SEV Biblia, Chapter 11:23
Por la fe, Moiss, nacido, fue escondido por sus padres por tres meses, porque le vieron hermoso nio; y no temieron el mandamiento del rey.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Hebrew 11:23
Verse 23. By faith Moses, &c.] See the notes on "Exod. ii. 2", and See "Acts vii. 20". We know that Moses was bred up at the Egyptian court, and there was considered to be the son of Pharaoh's daughter; and probably might have succeeded to the throne of Egypt: but, finding that God had visited his people, and given them a promise of spiritual and eternal blessings, he chose rather to take the lot of this people, i.e. God as his portion for ever, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin, which, however gratifying to the animal senses, could only be proskairon, temporary. After the 23d verse, there is a whole clause added by DE, two copies of the Itala, and some copies of the Vulgate. The clause is the following: pistei megav genomenov mwushv aneilen ton aiguption, katanown thn tapeinwsin twn adelfwn autou. By faith Moses, when he was grown up, slew the Egyptian, considering the oppression of his own brethren. This is a remarkable addition, and one of the largest in the whole New Testament. It seems to have been collected from the history of Moses as given in Exodus, and to have been put originally into the margin of some MS., from which it afterwards crept into the text.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 23. By faith Moses, when he was born , etc..] Which is to be understood, not of the faith of Moses, but of the faith of his parents, at the time of his birth; which was when Pharaoh had published an edict, ordering every male child to be cast into the river; but instead of obeying this order, Moses was hid three months of his parents; that is, in his father's house, as it is said in ( Acts 7:20) and is here expressed in the Ethiopic version.
According to the Targumist f251 , his mother went with him but six months, at the end of which he was born, and that she hid him three months, which made up the nine, the time in which a woman usually goes with child; and after that she could conceal him no longer: the hiding of him is here ascribed to both his parents, though in ( Exodus 2:2) it is represented as the act of his mother; which, no doubt, was done, with the knowledge, advice, and consent of his father; and the Septuagint there renders it, eskepasan , they hid him; though the order of the history makes it necessary that it should be read in the singular. Parents ought to take care of their children; and persons may lawfully hide themselves, or others, from the cruelty of tyrants, and that as long as they can, for their safety; and this was so far from being wrong in the parents of Moses, that it is commended, as an instance of faith: they believed the promise in general, that God would deliver the people of Israel; they believed this to be about the time of their deliverance, and had some intimation, that this child in particular would be the deliverer, because they saw he was a proper child; not only of a goodly and beautiful countenance, but that he was peculiarly grateful and acceptable to God; they perceived something remarkable in him, which to them was a token that he would be the deliverer of God's people, and therefore they hid him; (see Gill on Acts 7:20). And they were not afraid of the king's commandment ; nor did they observe it, for it was contrary to nature, and to the laws of God, and to the promise of God's multiplying of that people, and to their hopes of deliverance: there is a great deal of courage and boldness in faith; and though faith may be weakened, it cannot be lost; and a weak faith is taken notice of, as here; for though they feared not at first, they seem to be afraid afterwards; but when God designs to work deliverance, nothing shall prevent.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 20-31 - Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, concerning things to come. Things presen are not the best things; no man knoweth love or hatred by having the or wanting them. Jacob lived by faith, and he died by faith, and in faith. Though the grace of faith is of use always through our whol lives, it is especially so when we come to die. Faith has a great wor to do at last, to help the believer to die to the Lord, so as to honou him, by patience, hope, and joy. Joseph was tried by temptations to sin, by persecution for keeping his integrity; and he was tried by honours and power in the court of Pharaoh, yet his faith carried his through. It is a great mercy to be free from wicked laws and edicts but when we are not so, we must use all lawful means for our security In this faith of Moses' parents there was a mixture of unbelief, but God was pleased to overlook it. Faith gives strength against the sinful, slavish fear of men; it sets God before the soul, shows the vanity of the creature, and that all must give way to the will an power of God. The pleasures of sin are, and will be, but short; the must end either in speedy repentance or in speedy ruin. The pleasure of this world are for the most part the pleasures of sin; they ar always so when we cannot enjoy them without deserting God and his people. Suffering is to be chosen rather than sin; there being mor evil in the least sin, than there can be in the greatest suffering God's people are, and always have been, a reproached people. Chris accounts himself reproached in their reproaches; and thus they becom greater riches than the treasures of the richest empire in the world Moses made his choice when ripe for judgment and enjoyment, able to know what he did, and why he did it. It is needful for persons to be seriously religious; to despise the world, when most capable of relishing and enjoying it. Believers may and ought to have respect to the recompence of reward. By faith we may be fully sure of God' providence, and of his gracious and powerful presence with us. Such sight of God will enable believers to keep on to the end, whatever the may meet in the way. It is not owing to our own righteousness, or bes performances, that we are saved from the wrath of God; but to the bloo of Christ, and his imputed righteousness. True faith makes sin bitte to the soul, even while it receives the pardon and atonement. All ou spiritual privileges on earth, should quicken us in our way to heaven The Lord will make even Babylon fall before the faith of his people and when he has some great thing to do for them, he raises up great an strong faith in them. A true believer is desirous, not only to be in covenant with God, but in communion with the people of God; and i willing to fare as they fare. By her works Rahab declared herself to be just. That she was not justified by her works appears plainly; becaus the work she did was faulty in the manner, and not perfectly good therefore it could not be answerable to the perfect justice of righteousness of God.
Greek Textus Receptus
πιστει 4102 μωσης 3475 γεννηθεις 1080 5685 εκρυβη 2928 5648 τριμηνον 5150 υπο 5259 των 3588 πατερων 3962 αυτου 846 διοτι 1360 ειδον 1492 5627 αστειον 791 το 3588 παιδιον 3813 και 2532 ουκ 3756 εφοβηθησαν 5399 5675 το 3588 διαταγμα 1297 του 3588 βασιλεως 935
Vincent's NT Word Studies
23. Of his parents (upo twn paterwn autou). Lit. by his fathers. Comp. Exod. ii. 2. Paterev fathers, according to a late Greek usage, is employed like goneiv parents. Similarly the Lat. patres and soceri, including both parents, or father and mother in law.
Proper (asteion). Only here and Acts vii. 20, on which see note. Rend. "comely."
Commandment (diatagma). N.T.o . Rend. "mandate."
