Exodus 2:11-25

Moses Escapes to Midian 

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2:11 Now it came about in those days, when Moses had grown up, that he went out to his brethren and looked on their hard labors; and he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his brethren.

 

12 So he looked this way and that, and when he saw there was no one around, he struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.

 

13 He went out the next day, and behold, two Hebrews were fighting with each other; and he said to the offender, “Why are you striking your companion?”

 

14 But he said, “Who made you a prince or a judge over us? Are you intending to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and said, “Surely the matter has become known.”

 

Moses Escapes to Midian

 

15 When Pharaoh heard of this matter, he tried to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the presence of Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well.

 

16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and they came to draw water and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.

 

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

 

18 When they came to Reuel their father, he said, “Why have you come back so soon today?”

 

19 So they said, “An Egyptian delivered us from the hand of the shepherds, and what is more, he even drew the water for us and watered the flock.”

 

20 He said to his daughters, “Where is he then? Why is it that you have left the man behind? Invite him to have something to eat.”

 

21 Moses was willing to dwell with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses.

 

22 Then she gave birth to a son, and he named him Gershom, for he said, “I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.”

 

23 Now it came about in the course of those many days that the king of Egypt died. And the sons of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry for help because of their bondage rose up to God.

 

24 So God heard their groaning; and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

 

25 God saw the sons of Israel, and God took notice of them.

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This is the Word of the Lord ... It is meant to change the way that we think, and the way that we live.

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Commentary by Bob Pardue

Moses Flees to Midian

"When No One is Looking"

When Moses killed the Egyptian, he thought that he had gotten away with it. But, someone was watching. Many times we are caught up in this same scenario - thinking we have gotten away with something we have done. In reality, there is someone watching us too - God!

Even if we make it through this life home free, we will have to face God with all the things we "got away with".

Moses' Answer

Because of his crime, Moses took the route to run away and live in Midian. There he found a family to stay with and married Zipporah, the daughter of Reuel (AKA Jethro) .

Our Answer

Any time we feel we need to run away from problems, we need to trust God and His ability to help us. We don't always get the answer to prayers in the way we ask - but we always get an answer. As for the things we've done in the past? All we have to do is ask God to forgive us in the name of Christ and they are forgotten. Amen.

Love in Christ

- Bob

Exodus 20:1-17 - The Ten Commandments