“And the Lord gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh’s servants, and in the sight of the people.”
The Lord made the Egyptians favorably disposed toward the people, and Moses himself was highly regarded in Egypt by Pharaoh's officials and by the people. The favorable disposition toward Israel extends even to Moses being highly regarded in Egypt. The man Pharaoh threatened to kill is respected by Pharaoh's officials and by the Egyptian people. The word translated highly regarded — gadol, great — is the same word used of the great river in Genesis 15:18 and of Abraham being made great in Genesis 12:2. God makes Moses great in Egypt as He made Abraham great among the nations. The messenger who was driven from Pharaoh's court is honored in the wider community. Luke 2:52 says Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man — the favor Moses finds in Egypt is a small anticipation of this greater pattern.
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