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The Mediator and Redemption (2:1-22)
In order to free people to worship him, God raises up a mediator, a deliverer, a savior, named Moses.
Of course, there are a number of similarities between him and the greater mediator Jesus Christ, who will crush the head of the serpent, and give us salvation.
Let’s take a look at Moses.
The Birth of a Moses (2:1-10)
1-2: Despite the circumstances, a Levite woman was able to have her son and keep him for three months.
3: When it became to dangerous to hide him, she place him a basket and set him afloat in the Nile.
The basket in this instance is the same word in Hebrew (tebah) used to describe Noah’s ark (only found in in the Bible).
"Basket" was probably a covered papyrus box, maybe with air holes.
She for some reason puts him in a little boat, like Noah, that was pitched in.
Huge - Every Hebrew would have caught the significance of this word.
Just as God’s hand of grace was on Noah, a deliverer, bringing salvation, so it was with the deliverer, Moses.
There he goes floating down the Nile!
It is dangerous in the Nile.
Why?
Because for one, there are crocodiles in the Nile!
Can you imagine that?
Is this not a picture of the sovereignty of God…great picture of how God is in control of all things…even nature.
Not only is he spared from the crocodiles; he is also saved from starvation and drowning.
Vs. 5-9: The daughter of Pharaoh takes pity on him.
God uses the nurturing instinct in her life to take care of Moses.
Moses is then going to be nourished and taught by an Israelite, his mother, it seems, as an infant (7-9).
God is working to raise up a deliverer, right under Pharaoh's nose!
Many times we think things are falling apart, but God is providence is working out his great plan.
Vs. 10: It is fascinating that the daughter of Pharaoh gave the child the name Moses, thinking “I drew him out of the water”
The name Moses actually means “to draw out.”
Is this not a picture of what Moses would do with his people as he was led by God?
Notice the time between verses 10-11.
Moses had grown up.
Again, we see a number of similarities between Moses and the greater Savior, Jesus.
Let me point them out before we move on… • Like Moses, Jesus was born to be a Savior and was rescued from an evil ruler at birth (2:16).
• Like Moses, he had a sojourn in Egypt, “Out of Egypt, I have called my Son” ().
• Like Moses, he passed through the waters .. of baptism.
• Like Moses, there were silent years before his public ministry.
• Like Moses and the Israelites, who wandered for forty years in the wilderness, so Jesus spent forty days.
• Upon his return, he went to a high mountain and gave “the law,” his sermon (), much like Moses did on Sinai.
Of course, Jesus is greater than Moses.
Jesus was without sin, and Jesus was fully God.
So it shouldn’t surprise us when we see Moses fail.
All the mediators in the OT failed at some level.
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The Growth of Moses (2:11-15) As the Story continues, we find that when Moses “had grown up,” he witnessed the brutal assault of one of his people, the Hebrews.
tells us that this was when Moses was 40 years old.
When Moses saw this, “he struck down the Egyptian.”
While some may say that Moses had the right to kill him as son of Pharaoh, his own conscience reveals to us that he knew it was wrong, for before he acted, he “looked this way and that,” and after he acted, he “hid [the Egyptian] in the sand.”
This act reveals that Moses still had a lot to learn before he would be ready to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.
It was not only wrong for Moses to kill the man, but it was wrong for him to attempt to begin leading the people out of Egypt without God’s instruction.Going back to , Stephen tells us that Moses assumed that “his brothers would understand that God was giving them salvation by his hand, but they did not understand.”
This attempt led to the rejection of his leadership (READ 2:13-14).
• It wasn’t time yet, nor was he ready yet….
That’s a good word for those preparing for ministry.
App: This is a picture of a huge mistake from a guy who will eventually be used to fight for justice and mercy, serving God faithfully.
Some of you probably made huge mistakes in the past, but it is good to know that Moses is still going to be used by God greatly.
On a more positive note, Moses’ act also reveals that he desired to be associated with the people of God rather than the Egyptians.
Ryken notes that the same word used to describe the exodus event is used here to tell of Moses’ going “out to his own people” (2:11).
Essentially, “before Israel could go out of Egypt, Moses needed to go out of Egypt, emotionally if not yet physically.”
says, “By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin.”... “He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward” ().
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The Flight of Moses (2:15-25) Moses is now an outlaw on the run!
As Moses fled, he ended up in Midian (15).
The Midian name came from the fourth son of Abraham by his second wife, Keturah ().
As a result, it is likely that many of the teaching of Abraham continued with the Midianites.
Josephus tells us that the Midianites lived around the Gulf of Aqabah, which is at the north end of the Red Sea, about 120 miles south, south-west of the Dead Sea - this is the wilderness.
While Moses was at a well in Midian, the daughters of the priest of Midian came to get water.
During their visit, some shepherds came and “drove them away” (17).
Moses acted to combat this injustice.
But this time he did not kill anyone.
Instead, he acted only as was necessary to drive them away.
It is hear that we begin to see Moses first act as the deliverer he was meant to be.
He not only “saved them” but also “watered [the priest of Midian’s] flock” (vs 17).
So Moses begins he quest for servant leadership.
This act of service was rewarded with not only food but also with marriage.
(bread?).
Moses married Zipporah and had a son - Gershom.
The Book of Acts shows that Moses spent forty years Midian!
Someone said, “Moses was 40 years in Egypt learning something; 40 years in the desert learning to be nothing; 40 years in the wilderness proving God to be everything” (Boyce, 59).
Think about that!
He spent two years of preparation for everyone one year of ministry.
There are three experiences that Moses had in this situation that prepared him for leading the Israelites.(1)
By living in the wilderness, he learned to rely on God.
The wilderness prepared him for ministry and service to God. (2) By having a family, he learned to lead, guide, and discipline those whom he loved.
(3) By working with the Midianites, most likely as a shepherd, he developed skills that would enable him to better lead the Israelites out of their enslavement.
He would go on to lead some obstinate sheep!
“You led your people like a flock, by the hand of Moses and Aaron” (; cf., ) Of course, I don’t want to imply that God selected Moses because he was so skilled (see next two chapters).
Moses was totally inadequate for the task!
He was desperate for God’s power!
But, these experiences in the wilderness seem to have had a shaping effect on his life.
God wastes nothing.
Everything is preparation for the next.
#3: God’s Motive of Redemption (2:22-23) 23: King of Egypt dies.
This meant that Moses could return to Egypt as a prophet not as a fugitive (see 4:19).
23-25: despite the change in government, the slavery is still intense.
It says, “Their cry for rescue from slavery came up to God” (23).
This is intense grief, distress, and agony.
They cry out! (cf., ; ; ).
The verbs in this section show us why God was moved to act.
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God’s Knowledge of the Oppressed Notice God’s response: God heard their cry ..
He saw or looked upon their oppression; He knew, meaning He was concerned.
God heard.
God saw.
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