Faith for the Next Generation: The Parents of Moses

Hebrews
Written By Steve Estes

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Speaker: Steve Estes
Scripture: Hebrews 11:23
October 29, 2023

Hebrews 11:23: By faith Moses' parents hid him for three months after he was born, because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king's edict.

Sermon Outline

1. Background: Israel's history in Egypt

  • Israel (aka Jacob) moves to Egypt with his family

  • The Hyksos take over Egypt and enslave the Israelites

  • The Egyptians regain control

2. The family of Moses

  • Parents, brother, and sister

  • "...they saw he was no ordinary child"

  • His parents' life-saving plan

  • This is what the readers of Hebrews needed to read

3. How God spared Moses

4. Lessons

  • It's absolutely necessary for believing parents to trust the Sovereignty of God

  • It's the absolute responsibility of parents to raise their children from their earliest days to know the one true God

Steve Estes

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