Title: Moses, a man of faith to imitate
Content If Christians take away their faith, what is left? It's unthinkable. We see God by faith, we are saved by faith, and we please God by faith. So we can see why the Reformers shouted so much only faith. After exhorting those who have faith on the lifestyle that those who have faith should aim for, the text of the chapter of faith tells us what our religious life should look like by (example) Moses, the hero of the Exodus.
What is Moses' life of faith and what should we imitate?
1. Rejecting the status of an Egyptian prince by faith (24)
Moses was saved from death and became a prince of Egypt. As a prince, he was able to live while enjoying everything, but he gave up his position as an Egyptian prince when he realized that he was a Hebrew people suffering from his mother's religious education. It has great implications for us living in today's materialistic era. It is a role model for those of us who easily betray the Lord for the sake of small gains and conveniences, giving up our faith like a devoted partner and wanting to eat better and take good care of ourselves.
2. He preferred suffering to enjoying the pleasures of sin (25-26)
The position of the descendants of the Egyptian kings was a place where wealth and honor were guaranteed, but they preferred suffering with their own people, a slave nation, rather than enjoying the pleasures of sin. The pleasure of sin is primarily to enjoy wealth and glory in the Egyptian palace when one's people suffer as slaves. Ultimately, it means that believers do not live according to the will of God, but live according to the lusts of the flesh. Therefore, Moses' act of refusing this luxury is given meaning as an insult for the sake of Christ. Pleasure is pleasant, but not all pleasure is good. Drives the joys of the world to death for a moment It is a life that pursues the pleasures of the world regardless of God. Rather than the wealth and glory enjoyed in the Egyptian palace, Moses looked to the incorruptible and incorruptible reward that he would give as a reward for his future hard work as a servant of God.
3. He feared the invisible God more than the visible king of Egypt.(27)
When he was a prince in Egypt, he ran away because he was afraid of killing someone unintentionally. However, when he left Egypt, when Pharaoh was angry that he did not allow it, or when he pursued after him, he was not afraid at all, relying on an invisible God rather than a visible king. This is the image of those who live by faith. Moses saw the invisible God by faith and kept his faith while believing and trusting in God even in the midst of great suffering.
4. Through faith, the Passover and the sprinkling of blood were established.(28)
5. Crossed the Red Sea like land by faith (29)
The Red Sea was the first blockage for the people after they left Egypt. It is a dilemma as the Egyptian army is chasing after the Red Sea in front. The people are clamoring, they hate God, and they are in a situation to stone Moses. However, by following the instructions of the leader Moses and relying on God, the Israelites were able to cross the Red Sea safely, and the Egyptian army that was pursuing them was all buried.