Original Douay–Rheims AnnotationsExodus 2
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Read Exodus 2 in the BibleExodus 2:12
He struck the Ægyptian.
Moyses not of carnal love towards his brethren, nor of private passion, but by divine inspiration killed the Ægyptian [1], as S. Augustine proveth (li. qq. in Exod. q. 2.) by the testimony of S. Steven saying: Moyses thought his brethren had understood, that God by his hand would save them [2]. Whereby appeareth that Moyses himself knew it was God's pleasure he should kill that Ægyptian invading an Hebrew. Yet others may not imitate such particular examples. Catech. Rom. p. 3. c. 6. q. 5.
- 1 Though Moyses justly killed the Ægyptian, yet others may not imitate his example.
- 2 Act. 7.
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Exodus 2:3
When she could not conceal him.
These godly and prudent parents, considering that when the Ægyptians should perceive such an infant to be born, and not drowned according to the king's Edict, they would destroy both the child and whole family; to avoid the greater danger, chose the less ◦: To bring him to the water side, not omitting their own industry, as well by closing him in a basket, that would draw no water, as by setting his sister to watch what became of him: that if better success happened not the first day, the mother might at evening give him suck, and minister other necessaries; and so expect another day, or many days God's providence, till his divine pleasure should more appear.
Josephus [1] writeth that Amram Moyses' father, being solicitous, when his wife was great, how to save the infant if it were a man-child, God revealed to him, that she had conceived a son, who should not only be saved from Pharao's fury, but also be the deliverer of the whole Hebrew nation from thraldom and servitude of the Ægyptians. Whereupon they assuredly trusted that God would protect and prosper him, [2] yet so, if they did their own endeavour, which S. Augustine [3] teacheth to be always necessary.