Exodus 5:1

Exodus 5:1 says, And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.  Moses and Aaron went in and told Pharaoh what God had said.  They said that God wanted Pharaoh to let His people go so they could hold a feast for Him in the wilderness.  God didn't even ask that His people be allowed to leave for good.  Some people today refuse even reasonable demands made by God, simply because they want nothing to reflect glory on Him.  

Verse two adds, And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.  Pharaoh asked the question that every person must ultimately ask, "Who is the LORD, and why must I obey Him?"  Even as followers of Christ, we may at times ask why must we obey God.  

Verse three continues, And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days’ journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.  Moses and Aaron told Pharaoh that he needed to let them go three days journey to worship God or there would be consequences.  Sometimes today, God's people aren't willing to go even a thirty minute or less drive to worship Him, and when they don't there are spiritual consequences.  

Verse four states, And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.  Basically, Pharaoh, the authority of Egypt, told Moses and Aaron to tell the people to get back to work.  Those who do not believe in God today use every way possible to cause people to avoid worshipping God.  

Verse five adds, And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.  Pharaoh said that there were too many Israelites to allow them to be released from their burdens, or work.  Worshipping God was the reason they were to be released.  What would happen today, in America especially, if all Christians stopped working for three days to worship God?  

Verse six continues, And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,  

Verse seven says, Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves. Pharaoh told those over the people of Israel to quit providing them with straw to make bricks, which would make it harder on them.  We should not be surprised if the people of the world today go out of their way to make life harder for Christians.  

Verse eight adds, And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.  Pharaoh said that the amount of bricks made would not decrease, since evidently the Israelites had too much time on their hands if they wanted time off to worship God.  We may at times feel that we just have too many demands on us for us to take the time out to worship God, even without someone adding to our workload.  

Verse nine continues, Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.  Pharaoh said add to the work load so the people of Israel would not regard vain words.  Pharaoh regarded God's word as vain, or nothing.  We today cannot  allow God's word to mean nothing in our lives if we are to successfully follow Christ.  

Verse ten states, And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw.  The taskmasters told the people that Pharaoh had declared that they would receive no straw to help make their bricks.  The people of Israel would have known that this was a direct result of Moses and Aaron going to Pharaoh on behalf of God.  I wonder how many questioned if it was worth it, and how many people today ask the same thing about following Christ if it is going to cost them materially.  

Verse eleven adds, Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not ought of your work shall be diminished.  The work requirements were going to increase, but the amount of output required was going to be the same.  

Verse twelve continues, So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.  The people of Israel had to scatter everywhere through the land to find straw.  At times, it may feel like we have to work harder in order to serve God, and the question is if we feel that it is worth it.  

Verse thirteen concludes, And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, Fulfil your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw.  The taskmasters did not decrease the demand for production.  We should not be surprised today if the world attempts to make serving and worshipping God harder for us.

Exodus 4:19

Exodus 4:19 says, And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.  God told Moses to return to Egypt and that the men who sought to kill him were now dead.  God reassured Moses that he was not in as much danger as he thought he might be.   When God sends us somewhere, we can rest assured in His security.  God could have sent Moses at any time, but He chose to wait until the time was best for him to go.  

Verse twenty adds, And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.  Moses took his family and the rod of God and returned to Egypt.  He may have offered excuses why he wasn't the one to go, but he went.  Moses also took with him the rod that God had provided him with.  When we go to do something for God today, we go with God's provision of the Holy Spirit dwelling in us.  

Verse twenty-one continues, And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.  God told Moses to go before Pharaoh and perform the  wonders that He had shown him.  Then, God said He would harden Pharaoh's heart so he would not let the people go.  I believe that this means that God knew that Pharaoh would harden his heart from his own will.  If God was indeed behind Pharaoh hardening his heart, then we cannot blame Pharaoh for his actions.  

Verse twenty-two states, And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:  Moses was to tell Pharaoh about the special relationship that He had with Israel.  As followers of Christ today, we have that same relationship with God.  Through faith in Christ, we are the children of God.  

Verse twenty-three adds, And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.  God told Moses to tell Pharaoh what would happen if he did not let Israel go.  God said He would slay Pharaoh's first born.  We today, when sharing the gospel, can tell people of an even worse fate if they refuse to accept Christ, and that is everlasting separation from God.  

Verse twenty-four continues, And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.  This is a strange verse.  If Moses was on his way to do God's will, then why would God try to kill him?  Also, if God really wanted to kill Moses, then there would have been no trying, but Moses would have been dead.  

Verse twenty-five declares, Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.  Zipporah circumcised their son.  She was not an Israelite, but she was taking action for her son to be in compliance with God's directive to His people.  I believe that Moses and his family had to be identified as a part of God's people.  We today must be identified with God's people.  

