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Verse Exodus 2:3. _AN ARK OF BULRUSHES_] תבת גמא _tebath gome_,
a small boat or basket made of the Egyptian reed called _papyrus_, so
famous in all antiquity. This plant grows on the banks of the Nil...
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The ark was made of the papyrus which was commonly used by the
Egyptians for light and swift boats. The species is no longer found in
the Nile below Nubia. It is a strong rush, like the bamboo, about...
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2. MOSES THE CHOSEN DELIVERER
CHAPTER 2 Moses: His Birth, Education, Choice, and Exile
_ 1. His birth and concealment (Exodus 2:1)_
2. His rescue and education (Exodus 2:5)
3. His choice and failu...
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EXODUS 2:1 TO EXODUS 4:31. PREPARATION AND CALL OF MOSES.
Exodus 2:1 E. His Birth and Upbringing. If the text can be trusted,
we are informed that a man of the house of Levi took (to wife) the
(only)...
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SHE TOOK FOR HIM AN ARK OF BULRUSHES.
At the end of three months the vigor of the search on the part of her
enemies convinced her that further concealment was impracticable, and
that she must part wit...
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ARK. Compare Genesis 6:14.
BULRUSHES. papyrus, made by the same Divine in. structions as Noah's
(Romans 10:17).
FLAGS. reeds. Compare Isaiah 18:2....
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WHEN SHE COULD NOT LONGER HIDE HIM— The king's decree, as we have
observed, ch. Exodus 1:22 was, no doubt, peremptory and severe.
Fearing therefore the extreme danger of a discovery, which would have...
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THE TEXT OF EXODUS
TRANSLATION
2 And there went a man of the house of Le-vi, and took to wife a
daughter of Le-vi. (2) And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and
when she saw him that he was a goodl...
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_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._...
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2:3 ark (a-14) Same word as ark in Gen. chs. 6 to 9, but not as Exodus
25:10 . see Genesis 50:26 ....
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ARK OF BULRUSHES] a chest made of the stalks of the papyrus reed which
grew at the side of the Nile and in marshy places. The stalks and
leaves of papyrus were employed in the manufacture of various
a...
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BIRTH AND EARLY LIFE OF MOSES
1. The names of the father and mother of Moses were Amram and Jochebed
respectively (see Exodus 6:20). Two children were born to them before
Moses. The oldest was a daugh...
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EXODUS: ISRAEL BECOMES A NATION
THE *ISRAELITES LEAVE EGYPT
EXODUS CHAPTER S 1 TO 18
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_
CHAPTER 2
Chapter 2 shows how God used women again. They became part of God’s...
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AN ARK OF BULRUSHES. — Literally, _a chest of the papyrus plant._
The words used are both of Egyptian origin. _Teb, teba,_ or _tebat,_
is a “box” or chest in Egyptian, and is well Hebraised by _tebah,...
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וְ לֹא ־יָכְלָ֣ה עֹוד֮ הַצְּפִינֹו֒
וַ תִּֽקּ
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CHAPTER II.
_ THE RESCUE OF MOSES._
Exodus 2:1.
We have said that the Old Testament history teems with political
wisdom, lessons of permanent instruction for mankind, on the level of
this life, yet...
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MOSES PRESERVED BY PHARAOH'S DAUGHTER
Exodus 2:1
When matters had reached their worst in respect to Israel's condition,
God was preparing a deliverer. The child was more than ordinarily
beautiful, Ac...
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Here begins the story of Moses. When Pharaoh was beginning to take
active steps to oppress the people, God brought to birth the man who
was to break Egypt's power. A mother's love is seen scheming for...
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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 (b) put the
child therein; and she laid [it] in the flags by the river's brin...
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_Bulrushes, or paper plant, growing on the banks of the Nile. Such
little vessels were used in Egypt in Lucan's time. Conseritur bibula
Memphitis cymba papyro. (Menochius) --- Sedges, to prevent it fr...
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Who that beholds the exposure of Moses, but must immediately call to
mind the similar situation of the Lord Jesus. See Matthew 2:13...
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There is hardly a book of the Old Testament that stands out in more
decided contrast with the book of Genesis than the one which follows
it most closely. And this is the more striking, because God emp...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 AND 2.
First, we have the historical circumstances which relate to the
captivity of Israel-the persecutions which this people had to endure,
and the provide...
