The Mother Of Moses August 2002

The Mother Of Moses August 2002

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*THE MOTHER OF MOSES*

The Egyptians held the Hebrews in slavery for hundreds of years. The pharoah had instructed the Hebrew midwives to kill all boy babies born to the Israelites. Due to the midwives fear of God, the pharoah's orders were not carrried out and the Isaraelites continued to multiply. A second order was given by the pharaoh that all boy babies be put to death by throwing them into the river.

Life was difficult during the Hebrews' period of captivity. Marrying and having children must have been a great challenge. Modern medicine has discovered that the ancient Egyptians used a form of birth control still widely practiced today. It caused babies already conceived to be aborted. With this knowledge available to them along with the proclamation of the pharaoh to throw boy babies into the river, this woman and her Levite husband still chose to have a child. Regardless of the circumstances, Moses' mother and father felt God's call to marry and have children.

Moses' mother hid the child for three months because she was a loving mother who did not want her son to die. The time came when Moses' family could no longer hide him. Great care was taken by his mother to provide for her baby boy, as she lovingly performed each task: picking just the right basket, carefully painting it with tar and pitch, making sure there were no leaks.

Finally, the day came. She wrapped him in a blanket and made him ready for his life's journey. While she performed these tasks, this child Moses, had a divine purpose. She did not know how God would do it, but she knew in her heart that he would be safe in the hands of God.

It might have been anyone who found baby Moses. However, God fixed it to be the daughter of the highest authority in the land. She had power, wealth and all the tangible comforts at her command. All of these things worked according to the divine plan. There was a timely and perfect order of events. When the basket was placed into the Nile River, Moses' mother had no idea what would happen. She knew only two things:

This child some of hers had a destiny in God.
God was faithful to carry out that destiny

Moses' mother had been diligent in preparing for her child, and God was faithful to bring about this miraculous rescue.

The word does not state how old Moses was when he became the son of the pharaoh's daughter. No matter how old, after all of his natural mother's care, it had to be difficult for her to let him go. This was her God-given child. Not only did she nurse and care for him, but she also imparted other things into his heart and spirit during that short period of time.

   In our lives we have our children, husbands, friends and acquaintances. With some of these people our time is short, perhaps just a conversation. We must believe that the Holy Spirit is working through us to reveal the things of God to them.

One thing that had been planted into Moses' heart was his sense of destiny. At the age of forty he knew that it was time to rescue his people. He killed an Egyptian soldier that was beating on a Hebrew slave. It was not God's time to rescue Moses' people, but it does show he knew God had called him to be a deliverer and he was willing to act.

   He refused all the wealth, power and prestige associated with being called the son of pharaoh's daughter, an earthly title, in order to fulfill a heavenly purpose. He had not learned this in pharaoh's court. Learning this amazing destiny must have taken place during the time he spent with his Hebrew parents. Prov. 22:6

   God had promised freedom for the Hebrew people. His parents had to have known that there was a part for him to play, and they knew there would be a reward for those who were faithful (Heb. 11:13). That which had been imparted into Moses by his parents was very strong, and all the lures of Egypt could not hold on to him.

   Moses' parents had a destiny and Moses had his. Moses' mother had long since died when Moses began to fulfill that call. Miriam, his sister, was in her nineties when she danced and sang after the corssing of the Red Sea. God rewarded Moses' mother for believing and putting the basket in the water. She was given the opportunity to nurture and care for him. And she was paid to do so! She was not only required to give him up once, but twice. She had to be a great believer in God, Jehovah.

   We have a promise from God that Jesus will return. We know that it will be through the church that the manifold wisdom of God will be made known (Eph. 3:10). God's eternal purpose was fulfilled in one person, Jesus.  We have a part to play in manifesting Jesus on earth, which in turn, draws others to Him. We have no visible evidence that this is true, but we know God. We have His word. We must be sure that the riches and powers of this age do not draw us away, but that we respond to the "high call" of God.

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