The
writer of Hebrews shared how “by faith, Moses, when he
was born, was hid three months of his parents”,
and this was because “he was a proper child; and they
were not afraid of the king's commandment”.
In chapter eleven and verse twenty-four of Hebrews the writer
shared how Moses “refused
to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter”
where we read:
By faith
Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of
Pharaoh's daughter;
The
verse begins, “By faith Moses, when he was come to
years,...”. The writer began
with the words, “By faith”
which means “the conviction of the truth of anything and belief
with the predominate idea of trust (or confidence) whether in God or
in Christ which springs from trust in the same” “Moses”
whose name means “drawing out”
and was “the legislator of the Jewish people and in a certain sense
the founder of the Jewish religion”, “when he was come”
or “at the time Moses came into existence, began to be, received
being and happened” “to years”
which means “to the external form or sensible appearance of
things”. The writer referred to the time when Moses came to full
age or maturity and independence.
The
verse goes on to say, “,,,refused to be called the son of
Pharaoh's daughter;”. The
writer continued with the words, “refused” or
“denied or disregarded his own interest or to prove false to
himself” “to be called”
which means “to be spoken of, mentioned or named” “the
son” or “the offspring or
descendant” “of Pharaoh's daughter”
which refers to “the female offspring of the native king of Egypt”.
Moses denied the opportunity to continue being “named as” the
“son” of the
“daughter of Pharaoh”.
When
we think through these words in Hebrews, we see how Moses could have
been in a great position of prominence and advantage. He would have
been known as the “son of” the “daughter of Pharaoh”,
and all the blessings and benefits of Egypt would have been available
to him. “By faith” Moses did not accept that title, and he
suffered positionally and physically from it. When a person becomes a
follower of Jesus Christ by believing in Him and His sacrificial
offering for their sins, they may have to reject or deny a favorable
position in this world. Even as Moses suffered, they may suffer as
well. The difference is directed toward things that are “eternal”
and things that are “temporary”. Moses was able “by faith”
to look beyond his temporary advantage to see the “eternal”
one that was set before him. May all who read these words understand
and believe in the “eternal” advantage of forsaking this
world and knowing Jesus Christ.
Next
time the writer shares how Moses could have had the “pleasures
of sin for a season”
but rather chose “to
suffer affliction with the people of God”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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