As
the writer of Hebrews shared concerning the “faith”
of Moses, he wrote “when”
Moses” “was come to years, refused to be called the son
of Pharaoh's daughter”, and in
chapter eleven and verse twenty-five of Hebrews the writer shares
how Moses chose “to suffer affliction with the people of
God” where we read:
Choosing
rather to suffer affliction with the people of God,
than to
enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
The
verse begins, “Choosing rather to suffer affliction with
the people of God,...”. The
writer began with the words, “Choosing”
which means “to taking for oneself, preferring, voting or electing”
“rather” or “by far,
sooner and to a greater degree” “to suffer affliction”
which refers to “to be treated ill, share persecutions or endure
afflictions” “with the people” or
“alongside the group, tribe, nation, stock and language” “of
God” which refers to the
“Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God the Father,
Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit”. Instead of “preferring”
the luxuries of Egypt, Moses chose to “share and endure
afflictions” with God's people.
The
verse continues, “than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for
a season;”. The writer added
the words, “than to enjoy the pleasures” or
“instead of holding, owning and possessing the enjoyment” “of
sin” or “missing the mark,
error and mistake” “for a season”
which means “temporarily, for a time and enduring for a while”.
Moses could have “enjoyed the pleasures of sin”
for a little time, but this would have been a “temporary”
situation.
When
we consider these words in Hebrews, we understand how Moses could
have enjoyed the benefits that would have been associated with being
the son of Pharaoh's daughter. People who have an advantaged position
like Moses did usually do not forsake their places to “suffer
affliction”. Rather than “enjoying the pleasures” of
“missing” God's “mark”, Moses chose to align himself with
God's people. Those who choose to believe in Jesus as their personal
Savior and Lord may have to give up advantageous positions or
situations, but it is best to remember, those positions and
situations are at best “temporary”, and aligning with Jesus
includes the promise of living “everlasting” with God.
Next
time the writer shares how Moses esteemed
“the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in
Egypt”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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