Dearly beloved congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ, the passage in front of us contains some fascinating stories. We have an old-West style gunfight between Moses and an Egyptian guard. We have a showdown at the well, a marriage, and a new baby. But why? What's the point of these accounts? What do they tell us about God, who is not even mentioned in this chapter until the very end? I think the best way to organize this chapter in our minds is to speak in terms of the three lessons that Moses learned — for they are three lessons that God had for His servant Moses, and they are three lessons still for us as we serve God today. In our passage, we see Moses choose God's people for His own, and in so doing to learn the lessons of rescue, exile, and providence.