That Moses had zeal for justice is further shown by his defending helpless shepherdesses from ill - treatment in Midian, where he was a fugitive. ​ — Exodus 2: 16, 17.
Moosese innukas õigluse eest seismine ilmnes ka edaspidi, siis kui ta põgenikuna Midjanis elades astus välja abitute lamburineidude kaitseks.