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The Making of a Moses

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The Making of a Moses
Words of Faith 9-9-2022
Dr. Jeffrey D. Hoy © 2022
Jeff.Hoy@faithfellowshipweb.com
Faith Fellowship Church - Melbourne, FL
www.faithfellowshipweb.com
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Exodus 2
[11] One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to where his own people were and watched them at their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people. [12] Glancing this way and that and seeing no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. [13] The next day he went out and saw two Hebrews fighting. He asked the one in the wrong, "Why are you hitting your fellow Hebrew?"
[14] The man said, "Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian?" Then Moses was afraid and thought, "What I did must have become known."
[15] When Pharaoh heard of this, he tried to kill Moses, but Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in Midian, where he sat down by a well.

Who was Moses?
We know nothing from scripture regarding Moses' childhood. We suddenly see him "grown up." We can surmise from Egyptian culture that he was well educated. The scripture reports that Moses "learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians" (Acts 7:22). He would have enjoyed all the advantages of training both of his body and his mind, growing up in great luxury but also with high standards of health and strength.
Moses certainly grew up amid all the grandeur and excitement of the Egyptian court yet probably maintained a constant fellowship with his mother, Jochebed, who would have shaped his belief in God and an interest in his own people.
After completing his education at one of Egypt's fine universities, Moses would have entered military service. There is a tradition recorded by Josephus that Moses led in the war, which was then waged between Egypt and Ethiopia, and gained renown as a skillful general. Scripture tells us he became "mighty in deeds" (Acts 7:22).
Moses was forty years old when he went one day to watch his people and saw their hard labor. It must have been a sobering experience and a day that would forever change his life. It is not hard to imagine that he may have just returned from war exploits. Moses could have easily retired to the luxury provided by his Egyptian family, but something stirred within him when he saw the terrible plight of his people and the horrible beating of a Hebrew.
His military training may have suddenly flashed to the surface as he glanced both ways and swiftly killed the cruel Egyptian taskmaster. Moses was no wimp. He hid the body because there would be no excuse for taking the side of a Hebrew slave over the life of an Egyptian. It was an event that would both haunt and propel him for the years to come. Realizing that his deed had not gone unnoticed, Moses fled to Midian.
So who was Moses? He was the man God had prepared. He was also a man who could not remain indifferent to the state of things around him. His indignation was roused against injustice, and he crossed a line from which he could never retreat. He was a man of certain courage yet Moses was branded a murderer even though his act was in defense of another human—even though Egypt would not have counted the Hebrew slave as human.
Moses set aside the privileged comfort of wealth, power, and a brilliant career to strike out in defense of just one person. Now he was finding his way among the shepherding people of the desert. Some would have said he crashed and burned, but there was another story at work.
What about you? God will probably never call you to free a nation, but He may call you to take a stand for just one. We never know when the opportunity will confront us, even if in a much less dramatic way. The question is relatively simple. When we witness an act of injustice, will we be willing to step out of our comfortable place to make a difference? Violence is not the only recourse. Many times just an influential word of protest can make a difference. The problem is that once we cross the line of caring for others and standing up for the oppressed or hurting, there is no turning back.

Father God, guide my way. Instruct my path. Lead me in paths of righteousness for Your name's sake. Prepare me for the plans that You have for me. In Jesus' name.

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© Jeffrey D. Hoy 2022
Dr. Jeffrey D. Hoy - Faith Fellowship Church (EFCA)
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