And so begins the saga of Moses. Right away, learning of the meaning behind Moses's name was enlightening for me. I never knew that it literally signifies "saved out of the water." Quite interesting; and quite symbolic of the institution of baptism.
It's kind of crazy that Moses kills an Egyptian, but I suppose (as many commentators say) that God allowed that act to occur to show that Moses was to be the one to save his people from their afflictions at the hand of the Egyptians, because no one else was stepping up: "And when he had looked about this way and that way, and saw no one there, he slew the Egyptian and hid him in the sand" (Exodus 2:12). He looked about for help as the Hebrew slave was being beaten by the Egyptian (as all the Hebrews were being oppressed by the Egyptians), and when he saw no one he realized that he needed to take it upon himself to help this man (as he helps all the Hebrews by delivering them). We also must remember that this killing of the Egyptian was done earlier in Moses's life, and therefore he had yet to hear God's voice instructing him to deliver the Hebrews.
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