"Now it came to pass in the days, when Moses was grown, that he went out to his brethren and looked at their burdens. And he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his brethren. 12 So he looked this way and that way and when he saw no-one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand." Exodus 2:11-12. NKJV
After a risky start in life, Moses grew up in the palace of Pharaoh because His daughter had taken him as her son. Now, some 40 years later, Moses was in a prominent position. Students have had heated debates over the years about whether Moses was being trained to be the next Pharaoh. However, there is no biblical reference to this belief. Whether it was true or not, it was short-lived because of Moses' crime; he had murdered the Egyptian and it was probably pre-meditated because, 'he looked this way and that way and when he saw no-one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.' Moses had witnessed the Egyptian 'beating' the Hebrew. Now in the Hebrew, the word for 'beating' meant beating him to death. So in reality, Moses saved his life.
It's easy to gloss over this crime, but it was murder. However, there was no particular law at that time; but, however we view it, God must have been grieved because He is righteous and loves everyone. Moses was soon caught out when he tried to separate two Hebrew men who had got into a fight. One of them indicated what Moses had done the previous day and, Moses panicked and left for Midian, where he spent the next 40 years or so as a shepherd. The thing is, did he miss his position in Egypt? Was he full of remorse at what he had done, there is no indication that he was.
Moses spent 40 years as a shepherd and had plenty of time to think and be alone with God. During this waiting time, God began to get him into position. God took this man and despite what he had done in the past, forgave him, trained him and turned him into perhaps the greatest leader of that time.
But Moses had to learn and this took time. If you're being called to serve God, there is a time of waiting, training and repenting. Like Moses, whatever is in your past, God can deal with it and with you, if you're willing to spend time with Him. DL Moody, said, 'Moses spent 40 years in Egypt thinking he was a somebody; 40 years in the wilderness learning he was a nobody, and another 40 years seeing what God can do with a nobody'
Therefore, get into God's Word and spend time with Him
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