Child Nomenclature
Exodus 2:10
And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said…


1. Perpetuating the memory of a cruel edict.

2. Perpetuating the memory of a loving mother.

3. Perpetuating the memory of a kindly providence.

4. Perpetuating the memory of a compassionate stranger.Home life exchanged for palace life.

(1)  It would be at first unwelcome — stranger.

(2)  It would gradually become a temptation — its gaiety.

(3)  It would forcefully become a discipline.

(J. S. Exell, M. A.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.

WEB: The child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, and said, "Because I drew him out of the water."




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