Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.
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Interpretation
The years of the life of Moses are divided into three forties; the first forty he spent as a prince in Pharaoh's court, the second as a shepherd in Midian, the third as a king in Jeshurun. How changeable is the life of man!
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This thought runs through Exodus 3:1-5.
Glossary
- Midian Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Al Bad.
- Mount Horeb Place
- Biblical mountain. Modern identification: Jebel Musa.