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“A Mother’s Love”
Text: Exodus 2:1 – 10 “And there went a man of the house of Levi, and
took to wife a daughter of Levi. 2And the woman conceived, and bare a
son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him
three months. 3And when she could not longer hide him, she took for
him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and
put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river’s
brink. 4And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to
him. 5And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the
river; and her maidens walked along by the river’s side; and when she
saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it. 6And 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. 7Then said his sister to Pharaoh’s daughter, Shall I go and
call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child
for thee? 8And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went
and called the child’s mother. 9And Pharaoh’s daughter said unto her,
Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy
wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it. 10And the child
grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her
son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him
out of the water.”
Different views of Mom:
4 YEARS OF AGE ~ My Mommy can do anything!
8 YEARS OF AGE ~ My Mom knows a lot! A whole lot!
12 YEARS OF AGE ~ My Mother doesn’t really know quite everything.
14 YEARS OF AGE ~ Mom…duh!
16 YEARS OF AGE ~ My mom? She’s like, so “not cool”.
18 YEARS OF AGE ~ That old woman? She’s way out of touch!
25 YEARS OF AGE ~ Well, she might know a little bit about it.
35 YEARS OF AGE ~ Before we decide, let’s get Mom’s opinion.
45 YEARS OF AGE ~ Wonder what Mom thinks about it?
65 YEARS OF AGE ~ Wish I could talk it over with Mom.
We have an interesting story in our text today, where a mother is paid
for taking care of her own child. From that I want to emphasize to you
that you will also be paid for rearing your children. Let’s look
further at this text.
I. The Planning – vv. 1-4
A. She planned to be a Godly woman
1. Daughter of Levi
- Married a man from tribe LEVI [PRIESTLY TRIBE]
2. Not afraid of the king
B. She planned to raise Godly children
1. She hid the child - a plan
2. She planned the Ark.
Many moms get a plan from the Lord and so did Moses’ mother.
Application
1. What plans are you making?
2. Are you a godly mother?
3. Are your plans godly plans?
II. The Protection. vv. 3, 4, 7
Mothers have protected us in many ways.
A. Protected by … The Bonding. V. 3a
They have protected us physically and kept us from danger.
B. Protected by … The Building [the Ark] V. 3b
Mothers have protected us morally by teaching us right from wrong.
C. Protected by … The Launch of the Ark. V. 3c
Many times they have also protected us emotionally by keeping us from
things they knew would hurt us.
Mothers have also protected our spirits and brought us up to love and
serve the Lord.
Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is
old, he will not depart from it.
III. The Payment. V. 9
-All parents receive wages.
The Blessings – 1st Time Walking - Graduating
-Notice her wages in the life of Moses.
1. Refused to be called son of Pharaoh’s daughter. V. 24
2. Choose pain vs pleasure. V. 25
3. Choose the reproach of Christ. V. 26
4. Left Egypt. V. 27
WE ONLY
TEACH AND PREACH FROM THE KING JAMES BIBLE
"For the word of God is quick,
and powerful, and sharper than any
twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of
soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a
discerner
of the thoughts and intents of the heart." Hebrews 4:12
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