Moses, the Leader of God’s People
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was to guide childish feet 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 mili-
tary training. The monarch determined to make his adopted grandson
his successor on the throne, and the youth was educated for his high
station. “And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians,
and was mighty in words and in deeds.”
Acts 7:22
. His ability as a
military leader made him a favorite with the armies of Egypt, and he
was generally regarded as a remarkable character. Satan had been
defeated in his purpose. The very decree condemning the Hebrew
children to death had been overruled by God for the training of the
future leader of His people.
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The elders of Israel were taught by angels that the time for their
deliverance was near and that Moses was the man whom God would
employ. Angels instructed Moses also that Jehovah had chosen him to
break the bondage of His people. He, supposing they were to obtain
their freedom by arms, expected to lead the Hebrew host 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 appar-
ent, was to be initiated into the mysteries of the national religion. But
he could not be induced to participate in the worship of the gods. He
was threatened with the loss of the crown and warned that he would
be disowned by the princess should he persist in the Hebrew faith. But
he was unshaken in his determination to render homage to none save
the one God, the Maker of heaven and earth. He reasoned with priests
and worshipers, showing the folly of their superstitious veneration of
senseless objects. For the time his firmness was tolerated on account
of his high position and the favor with which he was regarded by both
the king and the people.
“By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called
the son of Pharaoh’s daughter; choosing rather to suffer affliction with
the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in