Daily Manna 9 August
KEY VERSE: Exodus 2:6 – And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews’ children.”
TEXT: Exodus 2:1-10
And a man of the house of Levi went and took as wife a daughter of Levi. 2 So the woman conceived and bore a son. And when she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him three months. 3 But when she could no longer hide him, she took an ark of bulrushes for him, daubed it with asphalt and pitch, put the child in it, and laid it in the reeds by the river’s bank. 4 And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.
5 Then the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river. And her maidens walked along the riverside; and when she saw the ark among the reeds, she sent her maid to get it. 6 And when she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the baby wept. So she had compassion on him, and said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children.”
7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call a nurse for you from the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for you?”
8 And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go.” So the maiden went and called the child’s mother. 9 Then Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child away and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages.” So the woman took the child and nursed him. 10 And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. So she called his name Moses, saying, “Because I drew him out of the water.”
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You may have heard the saying that, “The darkest nights produce the brightest stars.” This is a self-evident truth that often attends divine providence. Perhaps no other case illustrates it more than that of Moses.
He is an eloquent testimony of God’s wisdom, care and guidance which baffle human reasoning. He was born in the darkest night of Israel’s experience in Egypt. At that time, every male baby born to any Jew was to be killed by the order of Pharaoh. This was a systematic genocide intended to make the Jews fizzle out with time as their women would simply be assimilated by Egyptians through marriage.
Notice that his parents were devoted Levites and full of faith. Nothing else could have made them to defy Pharaoh’s order. When it was impossible to hide baby Moses, they put him out in River Nile in a little ark. By providence, God caused Pharaoh’s daughter to come to the river to rescue him and unwittingly handed him to his real mother to be nursed for her. Thus, Moses, from the cradle had the privilege of being taught the way of God as well as all princely provisions. At the appointed time he was returned to the palace as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. He received the best of formal education. Yet, God destined him to be a star beyond an Egyptian throne.
Are you aware that you have a place in God’s providence? Certainly, He has a plan for your life which nobody may yet fully understand. Your past, present and future challenges may well be the “darkest night” that will produce the brightest star in fulfilment of that plan. What you need then is to establish a living relationship with God. Also needed is a persevering personal commitment to His will.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: If you are in God’s plan, don’t deviate.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Esther 1-5
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Daily Manna 9 August 2021
