Moses: an amazing life

Transfiguration, Mt.17

Death, Jude 9

Banned from Canaan (Nu.20)

Communication w. God (Nu.12)

Gave LawBurning bush: reluctant servant

Born during Pharaoh’s decree

Three 40 year periods

Hebrews 11:23-29

I. Faith Of His Parents, Hb.11:23

““By faith”By faith” – hid three months

Ex.1:1-10 Three-sided attack:

Afflict themwith hard

work (11-14)

Midwiveskill boybabies(15-21)

Parentskill boybabies

(22)

Ex.2:1-2…3-10

God used women to defeat Pharaoh

Midwives, 1:17 Mothers, 1:19

Mother andsister, 2:3-9

Pharaoh’s daughter, 2:7-9

1 Co.1:28-29

A helpless baby started Egypt’s fall Pharaoh’s daughter raised the one who

did what Pharaoh tried to prevent Ac.7:17-18, 19-21

A beautiful baby, Ac.7:20

Connects Moses w. God even as a baby Connects Moses w. God even as a baby Idiom: very fine child (Gn.10:9; Jon.3:3)

“He was no ordinary child” (NIV)

Found favor w. God (cf. Ac.23:1) ByBy faithfaith,, they valued God’s purpose

for Moses, w/o fear of Pharaoh

I. Faith Of His Parents, Hb.11:23

II. Faith Of Moses, Hb.11:24-29

1. Refused “son of 1. Refused “son of Pharaoh’s daughter”Pharaoh’s daughter” (24)

When he was grown up (ESV)

Ac.7:22-25

22: Egyptian education vs spiritual training

23: Forty years old

24-25: Cause of Israelites

2. Choose to suffer 2. Choose to suffer with people of God,with people of God, 25

Could have chosen temporary pleasures of sin

Will the readers follow the example of Moses?

3. Esteemed reproach of Christ 3. Esteemed reproach of Christ greater wealth than Egypt,greater wealth than Egypt, 26

WhatWhat? ? As Jesus suffered, so do His people

HowHow??Esteem: regard. Hb.10:29; 11:11; 13:13

WhyWhy??2 Co.8:9. Hb.10:32-34; 12:1-2

WhereWhere??1 Tim.6:10, 17 (Hb.11:25)

4. Forsook Egypt, 4. Forsook Egypt, not fearing king’s wrath,not fearing king’s wrath, 27

Lk.5:28 Moses left Egypt twice:

Ex.2:15Fear

FlightMidian (22)

Ex.14:10, 13Faith

ForsookEndured (Hb.10:36)

5. Kept passover,5. Kept passover,sprinkling of blood,sprinkling of blood, 28

Ex.10:28-29 Nine plagues . . . no results God’s solution . . . not working

Moses did not doubt God

The blood:The blood: Ex.12:7, 13 (Mt.26:26-29) The faith:The faith: slaves, unknown desert,

unseen promised land, Egyptian army The application:The application: faith would enable the

readers to enjoy blessings of God Hb.10:29; 12:24; 13:11-12, 20; 1 Co.5:7

6. Red Sea,6. Red Sea, 29 Pharaoh’s compromises:

Worship in the land, Ex.8:25-27

2 Co.6:16-17

Don’t go far, Ex.8:28

1 Co.10:1-2

Only the men,Ex.10:11 2 Co.2:11

Leave flocks and herds, Ex.10:24

Ex.10:25-26

Stephen’s Summary,Ac.7:36

Yet, Moses was a servantservant in God’s house (Hb.3:2, 5)

Readers who go back to Moses leave the SonSon for a servant Israel wanted to turn back to Egypt