Chapter 2

2:2  And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.

son

Moses, type of Christ the Deliverer Isaiah 61:1 ; Luke 4:18 ; 2 Corinthians 1:10 ; 1 Thessalonians 1:10 .

(1) A divinely chosen deliverer Exodus 3:7-10 ; Acts 7:25 ; John 3:16 .

(2) Rejected by Israel he turns to the Gentiles Exodus 2:11-15 ; Acts 7:25 ; Acts 18:5 Acts 18:6 ; 28:17-28 .

(3) During his rejection he gains a Gentile bride Exodus 2:16-21 ; Matthew 12:14-21 ; 2 Corinthians 11:2 ; Ephesians 5:30-32 .

(4) Afterward he again appears as Israel's deliverer, and is accepted Exodus 4:29-31 ; Romans 11:14-26 ; Acts 15:14-17 .

(5) Officially, Moses typifies Christ as Prophet Acts 3:22 Acts 3:23 . Advocate ; Exodus 32:31-35 ; 1 John 2:1 1 John 2:2 Intercessor ; Exodus 17:1-6 ; Hebrews 7:25 and Leader, or King ; Deuteronomy 33:4 Deuteronomy 33:5 ; Isaiah 55:4 ; Hebrews 2:10 while, in relation to the house of God, he is in contrast with Christ. Moses was faithful as a servant over another's house; Christ as a Son over His own house Hebrews 3:5 Hebrews 3:6 .

2:18  And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?

Reuel

Called Raguel. Numbers 10:29 .