Hebrews 11:23

“By faith Moses, when he was born, etc..] Which is to be understood, not of the faith of Moses, but of the faith of his parents, at the time of his birth; which was when Pharaoh had published an edict, ordering every male child to be cast into the river; but instead of obeying this order, Moses was hid three months of his parents; that is, in his father's house, as it is said in (<440720>Acts 7:20) and is here expressed in the Ethiopic version. According to the Targumist f251, his mother went with him but six months, at the end of which he was born, and that she hid him three months, which made up the nine, the time in which a woman usually goes with child; and after that she could conceal…”

“parents--So the Septuagint has the plural, namely, Amram and Jochebed (Num 26:59); but in Exo 2:2, the mother alone is mentioned; but doubtless Amram sanctioned all she did, and secrecy. being their object, he did not appear prominent in what was done. a proper child--Greek, "a comely child." Act 7:20, "exceeding fair," Greek, "fair to God." The "faith" of his parents in saving the child must have had some divine revelation to rest on (probably at the time of his birth), which marked their "exceeding fair" babe as one whom God designed to do a great work by. His beauty was probably "the sign" appointed by God to assure their faith. the king's commandment--to slay all the males (Exo 1:22).”

“By faith Moses, when he was born - That is, by the faith of his parents. The faith of Moses himself is commended in the following verses. The statement of the apostle here is, that his parents were led to preserve his life by their confidence in God. They believed that he was destined to some great purpose, and that he would be spared, notwithstanding all the probabilities against it, and all the difficulties in the case. Was hid three months of his parents - By his parents. In Exodus 2:2, it is said that it was done “by his mother.” The truth doubtless was, that the mother was the agent in doing it - since the concealment, probably, could be better effected by one than where two were…”

“They saw - Doubtless with a divine presage of things to come. Hebrews 11:24”

“11:23 Moses’ parents: See Exod 2:1-2. • unusual (or attractive, or beautiful): This word refers to something of superior quality. Their insight that Moses was extraordinary led them to act by faith in God. • the king’s command: Exod 1:22.”

“faith: Exo 2:2-10; Act 7:20 a proper child: That is, a fine, beautiful, or fair child, as our translators render αστειος \[Strong's G791\] in Act 7:20; which was in their time the sense of proper, from the French propre. and they: Heb 13:6; Psa 56:4, Psa 118:6; Isa 8:12, Isa 8:13, Isa 41:10, Isa 41:14, Isa 51:7, Isa 51:12; Dan 3:16-18; Dan 6:10; Mat 10:28; Luk 12:4, Luk 12:5 the king's: Exo 1:16, Exo 1:22 Hebrews 11:24”