Moses agreed to stay with the man, who gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage. Zipporah gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, "I have become a foreigner in a foreign land." - Ex. 2:21-22- NIV
Moses ran away. The favored child of Pharaoh's daughter suddenly found himself out of favor so he ran. He ran to a safe place, Midian, and hid out there in plain view. Up until the sight of the burning bush and the voice of God shook his world, he led a quiet life among his father-in-law's people But events, like the birth of a son, would occasionally bring back the reality that he was a stranger in a strange land. He didn't belong. In truth, the only reason Moses found any peace and safety in the land to which he ran, was a because of God's divine plan. Perhaps it was loneliness that caused Moses to pay attention to the voice from the burning bush. God used that time as a foreigner to mold Moses into someone who would be receptive to His voice and His leading.
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