Vv. 28-29 the author passes over from the patriarchs to
Moses, dwelling upon a series of facts in the history of the
latter which bear a typical character. First—

Ver. 23 he points to the faith manifested by the relatives
of Moses at the time of his birth. Comp. Ex. 11. 2. The
special beauty of the new-born child awakened in them the
belief’ that God had chosen him for great things and would
be able to preserve his life, and in this belief they hid the
child in opposition to the commandment of the Egyptian king.
