B IRTH AND P RESERVATION OF M OSES. The marriage took place, and two children, Miriam and Aaron, were born some years before the infanticidal edict. (Exo 2:15-19) Moses escapes to Midian. 2. the woman . This is speaking of the mother and father of Moses. Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. . 2. 1. there went a man of the house of Levi, &c. Amram was the husband and Jochebed the wife (compare Ex 6:2; Nu 26:59). In Exodus 2:2 the text could simply be rendered, “she saw that he was good.” The Hebrew word rendered “good” is frequently used by Moses in the five books of the Law, and in most it has the sense of goodness which is the result of being made (or given) by God, and/or of … Ex 2:1-10. ), the issuer of the decree was Thutmose I. Exodus 2:1 "And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took [to wife] a daughter of Levi." And they came and drew water, and they filled the troughs to water their father's flock. Jack Arnold rightly observes that "This is a beautiful picture of God’s sovereignty and human responsibility working side by side. When Pharaoh heard of this matter, he sought to kill Moses. Expositor's Bible Commentary, The - The Expositor's Bible Commentary – Volume 2: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh and dwelt in the land of Midian; and he sat down by a well. Listen to Pastor Robert Furrow as he continues his Commentary on the book of Exodus picking up today in chapter 2, verse 1. . Verses 1-2: Since Moses was born soon after the general decree of 1:22 was given (ca 1525 B.C.