Exodus 3:1

Now Moses [Drawn out] was keeping the flock of Jethro [Abundance], his father-in-law, the priest of Midian [Strife], and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and came to God’s mountain, to Horeb [Desert].

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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.

In Context

2Ha mal'ak Yahweh [The Angel of He sustains breathing] appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the middle of a bush. + 3:2. Quoted in Acts 7:30 He looked, and behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

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Cross References

Exodus 2:16Now the priest of Midian [Strife] had seven daughters. They came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.

Exodus 2:21Moses [Drawn out] was content to dwell with the man. He gave Moses [Drawn out] Zipporah, his daughter.

Exodus 4:18Moses [Drawn out] went and returned to Jethro [Abundance] his father-in-law, and said to him, “Please let me go and return to my brothers who are in Egypt [Abode of slavery], and see whether they are still alive.” Jethro [Abundance] said to Moses [Drawn out], “Go in peace.”

Exodus 17:6Behold, I will stand before you there on + 17:6. MP: “The Rock” explained by the New Covenant passage is not directly a prophecy but a manifestation of Messiah. (1 Cor 10:4) the rock in Horeb [Desert]. You shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink.” Moses [Drawn out] did so in the sight of the elders of Israel [God prevails].

Exodus 18:5Jethro [Abundance], Moses [Drawn out]’ father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to Moses [Drawn out] into the wilderness where he was encamped, at the Mountain of God.

Exodus 19:3Moses [Drawn out] went up to God, and Adonai called to him out of the mountain, saying, “This is what you shall tell the house of Jacob [Supplanter], and tell the children of Israel [God prevails]:

Matthew Henry on Exodus 3:1

As prophecy had ceased for many ages before the coming of Christ, that the revival and perfection of it in that great prophet might be the more remarkable, so vision had ceased (for aught that appears) among the patriarchs for some ages before the coming of Moses, that God's appearances to him for Israel's salvation might be the more welcome; and in this chapter we have God's first appearance to him in the bush and the conference between God and Moses in that vision. Here is, I. The discovery God was pleased to… Read the whole commentary →

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