Exodus 2

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At face value I would say that Moses' mothers life did not improve one bit. She had lost a son, worse she set that son into the unknown, in nothing more that a basket floating in the water. Then while she did get to see her son saved, she would only stand by as the nurse, not the mother. However a quick glance ahead in the bible to Hebrews 11:23 might shed some much needed light on the issue it reads: "By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment." By faith...not by desperation, not out of selfish defiance, but by faith Moses was hidden. As we have already see to this point, faith is an amazing thing, and when we put our faith in God, there is nothing to fear. With faith framing our view, it is easy to see that after she placed him on the riverbank her life improved greatly, for now not only did she not have to hide the child anymore, but God brought Moses to the Pharaoh's daughter, and Moses' sister brought her mother to be the nurse, in the house of the Pharaoh. She had faith in God that there was something more for Moses than death in the river, and now according to the will of the Lord, she would get to see Moses grow to become a man. It was her faith that compelled her to hide him, it was her faith that put Moses in a basket on the river, and it was the frustration of that faith that allowed her to see her son, not hidden in a corner, but in the broad daylight for all to see. It was her faith that gave Moses a life at all, and improved hers at the same time. Faith, can pull us through the darkest times. It will lead us when there is no light.


Peace,
Brian