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The Voice in Speech and Song
She kept the boy as long as she could, but was obliged to give him
up when he was about twelve years old. From his humble cabin home
he was taken to the royal palace, to the daughter of Pharaoh, “and
he became her son.” Yet even here he did not lose the impressions
received in childhood. The lessons learned at his mother’s side could
not be forgotten. They were a shield from the pride, the infidelity, and
the vice that flourished amid the splendor of the court.
How far-reaching in its results was the influence of that one Hebrew
woman, and she an exile and a slave! The whole future life of Moses,
the great mission which he fulfilled as the leader of Israel, testifies to
the importance of the work of the Christian mother.—
Patriarchs and
Prophets, 243, 244
.
Faithful Women As Mothers—Especially does responsibility
rest upon the mother. She, by whose lifeblood the child is nourished
and its physical frame built up, imparts to it also mental and spiri-
tual influences that tend to the shaping of mind and character. It was
Jochebed, the Hebrew mother, who, strong in faith, was “not afraid
of the king’s commandment” (
Hebrews 11:23
), of whom was born
Moses, the deliverer of Israel. It was Hannah, the woman of prayer and
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self-sacrifice and heavenly inspiration, who gave birth to Samuel, the
heaven-instructed child, the incorruptible judge, the founder of Israel’s
sacred schools. It was Elisabeth, the kinswoman and kindred spirit of
Mary of Nazareth, who was the mother of the Saviour’s herald.—
The
Ministry of Healing, 372
.
Moses
Words of Eloquence—The life of Moses was marked with
supreme love to God. His piety, humility, and forbearance gave him
influence with the host of Israel. His zeal and faith in God were greater
than those of any other man upon the earth. He had often addressed
his people in words of stirring eloquence. No one knew better than
he how to move the affections of the people. He conducted all mat-
ters connected with the religious interests of the people with great
wisdom.—
Spiritual Gifts 3:57
.