Tyndale Open Study Notes on Exodus 2:16

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2:16-25 This passage further reveals Moses’ concern for the oppressed and tells of his transition to a new land (2:18-22). He married, had a child, and lived there for forty years (Acts 7:30). From a human perspective, there was no way for the Israelites to be rescued through Moses, but it is the divine perspective that matters. The end of this section (Exod 2:23-25) tells us that God had not forgotten his people; he was only waiting for the time to act (2:25). 2:16 The priest of Midian was named Reuel (2:18), but later he is called Jethro (18:1). It was common for a person to have both an official name and a personal name, though in this case it is not clear which is which. Perhaps, like Melchizedek (Gen 14:18), he represented an indigenous religious class that had not fallen prey to a pagan religion. Reuel’s actions in bringing an offering and sacrifices to God (Exod 18:12) suggest that this was so.

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