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Moses, the Leader of God’s People
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to guide children in the right way. Then it will be found that many
who have blessed the world with the light of genius and truth and
holiness owe their success to a praying mother.
At the court of Pharaoh, Moses received the highest civil and
military training. The monarch determined to make his adopted
grandson his successor on the throne, and young Moses was educated
for this high position. “And Moses was learned in all the wisdom
of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and deeds” (
Acts 7:22
).
His ability as a military leader made him a favorite with the armies
of Egypt, and he was generally thought of as an outstanding person.
Satan’s purpose had been defeated. The very decree condemning the
Hebrew children to death had been overruled by God for the training
of His people’s future leader.
Angels taught the elders of Israel that the time for them to be set
free was near and that Moses was the man God would use. Angels
also told Moses that Jehovah had chosen him to break the bondage
of His people. Moses thought that they were to obtain their freedom
in battle, and he expected to lead the Hebrews against the armies of
Egypt.
How Young Moses Was Tested
By the laws of Egypt, all who occupied the throne of the
Pharaohs must become members of the priestly caste. Moses, as the
heir apparent, was to be inducted into the mysteries of the national
religion. But he could not be persuaded to participate in the wor-
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ship of the gods. He was threatened with the loss of the crown and
warned that he would be disowned by the princess if he persisted
in the Hebrew faith. But he was unshaken in his determination to
worship none but the one God, the Maker of heaven and earth. He
reasoned with priests and worshipers, showing the foolishness of
their superstitious reverence for senseless objects. For a while his
firmness was tolerated because of his high position and the favor
with which both the king and the people regarded him.
“By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called
the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing rather to suffer affliction
with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin,
esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures