Exodus 2:13 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?

Exodus 2:13 And 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?"

13, 14. two men of the Hebrews strove together--His benevolent mediation in this strife, though made in the kindest and mildest manner, was resented, and the taunt of the aggressor showing that Moses' conduct on the preceding day had become generally known, he determined to consult his safety by immediate flight (Heb 11:27). These two incidents prove that neither were the Israelites yet ready to go out of Egypt, nor Moses prepared to be their leader (Jas 1:20). It was by the staff and not the sword--by the meekness, and not the wrath of Moses that God was to accomplish that great work of deliverance. Both he and the people of Israel were for forty years more to be cast into the furnace of affliction, yet it was therein that He had chosen them (Isa 48:10).

JFB.

Questions Related to this Verse

Dynamically load content in Bootstrap Modal with AJAX

Select a Chapter

Select a Book of the Bible

Exodus 2 Images and Notes

Brief Summary: Moses is born to Levite parents, Moses is raised by the Pharaoh's daughter, Moses murders an Egyptian who is beating a Hebrew slave, Moses flees to Midian, Moses marries Zipporah, Israel cries to God from their bondage.

Outline
1 Moses is born
3 Moses is placed in an ark among the flags of the river
5 Moses is found, and brought up by Pharaoh's daughter
11 Moses Slays an Egyptian
13 Moses reproves a Hebrew
15 Moses flees into the Land of Midian
21 Moses marries Zipporah
22 Gershom is born
23 God hears the Israelites' cry

Drawing of the Land of Midian

The Daughter of Pharaoh?
ARCHAEOLOGY

Colossal seated statue of the queen of Egypt, Hatshepsut, quite possibly the most famous woman in Egyptian history. This statue reveals a very famous woman in ancient Egypt, and she is considered by many scholars to be the pharaohs daughter of the Bible. If the 1447 BC date is the correct date for the Exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt, then Hatshepsut would be the Princess who discovered the infant Moses "by the rivers brink".

Ancient Customs
house of Levi
daughter of Levi
a goodly child
ark of bulrushes
slime and pitch
daughter of Pharaoh
the river
her maidens
priest of Midian
shepherds
Reuel
ARK USE OF BITUMEN
BATHING IN THE NILE
AN EXCEPTIONAL MARRIAGE CUSTOM

Quick Reference Map

Map of the Nile River and Egypt (Click to Enlarge)

Ancient Topics
Ark of Bulrushes
Pharaoh's daughter called his name Moses

Ancient People
Levi's daughter, Pharaoh's daughter, mother of Moses, sister, Moses, Pharaoh, seven daughters of priests, shepherds, Reuel, Zipporah, Gershom
priest of Midian

Geography
The Nile River
the land of Midian

Quick Reference Maps

The Exodus of the Hebrews

Mount Horeb

The Red Sea

The Old Testament

Exodus Resources

Moses and the Exodus
The Giving of the Law
The Tabernacle
The Wilderness Wanderings