Exodus 2:9 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give you your wages… I. THE DUTY ENJOINED. 1. The object — "This child." (1) What it may become. Philosopher, warrior, statesman, philanthropist, etc. (2) What it must become. A responsible moral agent. 2. The duty — "Nurse it." This includes — (1) Attention to physical wants. (2) Cultivation of mental faculties. (3) Religious instruction. II. THE REWARD PROMISED — "And I will pay thee thy wages." You may be rewarded — 1. By seeing your efforts crowned with success. 2. You shall at any rate possess the consciousness of the Divine favour. 3. You shall leave your children with composure when you come to die. 4. You shall stand before them with confidence in the judgment day. (1) Let pious parents be encouraged in the way of duty. (2) Let negligent parents consider the cruelty of their conduct, and the bitter consequences which must result from it. (J. Burns, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it. |
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