Exodus 2:11

"The child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, and said, “Because I drew him out of the water.”"

Key Reflection

Moses' name, "Moses," derived from the Hebrew word for "drawn out," signifies his miraculous rescue from the Nile by Pharaoh's daughter. This act of drawing him out of the water foreshadows God’s own salvific work in later freeing His people from Egypt, highlighting themes of divine deliverance and the redemptive power of water, a symbol often associated with baptism in Christian tradition.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Went out unto his brethren -At the end of 40 years. The Egyptian princess had not concealed from him the fact of his belonging to the oppressed race, nor is it likely that she had debarred him from contact with his foster-mother and her family, whether or not she became aware of the true relationship. An Egyptian -This man was probably one of the overseers of the workmen, natives under the chief superintendentExodus 1:11. They were armed with long heavy scourges, made of a tough pliant wood imported from Syria.

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