Notes, Critical and Explanatory, on the Holy Scriptures

The shepherds rudely repelled the maids, and insisted on watering their own sheep first.

lie is thought to hare been their grandfather, the father of Jethro, who is also called Uobeb. See Numb. 10 : 20.

This was done on a principle of natural justice in defence of an injured man. St. Stephen, however, intimates that Moses presumed that the Israelites knew him to be divinely appointed to protect them: ' ' He thought that bis brethren understood that God by his hand would save them : but they understood it not." Acts 7 : 26. lie had not yet received a special mission, but he judged from his providential de- liverance and high position, that be was called to rescue his brethren. They must have known bis history, and should have inferred from it that he was Divinely saved to be their deliverer.