Moses in The Desert Exodus 2 and 3
MOSES lived many years in the royal court of Egypt, where he would have the best things of the land, and he was taught by the wisest men and became “mighty in word and in deed.” But he did not forget what he learned of God, nor that the poor Hebrew slaves whom he saw carrying the heavy loads of brick were his own relatives. They were all from the family of Jacob, as his parents were. He also knew God’s promises to take them to another land; so, he chose to give up all the riches and pleasures which the king’s daughter could give him and, instead, to help his kindred in their sufferings.
One day he watched the men at work, and saw an Egyptian strike a Hebrew. He smote the Egyptian and saved the Hebrew. But this was not God’s way for him to do. Afterward he saw one of the Hebrews striking another Hebrew and he reproved him. This angered the man and he spoke against Moses. The king heard of this and wanted to kill Moses, but he fled from Egypt to a country east. As he was resting by a well, some young women came to draw water for their flock and selfish shepherds drove them away. Moses helped the maidens and gave the flock water. When they told their father of this kindness, he gave Moses a home, and one of the daughters became his wife.
After Moses had lived in that land forty years, he was one day watching the flocks in the wild lands near a mountain, and he saw fire in a bush, yet the bush did not burn up, and he wondered, and said, “I will now turn aside and see this great sight why the bush is not burnt.” Then the voice of God called to him from out of the fire, and told him that He knew how the people of Israel were suffering in Egypt, and that Moses should go and ask the king to free them. God told him to take his rod with him to use to show His great power, and that Aaron his brother would meet him, and they should bring the people to that same mountain. You will later hear how they all came there. Read this story also in Acts 7:17-36 and Hebrews 11:24-27.
ML 01/17/1937