Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
moses » Takes the life of an egyptian taskmaster; flees from egypt; finds refuge among the midianites
After Moses had grown up, he went out to where his own people (his brothers) were hard at work. He saw an Egyptian beating one of them. Moses looked around to see if anyone was watching. Then he killed the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand. The next day when Moses went out, he saw two Hebrews fighting. So he went to the man who started the fight and asked: Why are you beating up one of your own people? read more.
The man replied: Who made you a prince or a judge over us? Are you intending to kill me as you killed the Egyptian? Moses was afraid and said: Surely the matter has become known. When Pharaoh heard of this matter, he tried to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the presence of Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian by a well. The priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came to draw water and filled the troughs to water their father's flock. Then the shepherds came and drove them away. Moses stood up and helped them water their flock. When they returned to Reuel their father, he said, Why have you come back so soon today? They said: An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds. He drew water for us and watered the flock. He asked his daughters: Where is he? Why have you left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread. Moses was content to live with the man. He gave Moses his daughter Zipporah. She bore a son, and he called his name Gershom. For he said: I have been a stranger in a strange land.
The man replied: Who made you a prince or a judge over us? Are you intending to kill me as you killed the Egyptian? Moses was afraid and said: Surely the matter has become known. When Pharaoh heard of this matter, he tried to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the presence of Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian by a well. The priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came to draw water and filled the troughs to water their father's flock. Then the shepherds came and drove them away. Moses stood up and helped them water their flock. When they returned to Reuel their father, he said, Why have you come back so soon today? They said: An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds. He drew water for us and watered the flock. He asked his daughters: Where is he? Why have you left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread. Moses was content to live with the man. He gave Moses his daughter Zipporah. She bore a son, and he called his name Gershom. For he said: I have been a stranger in a strange land.
Seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged the oppressed one by killing the Egyptian. He supposed his brothers would understand how God by his hand would deliver them but they did not understand. The next day he appeared to them while they were fighting. He wanted to unite them and said, 'You are brothers. Why do you wrong one another?' read more.
The one who was treating his neighbor unjustly pushed him away, saying: 'Who made you our ruler and judge? Will you kill me as you did the Egyptian yesterday?' When he heard this talk Moses fled and became a stranger in the land of Median, where he became father to two sons.
The one who was treating his neighbor unjustly pushed him away, saying: 'Who made you our ruler and judge? Will you kill me as you did the Egyptian yesterday?' When he heard this talk Moses fled and became a stranger in the land of Median, where he became father to two sons.