i.to study the faith that preserved Moses at infant,
ii.to enlighten us on the providence of God for Moses in relation to Christ’s mission on earth and
iii.to discuss Moses as a type of Christ and a steadfast Christian n the old Testament.
Moses was born at a time male infants were killed in Egypt in order to control the Israelites’ population. However, the faith of Moses’ mother in the preserving power of God, led her to hide him amidst the reeds of river Nile and eventually Moses was delivered from death. By faith, Moses preferred to align with his brethren instead of the oppressing Egyptians, even though, his faith led him into criminality, but in exile, he enjoyed God’s providence to lead Israel out of the land of slavery.
1. How can you describe the faith of Moses’ mother in Exo 2:2-3 compare with Psa 23:4-5; Isa 43:1-2
2. Analyse the providence of God on Moses according to Exo 2:5-12, 15; 21-22; Exo 3:1, 7, 10-11.
3. In the context of Exo 3:16-18; Exo 14:13-14, 30; Num 21:9 and Joh 3:14-16, how can you describe Moses as a type of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament?
4. Compare Exo 3:16-18; 4:29-30 with Matt 28:18-20 and analyse Moses as a type of a steadfast Christian in the Old Testament.
God's mission is to save people and shape them to be more like Jesus. If then we must run a successful Christian race on earth, we must have the type of faith in Moses’ history, because, he serves as the Old Testament type of steadfast Christian.
God’s mission is to save; ponder on your Christian Mission.
Joh 3:14-15 "And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life".