The excellency of holy courage in evil times by Jeremiah Burroughs

By faith he forsook Egypt] By this forsaking of Egypt the faith of Moses was much set out: for him to undertake such a work as that was, to carry so many thousands out of Egypt into a wilderness, not knowing what might become of them, they being unable to resist their enemies, and not knowing what provision they should have, this was very much.

Not fearing the wrath of the King] He could not but think he was in danger of Pharaoh, and his company to be pursued by them: for howsoever Pharaoh seemed willing at last to give them leave to be gone▪ yet such was the disposition of Pharaoh (which Moses was not ignorant of) that he might quickly change his mind, and follow them with all his power to cut them off, as it appears he did. Yet Moses feared no such matter, but he went on his way for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

Not fearing the wrath of the King] He could not but think he was in danger of Pharaoh, and his company to bee pursued by them: for howsoever Pharaoh seemed willing at last to give them leave to be gone▪ yet such was the disposition of Pharaoh (which Moses was not ignorant of) that he might quickly change his mind, and follow them with all his power to cut them off, as it appeares he did. Yet Moses feared no such matter, but he went on his way for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

Object. But it seems Moses did forsake Egypt for fear of the wrath of the King.