And the other was named Eliezer, for he said, my father's God was my helper; he saved me from the sword of Pharaoh. The second son's name is the counter-testimony to Gershom's: where Gershom means sojourner, Eliezer means my God is help. The progression is the arc of Moses' own life: displacement followed by divine rescue. The specific rescue cited — saved me from the sword of Pharaoh — refers to Moses' flight from Egypt after killing the Egyptian. Acts 7:25 says Moses thought his own people would realize that God was using him to rescue them — in Eliezer's name, Moses confesses that while Israel did not yet understand, he himself knew God had been his helper throughout.

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