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Hebrews 11
Moses – Time to Grow Up
Heb 11:23 By faith Moses' parents hid him for three months… NIV
Heb 11:24 By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. NIV
Heb 11:29 By faith the people passed through the Red Sea… NIV
Heb 11:23-29 By faith Moses' parents hid him for three months after he was born, because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king's edict. By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh's daughter. He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short time. He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward. By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king's anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible. By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel. By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to do so, they were drowned. NIV
The Possibility to Grow Up (vs. 23)
The possibility to grow up starts with exercising your faith in your family.
Heb 11:23 By faith Moses' parents hid him for three months after he was born, because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king's edict. NIV
Ex 2:1-3 Now a man of the house of Levi married a Levite woman, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months. But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in it and put it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile. NIV
The Path for Growing Up (vs. 24-27)
The path for growing up includes making the right choices.
Heb 11:24-25 By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh's daughter. He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short time. NIV
Acts 7:22 Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action. NIV
Phil 3:7-8 But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ… NIV
The Path for Growing Up (vs. 24-27)
The path for growing up includes going through difficult circumstances.
Num 11:10-15 Moses heard the people of every family wailing, each at the entrance to his tent. The LORD became exceedingly angry, and Moses was troubled. He asked the LORD, "Why have you brought this trouble on your servant? What have I done to displease you that you put the burden of all these people on me? Did I conceive all these people? Did I give them birth? Why do you tell me to carry them in my arms, as a nurse carries an infant, to the land you promised on oath to their forefathers? Where can I get meat for all these people? They keep wailing to me, 'Give us meat to eat!' I cannot carry all these people by myself; the burden is too heavy for me. If this is how you are going to treat me, put me to death right now--if I have found favor in your eyes--and do not let me face my own ruin." NIV
Heb 11:27 By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king's anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible. NIV
The Provision for Growing Up (vs. 28, 29)
The provision for growing up – there is power in the blood!
Heb 11:28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel. NIV
Ex 12:12-13 On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn--both men and animals--and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD. The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are; and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt. NIV
Eph 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace… NIV
Rev 12:11They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony… NIV
Heb 10:19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus… NIV
The Provision for Growing Up (vs. 28, 29)
The provision for growing up - as we take steps of faith.
Heb 11:29 By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to do so, they were drowned. NIV
