INTRODUCTION:

(Deuteronomy 4:2 [KJV])
Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.

(Proverbs 30:5, 6 [KJV])
Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

(Isaiah 28:10 [KJV])
For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:

(Isaiah 28:13 [KJV])
But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

(2 Peter 1:20 [KJV])
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

All of the studies found here, whether book studies or topical studies, are done with research with mainly two things: The KING JAMES BIBLE and a plain old, 1828 Webster's Dictionary. Why? Outside of actually studying secular and Jewish history, archaeology, one needs nothing more. You do not need foreign, dead languages that no one speaks, nor lexicons, nor concordances, nor commentaries, because they differ not only with one another and with the KING JAMES BIBLE, they create division, confusion, debate, and unbelief, apostasy, and a falling away from God Himself. We do not need them. That Word of God written and preserved for us in our own language is supposed to be enough, like the Old Testament was for the Jews, and as the New Testament was for the early Christians in Greek, Latin, Italian, Spanish, German, etc.

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(Acts 17:11 [KJV])
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

(1 Thessalonians 2:13 [KJV])
For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

Always research for yourself, use all of the context, and never privately interpret!

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Exodus Chapter 2: MOSES THE DELIVERER RAISED UP

(Hebrews 11:24 [AKJV/PCE])
By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward. By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible. Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

As God protected Israel for four hundred years while they multiplied in Egypt, so God protect Moses, a very imperfect man, to deliver Israel out of Egypt, with the help of Aaron his brother

(Genesis 49:5-7 [AKJV/PCE])
¶ Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations. O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall. Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.

As Levi was an instrument of cruelty, so Moses slew a man, digged a pit to hide him, and God still used him as a Levite who even followed in Levi's footsteps. God can use anyone, including you, including me, including Balaam's ass! This is where the tribe of Levi is now different, from here on out, from the other eleven tribes of Israel, forever, because God called Moses, a Levite, and separated them here.

(Matthew 17:1-3 [AKJV/PCE])
And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, 2 and was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.

(Exodus 2:1-2 [AKJV/PCE])
And 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 three months.

A lot of people know that Aaron was a Levite, but forget that Moses his brother was a Levite
The only reason you can hide a child is that it does not cry much, so this would be why God called Moses "goodly"

GOOD'LY, a. Being of a handsome form; beautiful; graceful; as a goodly person; goodly raiment; goodly houses.

Pleasant; agreeable; desirable; as goodly days.
Bulky; swelling; affectedly turgid.

(Exodus 2:3-4 [AKJV/PCE])
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. And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.

Too big? Perhaps now crying more loudly?
It is because so many Hebrew children were already murdered by then, not long after the edit, that this was necessary but, again, God has a plan, always
What is soon to be revealed as that this is all part of His Master plan, the reason, God wanted this child to be in Pharaoh's household
God separates out for people fpr His Plans, a person, a nation, to remove, sequester them, like Noah, Enoch, Lot, Elijah, Israel herself, Rahab, Phillip, John (of Revelation) and soon the church itself in the Rapture
The second ark, covered in pitch, either tar (post-Flood) or tree sap, (pre-Flood), was waterproofed like the first, so Moses would not sink and drown in the river

SLIME, n. [L. limus.] Soft moist earth having an adhesive quality; viscous mud. They had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar. Gen 11.

PITCH, n. [L. pix; Gr. most probably named from its thickness or inspissation; L. figo.]
1. A thick tenacious substance,the juice of a species of pine or fir called abies picea, obtained by incision from the bark of the tree. When melted and pressed in bags of cloth, it is received into barrels. This is white or Burgundy pitch; by mixture with lampblack it is converted into black pitch. When kept long in fusion with vinegar, it becomes dry and brown, and forms colophony. The smoke of pitch condensed forms lampblack.

(Exodus 2:5 [AKJV/PCE])
¶ 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.

Providence, God preparing His Plan, using people who have no idea they are being or will be used by God
As Pharaoh's daughter, there is no reason to think that she was a believer
People of wealth use their servants to do the dirty work; then as now

(Exodus 2:6 [AKJV/PCE])
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.

The reason she knew that it was on of the Hebrews' children is probably because the Egyptians were told to kill them, not told to kill and Egyptian child (Exodus 1:16)
Not everybody loves a baby, any baby-especially today when they want to kill them, no matter what, before or after birth
The only reason Moses was NOT killed was God's Plan, as in the ark, the compassion, the bringing into Pharaoh's house, raising Moses up

(Exodus 2:7-8 [AKJV/PCE])
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? And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother.

Probably not too long in the river floating, but still very hungry.
Suckling nurses, today called "wet nurses", are there again to feed a child not theirs, to spare Pharaoh's daughter from having to do it

(Exodus 2:9-10 [AKJV/PCE])
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. 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.

So this payment is for the nursemaid to raise the child for Pharaoh's daughter, to be Pharaoh's daughter's adopted child

(Exodus 2:11 [AKJV/PCE])
¶ 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.

Raised in the home of the Pharaoh, seeing a brother being beaten, not liking it
An Egyptian guard or servant in Pharaoh's house would not even care, may even participate

(Exodus 2:12 [AKJV/PCE])
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.

One always wants to hide sin, whichever way they can in the flesh
Unbelievers do this in any way except, of course, to take it away via belief on The Blood of the LORD Jesus Christ-OH NO! ANYTHING BUT THAT!

(Exodus 2:13 [AKJV/PCE])
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?

We do not know the circumstances as to why the one hit the other, but it was apparently unnecessary, as they were all in the same situation, condition, or maybe it was because one was lazy, the other doing work
Whatever the reason, Moses was starting here to be a go between, an agent, a representative for two parties, two people in this case, two nations later

(Exodus 2:14 [AKJV/PCE])
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.

Uh, OOPS! He thought to himself that, if they knew about this, then surely others had seen him do this, some maybe even Egyptians taskmasters and now Moses would be in trouble
If Pharaoh did not yet know, he certainly would now know, in short order

(Exodus 2:15 [AKJV/PCE])
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.

Yeah, we can't have my right hand man killing off my staff, no matter how evil they may be, can we?
Traveling through the desert is tiring, makes us thirsty, so Moses was merely getting a drink, resting, not knowing what God had next

(Exodus 2:16 [AKJV/PCE])
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew [water], and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

Moses, a type of Christ, had seven daughters of the priest of Midian to choose from, while Jesus Christ has seven churches in Revelation

(Revelation 1:11 [AKJV/PCE])
Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.

(Exodus 2:17 [AKJV/PCE])
And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

What kind of shepherd wants to prevent women from watering their flocks?
This is the enemy at work, trying to thwart God's plan
Moses is the kind of leader who can prevent, stand before us to protect us in the face of the enemy, to repel him

(Exodus 2:18 [AKJV/PCE])
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How [is it that] ye are come so soon to day?

Reuel is later called Jethro, not a contradiction, as this often happens with God. Sometimes He tells us, here not is all it is, and is bait for the skeptics.
Jacob was renamed Israel, Sarai was renamed Sarah, Abram was renamed Abraham, Simon was renamed Peter, Saul became Paul
So back to the record, these people who deterred the daughters from watering the flocks did this regularly, and took a lot longer than they should have, being delayed by the shepherds

(Exodus 2:19 [AKJV/PCE])
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.

Moses is here called an Egyptian, because they do not know that he was a Levite, because of his dress, mannerisms, etc.
Moses was no just thinking of his own thirst, but saw a need for others, their flocks, and fulfilled it

(Exodus 2:20 [AKJV/PCE])
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.

The fact that Moses stayed behind shows that this was his motive; to help others and not really take credit for it
The father is telling them that this man should have been invited to come back to the house with them, because it is evident here that this chasing away by other shepherds was a daily thing that happened; Moses just happened that day to stand in the gap, a role Moses was called to do very soon for an even larger group, the Israelites

(Exodus 2:21 [AKJV/PCE])
And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.

This contentment came from a belief in God's plan for Moses and israel, and the great welcome he must have gotten from the father of these women
One would think that Moses wandering would also be searching for a home, and this is true, but his earthly home did not have to be here; it was because God chose it, prepared it for him, like He is doing for us in Heaven now
He was looking ahead to that day, like Abraham

(John 14:2 [AKJV/PCE])
In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

(Hebrews 11:10 [AKJV/PCE])
For he (Abraham) looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

(John 14:3 [AKJV/PCE])
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

(Hebrews 11:24-27 [AKJV/PCE])
By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

(Exodus 2:22 [AKJV/PCE])
And she bare [him] a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.

God very often tells us, without us having to know Hebrew, what a name of a person or a place means, in that verse or the immediate next verse, here with, "for he said"
Obviously, Gershom then means "a stranger in a strange land", and that takes no knowledge of a foreign language
This world, here represented by Egypt, is a strange land, or should be, to us, as it is not our home

CHRISTIANS: STRANGERS IN A STRANGE LAND

Because this world is dying, because this earth is cursed, because Jesus is not of this world, because we follow Jesus Christ and Him alone, we also are not of this world. We can't be, because we have to choose one or the other, the world of the LORD Jesus Christ

(John 8:23 [KJV])
And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

(John 18:36 [KJV])
Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

(Hebrews 11:13 [KJV])
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

(1 Peter 2:11 [KJV])
Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

(Joshua 24:15 [KJV])
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

(Exodus 2:23 [AKJV/PCE])
¶ 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.

Every generation of people who are leaders can be different, but this is also part of God's plan for the nation, to get them out of Egypt, the type of this world
We were in bondage to sin, that so easily beset, ensnared, enslaved us
We have to humble ourselves and cry out to God to be freed, as we cannot free ourselves

(Exodus 2:24 [AKJV/PCE])
And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

God did not nor does He forget; this simply means He decided to act on it,
God hears our groanings and utterings, even our silence and our thoughts, when we do not know how or what to pray.
This covenant was everlasting to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, not temporary, and not fulfilled yet at all-no throne, no land, no Messiah, currently just Moses and Aaron in the face of the pharaohs

REMEM'BERED, pp. Kept in mind; recollected.

(Exodus 2:25 [AKJV/PCE])
And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto [them].

God cared for them then, as all throughout history, until now and forever
God is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Israel), and has eternal promises
Because of sin, they werei ncaptivity, numerous times, like our sin puts us in bondage to sin, every time

(John 8:34-37 [KJV])
Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.

RESPECT', n. [L. respectus.]

Regard; attention.
That estimation or honor in which men hold the distinguished worth or substantial good qualities of others. It expresses less than reverence and veneration, which regard elders and superiors; whereas respect may regard juniors and inferiors. Respect regards the qualities of the mind, or the actions which characterize those qualities. seen without awe, and serv'd without respect.
That deportment or course of action which proceeds from esteem; regard; due attention; as, to treat a person with respect. These same men treat the sabbath with little respect.
Good will; favor. The Lord had respect to Abel and his offering. Gen 4.
Partial regard; undue bias to the prejudice of justice; as the phrase, respect of persons. 1 Pet 1. James 2. Prov 24.
Respected character; as persons of the best respect in Rome.
Consideration; motive in reference to something.
Whatever secret respects were likely to move them
Relation; regard; reference; followed by of, but more properly by to. They believed but one Supreme Deity, which, with respect to the benefits men received from him, had several titles.

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