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“Exodus Chapter 2:15-25”

Part Two..

With Rabbi, Dr. Reuven Ben Avraham-Goossens, PhD.

Introduction:

In the second half of chapter 2, the scene shifts from the royal courts of Egypt to the vast, quiet wilderness of Midian. This is a season of obscurity and preparation. Here, the man who was “drawn from the water” finds a new life as a shepherd, a husband, and a father. It is in this transition that we see the bridge between Moses’ private character and the moment אֱלֹהִים - Elohim (God) finally hears the groaning of the children of Israel.

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Let us now read Shemot - Exodus Chapter 2:15-25: (JPS-1917 version of the Torah).

15. “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. 16. Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock. 17 And the shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock. 18. And when they came to Reuel their father, he said: ‘How is it that ye are come so soon to-day?’ 19. And they said: ‘An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock’. 20. 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’. 21. And Moses was content to dwell with the man; and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter. 22. And she bore a son, and he called his name Gershom; for he said: ‘I have been a stranger in a strange land’. 23. And it came to pass in the course of those many days 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 אֱלֹהִים - Elohim by reason of the bondage. 24. And אֱלֹהִים - Elohim heard their groaning, and אֱלֹהִים - Elohim remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25. And אֱלֹהִים - Elohim saw the children of Israel, and אֱלֹהִים - Elohim took cognizance of them”.

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Below is the commentary on the verses shown above:

Verse 15: Pharaoh seeks to kill Moses for his intervention, forcing him to flee. Moses settles by a well in Midian. Like the patriarchs before him, the well is the place of encounter and the beginning of a new chapter.

Verses 16-17: The seven daughters of the priest of Midian come to water their flock, but shepherds drive them away. Moses, true to his nature, stands up for the oppressed and helps them. He remains a man of action even when he is a fugitive.

Verses 18-19: When the daughters return early, their father, Reuel, is surprised. They describe Moses as an “Egyptian” who delivered them. Moses is still wearing the clothes and language of the empire that rejected him.

Verses 20-21: Reuel (also known as Jethro) rebukes his daughters for leaving the man behind. Moses agrees to dwell with him and eventually marries Zipporah, Reuel’s daughter. The prince of Egypt has become a desert shepherd.

Verse 22: Zipporah bears a son, whom Moses names Gershom, meaning “I have been a stranger in a strange land”. The name reflects Moses’ lingering sense of displacement; he is no longer an Egyptian, but not yet fully at home.

Verses 23-24: The King of Egypt dies, but the oppression continues. The Israelites sigh and cry out. The text emphasizes that אֱלֹהִים - Elohim heard their groaning and remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Verse 25: “And אֱלֹהִים - Elohim saw the children of Israel, and אֱלֹהִים – Elohim took knowledge of them”. This marks the turning point of the Exodus. The silence of the previous chapters is broken by the Divine gaze.

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My Closing Message:

Part Two teaches us that אֱלֹהִים - Elohim’s timing is not ours. While Moses spent years in the desert, perhaps thinking his life’s work was over, but אֱלֹהִים - Elohim was never absent. He was waiting for the right moment to join the man in the desert with the misery in Egypt. The “remembering” of אֱלֹהִים - Elohim is not a recovery of lost memory, but a call to action. The stage is now set for the Burning Bush.

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