Exodus, 2

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1 And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took [to wife] a daughter of Levi.

2 And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he [was a] goodly [child], she hid him three months.

3 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.

4 And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.

5 And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash [herself] at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river's side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.

6 And when she had opened [it], she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This [is one] of the Hebrews' children.

7 Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?

8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother.

9 And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give [thee] thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it.

10 And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.

11 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.

12 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.

13 And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?

14 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.

15 Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.

16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew [water], and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

17 And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

18 And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How [is it that] ye are come so soon to day?

19 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.

20 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.

21 And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.

22 And she bare [him] a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.

23 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.

24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

25 And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto [them].




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Exodus 2 reports the birth of Moses and his escape from Egypt, where he was eventually raised at the house of a priest in Midian. Moses would become the great leader of the Israelites and God's instrument to free them from Egyptian slavery. Following are five verses from different Bible books related to the topics addressed in Exodus 2:

Genesis 39:20: "As soon as Joseph came close to the house, she took him through the tunic and said, 'Let's go, lie down with me!' But he left the tunic in her hands, ran away and went out. " This verse illustrates the importance of Moses' escape from Egypt to escape the right death. Moses had to flee to Midian, just as Joseph fled the seduction of Potifar's wife.

Deuteronomy 32:10: "He found him in a deserted land, in a wilderness of wild howls, surrounded him from care, protected him as the girl from his eyes." This verse highlights how God took care of Moses and protected him in the foreign earth of Midian, just as God protected and took care of Israel during the desert journey.

Isaiah 43:1: "But now, thus saith the Lord, he who created him, O Jacob, he who formed him, O Israel: 'No theme, for I rescued him; I called him by name; you are mine.' "This verse shows how God freed Israel from Egyptian slavery and called them by name, just as God used Moses to liberate the Israelites and guide them to the covenant with God.

Hebrews 11:24-25: "By faith, Moses, when he became great, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, preferring to be mistreated with God's people to enjoy the transient pleasures of sin." This verse highlights Moses' choice to renounce the comfort and privilege of Pharaoh's house to be with his enslaved people and suffer because of them, just as Jesus renounced his divine privileges to suffer and die for the sins of the world.

Exodus 3:10: "Now go, for I am sending him to Pharaoh to take my people out of Egypt, the Israelites." This verse begins the call of Moses for God to lead the liberation of the Israelites of Egyptian slavery, and is the starting point for the mission of Moses that began with his escape from Egypt and culminated with the delivery of the law and the covenant on the mount Sinai.


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