Exodus 2:11-25 The Deliverer Prepared

My commentary calls this section "The Deliverer Prepared".  "Moses spent his first 40 years serving in the Egyptian bureaucracy ... In equipping Moses for service, God took several approaches."

1)  Education -- Moses received an Egyptian education, which was likely the pinnacle of learning at the time.  But raised by his mother until he was weaned, he never forgot his people.  Regarding education, my commentary mentioned:  "The servant of God should learn all he can, dedicate it to God, and faithfully serve God."

2)  Failure -- Moses made a courageous decision to interfere when he saw an Egyptian officer beating a Jews.  My commentary says that the work for beating can mean beating to death.  He attacked the Egyptian officer to save the man's life.  If the officer then attacked him, he would be fighting in self-defense.  He killed the Egyptian and hid the body, but the next day, while attempting to stop a fight between to Jewish men, it became apparent that his secret was out, and Pharaoh sought to kill him, so Moses ran away to Midian.

3)  Solitude and humble service -- His courageous nature again led him to defend seven women attempting to water their father's sheep.  Competing shepherds had chased them away from the well, but Moses defended them and watered their sheep.  The grateful father opened his home to him and gave him one of his daughters to marry.  "The man who was mighty in word and deed in Egypt is now in the lonely pastures taking care of stubborn sheep, but that was just the kind of preparation he needed for leading a nation of stubborn people."

Father, I see Your hand in all You've prepared me for.  I wait joyously to see how You will use me in the future.

 

Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford