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| Exodus 2:11-15 |
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Lesson # Exodus 2:11-15 Study Material - Exodus 2:11-15 You must be in fellowship prior to your Bible study, so that the spiritual information you receive can become a source of blessing to your soul and produce spiritual growth. Ex. 2:11-15 11 Now it came about in those days, when Moses had grown up, that he went out to his brethren and looked on their hard labors; and he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his brethren. 12 So he looked this way and that, and when he saw there was no one around, he struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. 13 And he went out the next day, and behold, two Hebrews were fighting with each other; and he said to the offender, 'Why are you striking your companion?' 14 But he said, 'Who made you a prince or a judge over us? Are you intending to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian?' Then Moses was afraid, and said, 'Surely the matter has become known.' 15 When Pharaoh heard of this matter, he tried to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the presence of Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian; and he sat down by a well. Several passages come together here. Forty years have passed. Moses has been raised under the Egyptian schooling program, but he knows of his heritage as a Hebrew. Acts 7:23 gives account of the fight that Moses stopped between the two Hebrew men. Acts 7:51 tells us that the Hebrews were a stubborn people, even resisting the appearance of an ally from the court of Pharaoh. And in Heb. 11 we see that Moses left Egypt by faith. This would have been the second time he left Egypt, which is still 40 years in the future at the Exodus. Now the story. At forty years of age, Moses has concern for his people. He visits them to see their plight for himself. He happens upon an Egyptian beating a Hebrew and comes to the defense of the Hebrew. The Egyptian dies. Oops. Not a good thing. Moses looks around to see if anyone saw the conflict. Obviously the person that was being beaten was a witness and would tell of the rescue. An odd thing for someone from the court of Pharaoh to come to the aid of a lowly slave. Moses hides the body and leaves the scene. Case closed. Right? Wrong. The news spread like wildfire. Other taskmasters would hear of it and the news would soon get to Pharaoh, verse 15, which it did. But Moses visited the Hebrews again the next day. And happened upon yet another argument. This time between two Hebrews. The question, 'Why do you all fight amongst yourselves? Isn't life tough enough being slaves that you have to fight with each other?' Now read Acts 7 closely. Moses presumed that he was the one who would help his people. The prophecy of Abraham was clear. Their time for leaving slavery was almost over. They had been in the land for 390 years. Just 40 years to go when they would leave at the end of 430 years of being in the land. The Hebrews rebuked Moses. 'Who appointed you over us?', was the sarcastic remark. Acts 7:51, even in slavery, even under the great oppression that they lived with, even with the apparent aid that could come from Moses, heir to the throne of Pharaoh, a person high within the power structure of Egypt, even with all of this, they were bitter and stubborn. What happens next? The Hebrews rejected Moses. They had already rejected God over the past few hundred years. So now Pharaoh would be brought into the picture and Moses would be driven from Egypt into the land of Midian. Midian was the son of Abraham by Keturah. Midian means contentious, brawling, discord, strife, to strive with a problem. And that is where Moses ran to. He had a problem with reconciling his role with the Hebrews and with their rejection of him, not to mention his killing the Egyptian. It will take 40 years for him to work things out. It will take another 40 years for the Hebrews in Egypt to become a little less stubborn. They won't totally make it but they will be more receptive to Moses than they are now. Moses was discouraged somewhat. He came to help the Hebrews and was met with two violent events. God intends to deliver the Jews by the power of God, not through the office of Pharaoh. Moses probably would have retained his position and made things more agreeable to the slaves, but that was not their future. Their total removal from Egypt was required. Egypt's destruction as a power in the region was required. Both were to occur simultaneously in 40 years at the Red Sea. Nations far and wide would hear the stories and fear the Israelites as well as their God. We have seen that in Joshua. Moses still had some growing up to do. He was comfortable in the pleasant courts of Egypt, but the tents of Midian were to provide him with a better education than from Pharaoh's tutors. Principles? Life is too tough and too short to be engaged with petty fights with anyone, and especially within ones family. Selfishness and such lead to internal quarrels at home, in the office, with neighbors and so on. Sometimes the problems of life get to us and we become disenchanted or discouraged. What is it all for? We may think of ourselves in selfish terms like the two Hebrews fighting over something insignificant. We may think of ourselves as having some importance like Moses, but others just do not see that importance. We are laughed at, rejected. Moses ran away, dejected and in preservation of his life from Pharaoh. He was now an adult and able to make rational decisions. As an infant he was not able to make decisions. In fact he was helpless and could not run away, yet God protected him in that basket. Moses knew that story, but still ran. Moses presumed too much and was on his own time table while in Pharaoh's court. His political position would give him great influence and eventually power to do his own will. God put a stop to that. Thus the two events of violence where Moses was placed in a compromising position and killed the Egyptian. The second to make it clear that the Hebrews did not think much of him. Moses got out of Dodge! He had a great education under his belt, but it was still not until he was 40 years of age before he ventured out into the slave regions to see his people. Surely he could have made the trip sooner. Now he sat down beside a well and that well is Bible doctrine. He will soon meet Reuel the high priest of Midian, and there his real education in the spiritual life will begin. 
Now is the time to post a prayer. End Of Lesson Study to show thyself approved (mature) unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing (studying/discerning), the Word of truth. |
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