Hebrews 11:27

“By faith he forsook Egypt, etc..] Either when he fled to Midian; this was before the eating of the passover, and so it stands in its proper order; whereas, his going out of Egypt with the children of Israel was after it, and mentioned in (<581129>Hebrews 11:29). The word “forsook” implies fleeing; and then it was when Pharaoh's wrath was kindled against him: but it may be said, that Moses seemed then to be afraid of it, seeing he fled: to which it may be answered, that he showed great courage and intrepidity in slaying the Egyptian; and he took no methods to gain the king's favour, when the thing was known; his fleeing was consistent with courage, and was a point of prudence, and in…”

“not fearing the wrath of the king--But in Exo 2:14 it is said, "Moses feared, and fled from the face of Pharaoh." He was afraid, and fled from the danger where no duty called him to stay (to have stayed without call of duty would have been to tempt Providence, and to sacrifice his hope of being Israel's future deliverer according to the divine intimations; his great aim, see on Heb 11:23). He did not fear the king so as to neglect his duty and not return when God called him. It was in spite of the king's prohibition he left Egypt, not fearing the consequences which were likely to overtake him if he should be caught, after having, in defiance of the king, left Egypt. If he had stayed and…”

“By faith he forsook Egypt - Some have understood this of the first time in which Moses forsook Egypt, when he fled into Midian, as recorded in Exodus 2:0; the majority of expositors have supposed that it refers to the time when he left Egypt to conduct the Israelites to the promised land. That the latter is the time referred to is evident from the fact that it is said that he did “not fear the wrath of the king.” When Moses first fled to the land of Midian it is expressly said that he went because he did fear the anger of Pharaoh for his having killed an Egyptian; Exodus 2:14-15. He was at that time in fear of his life; but when he left Egypt at the head of the Hebrew people, he had no such…”

“By faith he left Egypt - Taking all the Israelites with him. Not then fearing the wrath of the king - As he did many years before, Exo 2:14. Exo 14:15, &c. Hebrews 11:28”

“11:27 Like his forefather Abraham, Moses acted in faith by leaving the land of Egypt, with which he was familiar, and walked into an unknown future (Exod 2:15). • not fearing the king’s anger: Rather than watching the king, he kept his eyes on the one who is invisible—God.”

“he forsook: Exo 10:28, Exo 10:29, Exo 11:8, Exo 12:11, Exo 12:37-42, Exo 13:17-21 not fearing: Exo 2:14, Exo 2:15, Exo 4:19, Exo 14:10-13 endured: Heb 6:15, Heb 10:32, Heb 12:3; Mat 10:22, Mat 24:13; Mar 4:17, Mar 13:13; Co1 13:7; Jam 5:11 seeing: Heb 11:1, Heb 11:13, Heb 12:2; Psa 16:8; Act 2:25; Co2 4:18; Ti1 1:17, Ti1 6:16; Pe1 1:8 Hebrews 11:28”