Exo 2:11 | KingComments | STEP | All the splendor of Pharaoh’s garden cannot prevent the heart of Moses from being with his oppressed brethren. One day, he goes to his brethren. His love for his people burns in all its intensity. He does not come to tell them what they have done wrong, but to see their “hard labors”. He does not do this to judge them or only out of pity, but to share in it. In the same way the Lord Jesus did not come on earth to judge, “but that the world might be saved through Him” ( ). Because men “share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and might free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives” ( ). When Moses sees one of his brethren being beaten, he cannot control himself. He takes vengeance for his oppressed brother ( ). The description here shows that the flesh is active in Moses. An honest person doesn’t have to “look this way and that” to see if someone sees him. The Lord Jesus never acted like this. What Moses did, does not remain hidden. This is evident when he goes back to his brethren and now sees that two brothers are fighting with each other. When he addresses the culprit, this one accuses him as to his action toward the Egyptian. On that word Moses flees to Midian ( ). The reaction of his brethren is a bitter disappointment for Moses. He thought they would realize that God would deliver them by his hand, “but they did not understand” ( ). It happens to Moses in the same way as it happened earlier to Joseph, when Joseph investigates the prosperity of his brothers: Joseph was also rejected by his own. Both Joseph and Moses are in this respect a type of Christ, Who was not received by His own either ( ). Christ is hated by His own nation, rejected, denied and finally killed. It is prophetic, therefore, the reproach of Christ that Moses takes upon himself when he looks after his brothers and wants to share in their fate ( ). The rejection of Moses is clearly expressed in the words of the Israelite who wrongs his neighbor: “Who made you a prince or a judge over us ( )? This protest is quoted twice by Stephen ( ), which accentuates its seriousness. The sin of this one man who rejects Moses is considered by Stephen to be a collective sin of the whole people: “This Moses whom they disowned, saying, ‘WHO MADE YOU A RULER AND A JUDGE ( )? This is an impressive illustration of the rejection of Christ, the Prince of life, by the Jewish people ( ).

‏ Exodus 2:11

Moses Goes out to His Brethren

All the splendor of Pharaoh’s garden cannot prevent the heart of Moses from being with his oppressed brethren. One day, he goes to his brethren. His love for his people burns in all its intensity. He does not come to tell them what they have done wrong, but to see their “hard labors”. He does not do this to judge them or only out of pity, but to share in it.

In the same way the Lord Jesus did not come on earth to judge, “but that the world might be saved through Him” (Jn 3:17). Because men “share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and might free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives” (Heb 2:14-15).

When Moses sees one of his brethren being beaten, he cannot control himself. He takes vengeance for his oppressed brother (Acts 7:24). The description here shows that the flesh is active in Moses. An honest person doesn’t have to “look this way and that” to see if someone sees him. The Lord Jesus never acted like this.

What Moses did, does not remain hidden. This is evident when he goes back to his brethren and now sees that two brothers are fighting with each other. When he addresses the culprit, this one accuses him as to his action toward the Egyptian. On that word Moses flees to Midian (Acts 7:29). The reaction of his brethren is a bitter disappointment for Moses. He thought they would realize that God would deliver them by his hand, “but they did not understand” (Acts 7:25).

It happens to Moses in the same way as it happened earlier to Joseph, when Joseph investigates the prosperity of his brothers: Joseph was also rejected by his own. Both Joseph and Moses are in this respect a type of Christ, Who was not received by His own either (Jn 1:11). Christ is hated by His own nation, rejected, denied and finally killed. It is prophetic, therefore, the reproach of Christ that Moses takes upon himself when he looks after his brothers and wants to share in their fate (Heb 11:26).

The rejection of Moses is clearly expressed in the words of the Israelite who wrongs his neighbor: “Who made you a prince or a judge over us (Exo 2:14)? This protest is quoted twice by Stephen (Acts 7:27 ; 35), which accentuates its seriousness. The sin of this one man who rejects Moses is considered by Stephen to be a collective sin of the whole people: “This Moses whom they disowned, saying, ‘WHO MADE YOU A RULER AND A JUDGE (Acts 7:35)? This is an impressive illustration of the rejection of Christ, the Prince of life, by the Jewish people (Acts 3:14-15 ; Acts 4:10-12).