Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Exodus 2:11 says, And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren. Though he grew up as the adopted son of the Pharaoh's daughter, Moses still considered the Hebrews to be his brethren, or kinfolk. No matter where we grow up, if we accept Christ as our Savior and Lord, then all believers are our brothers and sisters in faith. We should always identify with them spiritually. Verse twelve states, And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand. Though Moses may have felt justified in killing the Egyptian, he still knew that what he was doing was wrong. That is why he looked all around to see if anyone would see him and why he hid the body. When we know that we are doing wrong, even if we want to justify it, we usually look to see if anyone is watching us and hope to hide the evidence. Still, even if no one else sees us, God does. Verse thirteen declares, And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow? The next day Moses saw to Hebrew men fighting and he questioned why the one who was wrong was fighting with his brother. Though we are not wrong to question other people who are doing wrong, we cannot attempt to hide or justify our own sins when we do. Verse fourteen asks, And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known. The man asked Moses who made him a judge and asked Moses if he intended to kill him as he had killed the Egyptian. We are not called on to judge others but to reach out to them with the word of God. Moses was afraid because his secret was not so secret. Verse fifteen says, Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well. Pharaoh heard what had happened and sought to kill Moses, who fled the country. Moses may have grown up in Pharaoh's house, but that didn't make him exempt from the consequences for his actions. We may grow up in the best household in the world, but we are still responsible for our actions. Of course, we cannot outrun God. Verse sixteen proclaims, Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock. Then verse seventeen adds, And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock. The seven daughters of the priest of Midian came to water their flocks, were run off, and Moses came to their defense. Moses was still standing up for the less able. Verse eighteen states, And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day? When his daughters got home early, Reuel, their father the priest asked them why. Verse nineteen says, And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock. They said an Egyptian had helped them water their flocks, not recognizing that Moses was a Hebrew. We certainly can never recognize a Christian by their looks alone. Verse twenty says, And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread. Their father admonished his daughters for not inviting Moses to eat and told them to go call him. We need to always do what we can to help those who help us. Verse twenty-one adds, And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter. Moses was content, because he had nowhere else to go. He also gained a wife. Verse twenty-two adds, And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land. Moses be had a son now to add to his family. Things were going well for Moses, but not for his fellow Hebrews. Life may be going well for us as followers of Christ, but we must not ignore our fellow believers who may be suffering. Verse twenty-three declares And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage. Moses may not have been too aware of the suffering of his fellow Hebrews, but God was. We can likewise be certain that God is always aware of our suffering. Verse twenty-four declares, And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. I don't believe that this means that God had forgotten His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob until this time, but instead that He was about to intervene to change their situation. God never forgets His promise to us, though we may at times suffer in life. Verse twenty-five concludes, And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them. God today looks on us as followers of Christ with respect, or favor, because of His promise to those who accept Christ as Savior and Lord.
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