Then Came Moses

Heb. 11: 23-29

Story Starts with his Parents

We go to Exodus

Chapter 2 gives the prologue

Chapter 6 gives genealogy of Moses, Aaron and Miriam

…a man from the house of Levi...

>>>Aaron’s son’s were the Levites

A bit of irony—Pharaoh’s command was to throw male children into the river…Moses was (sort of) thrown...

Faith of his parents rewarded, Moses is saved and his mother becomes his nurse

Likely brought up in his own home, taught Hebrew history and acquired knowledge of God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob

Moses Made a Choice

A slave, slave-driver and Moses

Steven’s speech in Acts 7 gives a good summary of his life

Reading only the Exodus account, we may see personal motives; knowing all of Scripture gives us the big picture

He had his encounter with Yahweh—

YAHWEH—i AM WHO I AM

Thus began the process leading to the Exodus

Passover—imagine explaining that to a nation of people that knew nothing but oppression

Then, the Red Sea

It was Moses who had the faith

Exodus 14:13–14 ESV

And Moses said to the people, “Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will work for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again. The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.”

A Couple Final Points

Take all of Scripture to get the WHOLE story

We have Exodus, the account of Moses, by Moses

We have the inspired sermon of Stephen…fleshing out the details

…the writing of the author of Hebrews who shows the linkage between faith and action

>>>What Heb. 11 is all about

Also...

What about the

English Standard Version Chapter 11

reproach of Christ

Not saying that Moses understood Christ

Though he would be the prophet to which Jesus is compared

Saying that the reproach he took on was not unlike what Jesus would take on

English Standard Version Chapter 11

for he endured as seeing him who is invisible

Sounds like

Hebrews 11:1 ESV

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.