Verse twenty-six adds, So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.  It would seem that Zipporah was not happy with Moses, but she had done what she felt was necessary.  Even if we aren't happy about sacrifices that we may have to make to help others come to God, we still need to make them.  I believe that God was behind Zipporah's actions, just as He should be behind ours today if we are acting on His behalf.  

Verse twenty-seven continues, And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him.  God sent Aaron to meet Moses in the wilderness.  We might say that when God calls us to Him that we meet Him in the wilderness of sin.  

Verse twenty-eight states, And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him.  Moses shared with Aaron all that God had said and shown to him.  All we can do today when we meet others in the world is to tell and show them what God has done for us.  

Verse twenty-nine adds, And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel:  The first thing Moses and Aaron did was gather the elders of Israel together.  What they were about to do would affect all the people of Israel, so they needed to know what Moses and Aaron were doing.  As followers of Christ, we need to realize that our actions are never done for our benefit alone.  We are all a part of God's family and should be aware that our actions for God are interrelated.  

Verse thirty continues, And Aaron spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.  Aaron told the people what God had said and showed them the signs that God had provided as proof that Moses and Aaron were acting by God's authority.  As followers of Christ, we today do not have a physical sign to prove that we are God's people, but we do have the Holy Spirit to guide us to the best way to reach others.  

Verse thirty-one concludes, And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.  The first step in reaching the lost of the world is for God's people to truly believe in Him and to worship Him.

Exodus 4:10

Exodus 4:10 says, And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.  Moses offered another excuse.  We too often want to offer excuses why we cannot do what God has called us to do, seeing our limitations instead of God's power.  Moses said that he was not eloquent and was slow of speech and tongue before God called him and was still that way.  Even if God does not change what we see as a disqualifying reason to not do what He has called us to do, He will still enable us to do it.  

Verse eleven adds, And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?  God called Moses to make a decision about Who God really is.  God asked Moses Who had created the mouth and given people the ability to speak and even the ability to see.  I believe that once we acknowledge God as the Creator and Sustainer of the universe, that we should have no reason to question Him when He calls us to do anything, no matter how impossible we may feel it to be.  

Verse twelve continues, Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.  After reminding Moses that He was the Creator of all, God then told him to go and that He would be with his mouth and teach him what to say.  All Moses was required to do was to go in obedience.  All we are required to do today when God calls us to do something is to go in obedience.  God will empower us.  

Verse thirteen states, And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.  Moses was still asking God to send someone else.  With God's assurance that He will be with us and empower us to do what He calls us to do, do we still ask Him to send someone else?  

Verse fourteen adds, And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.  God became angry or upset at Moses' continued excuses and refusal.  I believe that we too can try the patience of God if we continue to offer excuses instead of obeying His call, especially if we are followers of Christ.  God offered Moses a way around his objections.  Aaron, Moses' brother was coming and he could speak well and would be glad to see Moses.  Though if Moses had had enough faith in God he could have done what God called him to do alone, God was willing to send Aaron with him to help.  If God calls us to do something, we should not need to have someone else with us before we do it.  

Verse fifteen continues, And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.  God said He would give Moses the words to say and Moses could tell Aaron what God said and speak to the people.  Though this was an unnecessary step, God was willing to do it help Moses.  

Verse sixteen says, And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.  Basically, God said that Aaron would be the spokesman but hat Moses would receive the word from God.  We really should never need someone else to proclaim God's word for us.  

Verse seventeen adds, And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.  God said that Moses would still be the one to perform the signs when they were needed.  God had not changed His call for Moses to be His spokesman, but had only accommodated his excuses.  If God calls a person for a purpose today, then that person is the best person to fulfill that calling.  

Verse eighteen continues, And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.  Moses went to his father-in-law, Jethro and asked his permission to leave.  This was a respectful thing to do, and Jethro told Moses to go in peace.  Even if Jethro had said no, Moses would still have had to go. It is always nice if we have our family's blessing when we go to follow God's calling, but even if we don't we must still do what God calls us to do.

Exodus 4:1

Exodus 4:1 says, And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee.  Moses began making excuses why he could't do what God called him to do.  If God calls us to do something, we do not need to look for excuses why we cannot do it.  Moses said that the people would not believe him when he told them that God had appeared to him.  Many people today will not believe us as followers of Christ when we tell them that God has appeared to us, but if we are His followers, God has to have appeared to us.  This may not have been a physical appearance, but we cannot follow Christ if we have not met Him in a personal encounter.  No one can really disprove this relationship.  

Verse two adds, And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. God asked Moses what he was holding and Moses said a rod.  This was nothing unusual.  God can and does work through everyday things and events to reveal Himself to people.  

Verse three continues, And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.  When Moses did what God commanded and threw the rod on the ground, it became a serpent and Moses fled from it.  Though we do not have rod's that become serpents when we are witnessing to others, we have the power of the Holy Spirit with us, and that is even greater.  

Verse four declares, And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:  God told Moses to take the serpent by the tail, and when he did, it became a rod again.  It took faith on Moses' part to do this, just as it will take faith on our part to do what God calls us to do today.  

Verse five adds, That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.  God was about to provide Moses with another sign that He had sent Moses.  God also once again identified Himself as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.  He is the same God, the only God there is, that we worship today as followers of Christ.  We cannot claim that there may be other gods.  

Verse six continues, And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow.  When Moses put his hand under his coat and pulled it out, it was as white as a leprous hand.  Again, this may not have been a sign that Moses was looking for, but it would get people's attention.  We must rely on God to get people's attention when we witness to them today.  Though God may not give us physical signs, He is still God and will give us the ability to witness effectively.  

Verse seven says, And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh.  The sign was not just the hand becoming leprous, but the restoration of the hand to a healthy condition as well.  When God does give a sign, there can be no doubt that it is His work.  

Verse eight adds, And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.  God said if the people would not believe the first sign that that they would believe the voice of the second sign.  God was the Voice behind both signs.  Though we don't go with signs, if we are witnessing for God today, it is His voice that is behind our witness.  

Verse nine concludes, And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.  God then offered a third sign for those who would not believe the first two.  God will always offer ample proof of His existence to those that we witness to.

Exodus 3:11

Exodus 3:11 says, And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?  Moses asked the question that we as followers of Christ ask too often when God calls us to do something big for Him.  That question is , "Who am I?"  

Verse twelve adds, And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.  God assured Moses that He would be with them.  Then God said that He would offer a token as proof, but really that proof would not come until after Moses had done what God sent him to do.  Our ultimate proof that we have been delivered into everlasting life will never come in this world.  

Verse thirteen continues, And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?  Moses wanted to know what to tell the children of Israel when they asked him Who the God was that sent them.  We have no evidence of Moses ever being in a personal relationship with God before, so his question may have been as much for his benefit as far the children of Israel.  We can safely say that before we can do anything for God, we must first know Who He is.  

Verse fourteen declares, And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.  God's answer to Moses was very clear.  God told Moses that he was to tell the children that He was I Am THAT I AM.  God offered no empirical proof, but only a declaration of the fact that He was God.  God said tell them that I AM sent them.  When we tell people about God today, we cannot prove His existence empirically, but can only present His word by faith that He is God.  

Verse fifteen adds, And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.  God told Moses to tell the children of Israel that He was the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.  God has never changed in Who He is.  He has always and will always be God.  

Verse sixteen continues, Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:  God told Moses to go to the elders of Israel and tell them what God had shown him.  The elders were the ones who should have known the most about the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.  

Verse seventeen states, And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.  Basically, God told Moses to tell the children of Israel the He was going to deliver them from oppression to a land flowing with milk and honey.  God delivers us form the oppression of sin when we accept Christ as our Savior and Lord, and He will ultimately deliver us to our heavenly home.  

Verse eighteen adds, And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.  Moses was to go with the elders of Israel to Pharaoh and ask that he allow them to go three days' journey to worship God.  Moses was not sent to Pharaoh alone, and we are not alone today when we worship and witness for God.  

Verse nineteen continues, And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.  God said He was sure that Moses and the elders would fail.  Even if we do fail when we witness to lost people in the world, we are still commissioned to go to them.  

Verse twenty states, And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.  God said that He would smite Egypt for the kings refusal.  I personally don't believe that God caused the king to deny them, but that He knew the nature of the king.  

Verse twenty-one adds, And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty:  God further promised the people of Israel that when they left Egypt that they would not go empty handed.  

Verse twenty-two concludes, But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians.  Though we as followers of Christ may not receive a lot materially in this world, we are going to a heavenly home that is full of riches beyond measure, though they really won't matter.  Being where God is will be our reward.

Exodus 3:1

Exodus 3:1 says, Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.  Moses was still keeping his father-in-law's sheep.  He was safe and evidently content.  Sometimes, we may be safe and content in life, but we may also not be doing what God has called us to do.  

Verse two adds  And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.  Angels of God have appeared to people in many different ways, sometimes as strangers walking along and sometimes in dreams.  With Moses, the angel appeared to him in the midst of a burning bush that was not being consumed.  

Verse three continues, And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.  This got Moses' attention.  When God speaks to us, whether through an angel or by the Holy Spirit, He must first get our attention.  We will never hear God if we are so consumed with the world that we are not willing to listen for His voice, until He comes in judgment.  Then, everyone will hear, but it will be too late.  

