Hebrews 11:24-26 "By Faith Moses Chose The Eternal"

Introduction

Today we are going to be face with a choice.

The OT Story:

Write to the Jew who have lost their personal identity and wanting to Go back.

Exposition

Hebrews 11:24–26 ESV

24 By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, 25 choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. 26 He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward.

Hebrews 11:24–26 AMP

24 [Aroused] by faith Moses, when he had grown to maturity and become great, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, 25 Because he preferred to share the oppression [suffer the hardships] and bear the shame of the people of God rather than to have the fleeting enjoyment of a sinful life. 26 He considered the contempt and abuse and shame [borne for] the Christ (the Messiah Who was to come) to be greater wealth than all the treasures of Egypt, for he looked forward and away to the reward (recompense).

“By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward.” (Hebrews 11:24–26, ESV)

I. He Refused

Hebrews 11:24 ESV

24 By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,

Refused

Would not consent to this false identity. He was lying to himself.

Grown up- He knew exactly what he was doing

Three months to 40 years . (Acts 7:23)

He was not of the blood of a Pharaoh but that of the King of Kings.

Believer’s Bible Commentary B. Exhortation to Faith by Old Testament Examples (Chap. 11)

In his adult years he made his choice; he would not hide his true nationality to win a few short years of earthly fame. The result? Instead of occupying a line or two of hieroglyphics on some obscure tomb, he is memorialized in God’s eternal Book. Instead of being found in a museum as an Egyptian mummy, he is famous as a man of God.

Stepping out and putting his fate in the hands of God rather than man’s

II. He Choose

Hebrews 11:25 ESV

25 choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin.

The people of God

They were in a state of slavery

Making bricks 10-12 hours a day

Building the cities

Under a task masters whip.

No say in the society

Fleeting or (temporary) pleasures of sin

Not necessarily that of lustful sin but the things of the world that would take you from God.

A position of power

Pure wealth

Hebrews-James (King James Version) N. Moses’ Faith: A Self-Denying Faith, 11:24–28

In either case, Moses was a prince, the son of the daughter of Pharaoh. He had everything that a person on earth could ever want:

⇒ education and knowledge

⇒ fame and wealth

⇒ possessions and estates

⇒ power and authority

⇒ position and duty

⇒ purpose and responsibility

⇒ a home and love (Pharaoh’s daughter must have loved Moses to stand against Egyptian law to save him as a child.)

The Epistle to the Hebrews 6. The Faith of Moses (11:23–28)

Moses renounced the status which he enjoyed in Egypt as a member of the royal household. He could not identify himself both with the Israelites and with the Egyptians; he had to choose the one or the other.

Notice the phrase here in the text: “The people of God”

Religious not nationalistic

The Expositor’s Bible Commentary, Volume 12: Hebrews through Revelation E. The Faith of Moses (11:23–28)

Moses is seen not as a revolutionary but as a man of faith deliberately classing himself with God’s own, even though doing that meant ill treatment. “The pleasures of sin” does not mean Moses saw himself as a dissolute rake while at court. It implies rather that once he saw where God’s call lay, it would have been sin for him to turn away from it and align himself with the Egyptians. There would have been pleasures, but they would have been enjoyed only at the expense of disobeying God. Moreover, they would have been purely temporary. Moses had a sense of values. He could estimate at their true worth the suffering and rejection involved in aligning himself with God’s people as contrasted with the transitory pleasures of the godless court.

III. The Greater over the Fleeting

Hebrews 11:26 ESV

26 He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward.

There were some Jews who held to the idea that the Messiah would be a new Moses. One who would believed them from the oppression of others.

Jesus should deliver from the oppression of Roman

But Jesus suffered?

Here Moses suffered also before the deliverance

Hebrews to Revelation: Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary, Volume 4 Movement 2: More Examples of Faith (11:17–31)

“He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt” (11:26). The so-called “New Kingdom” of Egypt, which began in about 1552 B. C. and ended in 1069 B. C., saw the height of Egypt’s political power and considerable wealth. It was a time of splendor and opulence.

Isaiah 63:9 ESV

9 In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them; in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

The Expositor’s Bible Commentary, Volume 12: Hebrews through Revelation E. The Faith of Moses (11:23–28)

We do not so much as know the name of the Pharaoh of his time; and even if we did, he would be of interest to us chiefly because of his link with Moses. But the choice Moses made resulted in his influence still being felt. It is not “realistic” to opt for the security of worldly safety. Moses did not do this, and he was right. It is faith that finally emerges triumphant, not worldliness.

Conclusion

Take away points: