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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of hi parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the King’s commandment.: They were not afraid to brave the consequences of disobeying Pharaoh’s command because of their faith.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
By faith Moses, when he was come to years,.... Or "was great"; a nobleman in Pharaoh's court; or when he was arrived to great knowledge, being learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians; or rather when he was well advanced in years, being full forty years of age, Acts 7:22 refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; by whom Moses was taken...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter; Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompense of the reward.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than, to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompense of the reward. Nothing but...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son. of Pharaoh’s daughter: Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season: Here is the choice of faith: —
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God,.... The Israelites, who were God's chosen and peculiar people, and were the true worshippers of him; Moses chose to be with those: the company and conversation of such is most eligible to every good man, because God is with them; his word and ordinances are with them; there are large...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Esteeming the reproach of Christ,.... That is, either Christ personal; meaning not any reproach that lay upon Christ, as the immediate object of it; nor upon the people of Israel for the delay of his coming; but rather for the sake of Christ: Christ was made known to the Old Testament saints, and they believed in him; he was typified by sacrifices...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompense of the reward Here is the judgment of faith, by which she judges wisely, choosing rather to be reproached for Christ than to reign with the world.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
By faith he forsook Egypt,.... Either when he fled to Midian; this was before the eating of the passover, and so it stands in its proper order; whereas, his going out of Egypt with the children of Israel was after it, and mentioned in Hebrews 11:29. The word "forsook" implies fleeing; and then it was when Pharaoh's wrath was kindled against him:...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible. Through faith he kept the Passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them. By faith they passed through the Red Sea as by dry land, which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned. For faith...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible. Through faith he kept the Passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them. Here, again, you have the obedience of faith, taking God’s precepts and carrying them out.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Through faith he kept the passover,.... Which Moses made, or appointed by divine direction; he kept it, with all its rites and ceremonies, and caused the people of Israel to observe it; and which he did, in faith of the speedy deliverance of the children of Israel, from the house of bondage; and in the faith of the Messiah, of whom the passover...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
By faith they passed through the Red sea, as by dry land,.... Not through a river, but through the sea, the Red sea, the sea of Suph, or weeds; [See comments on Acts 7:36]. Some say they came out on the same side they went in; but it should seem rather, by the phrase here used, that they passed through it, from one side to the other; and that all...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
By faith they passed through the Red Sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned. There you have the difference between faith and presumption: faith goes through the sea, presumption is drowned in the sea.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
By faith the walls of Jericho fell down,.... Of themselves, not from any natural cause: the Jews say (n) they sunk right down into the ground, and were swallowed up; even the whole wall fell round about, as the Septuagint version in Joshua 6:20 expresses it: or, it may be, only that which was over against the camp of Israel, as Kimchi observes;...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days. You could not see faith at work on those solid walls. Those huge ramparts and battlements seemed to stand fast and firm, yet they “ fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.” No battering rams played upon them, but faith can do better work than...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days. Here are the weapons of faith, the warfare of faith, with nothing but her ram’s horn trumpet she encompasses the giant walls of the city, and down they fall.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
By faith the harlot Rahab,.... The Targum on Joshua 2:1 calls her אתתא פונדקיתא, "a woman, that kept a victualling house": this paraphrase is taken notice of by Jarchi and Kimchi on the place, who interpret it, "a seller of food": and even the Hebrew word זונה, is so explained by a considerable Jewish writer (p); and this may rather seem to be the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace. And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets: who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace. Here you have faith uniting itself with the people of God: she perished not with them that believed not, for she had come out from among them and allied herself with the people of God by receiving the spies.