Verse four declares, And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.  When God saw that Moses was paying attention, then He spoke to him.  Had Moses walked on by, he would have missed God's call to him.  If we ignore it when God calls to us, we will miss the blessings that He has in store for us.  This was a personal call to Moses, just as God calls each individual to a personal relationship with Him today.  Moses replied, "Here am I."  This can be our only response to God's call today if we are to accept salvation through faith in Christ.  

Verse five adds,  And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.  God told Moses not to come closer and to remove his shoes because he was walking on holy ground.  This was the same ground that Moses had walked on before, but the difference was that Moses was now in the presence of God.  As followers of Christ, indwelled by the Holy Spirit, wherever we go we are in the presence of God and should act reverently toward God.  

Verse six continues, Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.  When Moses realized that God was talking to him, he hid his face.  Fortunately, when we accept Christ as our Savior and Lord, we no longer have to fear God and attempt to hide our face from Him.  Of course, this would be impossible to do anyway.  

Verse seven states, And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; God told Moses why He was speaking to Him.  God was not here simply to establish a relationship with Moses, but because He had a purpose for Moses to fulfill.  Although salvation is for our restoration to God, it is not simply for our benefit, but comes with a call to help those around us in bondage to sin.  

Verse eight adds, And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.  God told Moses that He had heard the suffering of His people in Egypt and He was ready to deliver them to the promised land.  Moses may have been wondering what that had to do with him, just as we may sometimes wonder what delivering people to salvation today has to do with us.  Just as God was going to work through Moses then, He works through His people today.  

Verse nine continues, Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them. 

Verse ten concludes, Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt. God told Moses why He had spoken to him, just as He will tell us His purpose when He speaks to us today.  Whether thrugh a burning bush or a still small voice, God will make His will for us known if we will only listen.  As followers of Christ, we can be certain that God has purpose for us.

Exodus 2:11

Exodus 2:11 says, And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.  Though he grew up as the adopted son of the Pharaoh's daughter, Moses still considered the Hebrews to be his brethren, or kinfolk.  No matter where we grow up, if we accept Christ as our Savior and Lord, then all believers are our brothers and sisters in faith.  We should always identify with them spiritually.  

Verse twelve adds, And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.  Though Moses may have felt justified in killing the Egyptian, he still knew that what he was doing was wrong.  That is why he looked all around to see if anyone would see him and why he hid the body.  When we know that we are doing wrong, even if we want to justify it, we usually look to see if anyone is watching us and hope to hide the evidence.  Still, even if no one else sees us, God does.  

Verse thirteen continues, And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?  The next day Moses saw to Hebrew men fighting and he questioned why the one who was wrong was fighting with his brother.  Though we are not wrong to question other people who are doing wrong, we cannot attempt to hide or justify our own sins when we do.  

Verse fourteen states, And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.  The man asked Moses who made him a judge and asked Moses if he intended to kill him as he had killed the Egyptian.  We are not called on to judge others but to reach out to them with the word of God.  Moses was afraid because his secret was not so secret.  

Verse fifteen adds, Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.  Pharaoh heard what had happened and sought to kill Moses, who fled the country.  Moses may have grown up in Pharaoh's house, but that didn't make him exempt from the consequences for his actions.  We may grow up in the best household in the world, but we are still responsible for our actions.  Of course, we cannot outrun God.  

Verse sixteen continues, Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.  

Then verse seventeen concludes, And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.  The seven daughters of the priest of Midian came to water their flocks, were run off, and Moses came to their defense.  Moses was still standing up for the less able.  

Verse eighteen says, And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?  When his daughters got home early, Reuel, their father the priest asked them why.  

Verse nineteen adds, And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock.  They said an Egyptian had helped them water their flocks, not recognizing that Moses was a Hebrew.  We certainly can never recognize a Christian by their looks alone.  

Verse twenty continues, And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.  Their father admonished his daughters for not inviting Moses to eat and told them to go call him.  We need to always do what we can to help those who help us.  

Verse twenty-one states, And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.  Moses was content, because he had nowhere else to go.  He also gained a wife.  

Verse twenty-two adds, And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.   Moses be had a son now to add to his family.  Things were going well for Moses, but not for his fellow Hebrews.  Life may be going well for us as followers of Christ, but we must not ignore our fellow believers who may be suffering.  

Verse twenty-three continues And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.  Moses may not have been too aware of the suffering of his fellow Hebrews, but God was.  We can likewise be certain that God is always aware of our suffering.  

Verse twenty-four declares, And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.  I don't believe that this means that God had forgotten His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob until this time, but instead that He was about to intervene to change their situation.  God never forgets His promise to us, though we may at times suffer in life.  

Verse twenty-five adds, And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them.  God today looks on us as followers of Christ with respect, or favor, because of His promise to those who accept Christ as Savior and Lord.