There are some good arguments in favor of it being Moses. For one thing, he is the one male who seems to be of accountable age, so it would make sense that the Lord would execute judgment on him rather than on either of his sons. Also, the fact that Zipporah circumcised her son would make sense if Moses were somehow incapacitated during the ordeal. Still, the text never actually identifies this person as Moses, using the pronoun “him” instead.
They didn’t misunderstand the nature of the kingdom, nor were they wrong to look forward to it with great anticipation. Their mistake was in expecting it to dawn immediately upon Jesus’ arrival at Jerusalem.
“The impression given by the events in vv.1-4 is that they are an interlude, a sort of calm before the storm. For a brief moment we see a glimpse of humankind in the midst of their everyday affairs.”
It is entirely possible that Joseph, while he was living in Egypt and elevated to a place of nobility, adopted the practice of divination. This may be attributed to the influence of his wife, Asenath, whose father was an Egyptian priest.
The apostles were responsible for producing the bulk of the New Testament Scriptures, and in this ministry they were carried along by the Holy Spirit in such a way that their writings were God-breathed. But this does not mean that the apostles themselves, by virtue of their office or gift, were incapable of making mistakes.
