KJV ORIGINAL
Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
When Moses heard that, he basically said 'I'm out' and ran away to become a foreigner in Midian, where he ended up having two sons.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes running away leads you exactly where you need to be.
📚 Historical Context
In Acts 7, Stephen is delivering a defense speech before the Sanhedrin, retelling the story of Israel's history to highlight God's faithfulness through figures like Moses. This verse refers to the event in Exodus 2 where Moses fled Egypt after killing an Egyptian who was oppressing a Hebrew, leading him to live as a refugee in Midian. There, Moses married and started a family, which became a time of obscurity and preparation for his future role as Israel's deliverer.
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