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AND WHEN SHE COULD NO LONGER HIDE HIM,.... Because of her neighbours,
who might hear the crying of the child, or because of the diligent
search made by Pharaoh's officers, which some think was made ev...
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_When she could no longer hide him_ For fear of being informed against
by some of her Egyptian neighbours, with whom the Israelites lived
intermixed, Exodus 3:22. Thus Moses, who was afterward to be t...
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1 Moses is borne,
3 and in an arke cast into the flags.
5 He is found, and brought vp by Pharaohs daughter.
11 He slayeth an Egyptian.
13 He reproueth an Hebrew.
15 He fleeth into Midian.
21 Hee...
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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. Whe...
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THE BIRTH OF MOSES...
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B. THE BIRTH AND MIRACULOUS PRESERVATION OF MOSES. HIS ELEVATION AND
FIDELITY TO THE ISRAELITES. HIS TYPICAL ACT OF DELIVERANCE AND
APPARENTLY FINAL DISAPPEARANCE. GOD’S CONTINUED PURPOSE TO RELEASE
I...
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THE BIRTH AND PROTECTION OF MOSES
(vs.1-10)
God's hand of overruling power and grace is seen beautifully in this
chapter. There is nothing spectacular, but an incident takes place
that would be norma...
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1-4 Observe the order of Providence: just at the time when Pharaoh's
cruelty rose to its height by ordering the Hebrew children to be
drowned, the deliverer was born. When men are contriving the ruin...
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SHE COULD NOT LONGER HIDE HIM, with safety to herself, because they
now grew more violent in executing that bloody decree, and the child
growing up was more likely to be discovered, especially seeing...
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This section of our book abounds in the weightiest principles of
divine truth principles, which range themselves under the three
following heads, namely, the power of Satan, the power of God, and the...
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Exodus 2:3 could H3201 (H8804) longer H5750 hide H6845 (H8687) took
H3947 (H8799) ark H8392 bulrushes...
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THE BIRTH OF MOSES (EXODUS 2:1).
It is noteworthy that out of this dreadful period God produced his man
for that hour. For in the midst of the bloodbath and the despair a
child was born, who would be...
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THE FIRST FIVE WORDS - ATTITUDE TOWARDS GOD (EXODUS 20:2).
The basic principle behind these first commandments is a simple one.
It is that Yahweh is supreme, and that to try to depict Him in any
heave...
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CONTENTS: Deliverer prepared for Israel. Moses' birth, boyhood and
marriage.
CHARACTERS: Levi's daughter, Pharaoh's daughter, mother of Moses,
sister, Moses, Pharaoh, seven daughters of priests, shep...
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Exodus 2:1. _Took to wife._ Amram married Jochebed, his father's
sister, as in Exodus 6:20; that is, as the scriptures often afford
example, his father's relation. But doubts may be entertained of
Jos...
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_An ark of bulrushes._
THE BIRTH OF MOSES
I. As occurring of noble parentage.
1. They were of moderate social position.
2. They were of strong parental affection.
3. They were of good religious c...
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EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 2:1 These facts, together with the account of
God’s call on Moses (Exodus 3:1), should lead the people of Israel
to embrace Moses as God’s authorized “prince and judge” ...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Exodus 2:3. Bulrushes] The well-known Eg_. papyrus_ or _paper-reed_.
EXODUS 2:4. STOOD] “Stationed herself.”
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 2:1_
THE BIRTH OF MOSES
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EXPOSITION.
Exodus 2:1.
THE BIRTH, ESCAPE, AND EDUCATION OF MOSES. Some years before the
Pharaoh issued his edict for the general destruction of the Hebrew
male children, Amram of the tribe of Levi,...
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There went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of
Levi. And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him
that he was a goodly child, she hid him for three months (Exod...
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could not. Exodus 1:22 Matthew 2:13 Matthew 2:16 Acts 7:19 an ark.
Isaiah 18:2 bulr
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THE DAUGHTERS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
Exodus 2:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
Among the daughters of the Old Testament we have chosen to present to
you Jehosheba, the daughter of King Joram, and the sister of A...
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THE CHILD MOSES
Exodus 2:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
"God works in a mysterious way His wonders to perform." As this study
opens, we find the Children of Israel in dire distress because of the
rigor with w...
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And when she could no longer hide him, she put him in an ark of
bulrushes — By the river side. God put it into their hearts to do
this, to bring about his own purposes: that Moses might by this means...