Acts 7:20

“In which time Moses was born, etc.] The word Moses, is differently written in the New Testament; sometimes Moses, as here, sometimes Mo-yses, as in (<440735>Acts 7:35,37) sometimes Mo-yseus, as in (<441501>Acts 15:1,5,21) and sometimes Moseus, as in ( <450514>Romans 5:14). He had his name from the Hebrew word, hçm, which signifies “to draw”, (<191816>Psalm 18:16) according to the reason of it given by Pharaoh’s daughter, she called his name Moses; and she said, because I drew him out of the water, (<020210>Exodus 2:10) Though Josephus f296, Philo f297, and others f298, make it to be an Egyptian name; the former of which serves, that the Egyptians call water “Mo”, and “yses”, such who are…”

“In which time--of deepest depression. Moses was born--the destined deliverer. exceeding fair--literally, "fair to God" (Margin), or, perhaps, divinely "fair" (see on Heb 11:23).”

“In which time ... - During this period of oppression. See Exodus 2:2, etc. Was exceeding fair - Greek: “was fair to God”; properly rendered, “was very handsome.” The word “God” in the Greek here in accordance with the Hebrew usage, by which anything that is “very handsome, lofty, or grand” is thus designated. Thus, Psalms 36:7, “mountains of God,” mean lofty mountains; Psalms 80:11, “cedars of God,” mean lofty, beautiful cedars. Thus, Nineveh is called “a great city to God” (Jonah 3:3, Greek), meaning a very great city. The expression here simply means that Moses was “very fair,” or handsome. Compare Hebrews 11:23, where he is called “a proper child”; that is, a “handsome child.” It would…”

“In which time - A sad but a seasonable time. Exo 2:2. Acts 7:21”

“Moses: Exo 2:2-10 and was: Sa1 16:12; Heb 11:23 exceeding fair: or, fair to God Acts 7:21”