17 "But as the time of the promise was approaching which God had assured to Abraham , the people increased and multiplied in Egypt , 18 until THERE AROSE ANOTHER KING OVER EGYPT WHO KNEW NOTHING ABOUT JOSEPH . 19 "It was he who took shrewd advantage of our race and mistreated our fathers so that they would expose e their infants and they would not survive . 20 "It was at this time that Moses was born ; and he was lovely in the sight of God , and he was nurtured three months in his father's home . 21 "And after he had been set outside , Pharaoh's daughter took him away and nurtured him as her own son . 22 "Moses was educated in all the learning of the Egyptians , and he was a man of power in words and deeds . 23 "But when he was approaching the age of forty , it entered his mind to visit his brethren , the sons of Israel . 24 "And when he saw one of them being treated unjustly , he defended him and took vengeance for the oppressed by striking down the Egyptian . 25 "And he supposed that his brethren understood that God was granting them deliverance through him, but they did not understand . 26 " On the following day he appeared to them as they were fighting together , and he tried to reconcile them in peace , saying , 'Men , you are brethren , why e do you injure one another ?' 27 "But the one who was injuring his neighbor pushed him away , saying , ' WHO MADE YOU A RULER AND JUDGE OVER US? 28 ' YOU DO NOT MEAN TO KILL ME AS YOU KILLED THE EGYPTIAN YESTERDAY , DO YOU?' 29 "At this remark , MOSES FLED AND BECAME AN ALIEN IN THE LAND OF MIDIAN , where he became the father of two sons .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Acts 7:17-29
Commentary on Acts 7:17-29
(Read Acts 7:17-29)
Let us not be discouraged at the slowness of the fulfilling of God's promises. Suffering times often are growing times with the church. God is preparing for his people's deliverance, when their day is darkest, and their distress deepest. Moses was exceeding fair, "fair toward God;" it is the beauty of holiness which is in God's sight of great price. He was wonderfully preserved in his infancy; for God will take special care of those of whom he designs to make special use. And did he thus protect the child Moses? Much more will he secure the interests of his holy child Jesus, from the enemies who are gathered together against him. They persecuted Stephen for disputing in defence of Christ and his gospel: in opposition to these they set up Moses and his law. They may understand, if they do not wilfully shut their eyes against the light, that God will, by this Jesus, deliver them out of a worse slavery than that of Egypt. Although men prolong their own miseries, yet the Lord will take care of his servants, and effect his own designs of mercy.