeth their causes or acknowledged them to be his.