Message by Larry Thacker Jr. from May 10, “A Mom Who Changed the World”
Our text comes from exodus 2;1-10. If you grew up in Sunday school, you know the story. The Israelites were living in Egypt after Joseph arranged to provide for them there during a famine. Over time their numbers grew, and the Pharaoh became afraid of them. So he made them slaves and ordered the death of their mail children. When Moses was born, his parents concealed him as long as they could. Then his mother put him in a basket and placed in in the Nile. A daughter of the king found them there and took him as her own, setting the stage for God’s next mighty act some 80 years later.
Now to me that doesn’t read much like a heroic act. It is part of the history, but what is noble about abandoning your baby, even if god did turn it into something good? Then I remembered that the author of Hebrews considered what Moses’ parents did an act of faith (Heb 11;23.) What did I miss? Listen and find out! This part of the story doesn’t even give her a name, but this mom changed the world.
