Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
When he was full forty years old - This was a general tradition among the Jews: "Moses was forty years in Pharaoh' s court, forty years in Midian, and forty years he served Israel."
To visit his brethren - Probably on the ground of trying to deliver them from their oppressive bondage. This desire seems to have been early infused into his mind by the Spirit of God; and the effect of this desire to deliver his oppressed countrymen was his refusing to be called the son of Pharaoh' s daughter - see Hebrews 11:24, and thus renouncing all right to the Egyptian crown, choosing rather to endure addiction with the people of God than enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season.
Other Adam Clarke entries containing Acts 7:23:
Exodus 2:11
Exodus 2:11
Deuteronomy 31:2
Acts 13:15
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