Scripture Acts 7:17-29
17 "As the time drew near when God would fulfill his promise to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt greatly increased. 18 But then a new king came to the throne of Egypt who knew nothing about Joseph. 19 This king exploited our people and oppressed them, forcing parents to abandon their newborn babies so they would die.
20 "At that time Moses was born—a beautiful child in God's eyes. His parents cared for him at home for three months. 21 When they had to abandon him, Pharaoh's daughter adopted him and raised him as her own son. 22 Moses was taught all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was powerful in both speech and action.
23 "One day when Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his relatives, the people of Israel. 24 He saw an Egyptian mistreating an Israelite. So Moses came to the man's defense and avenged him, killing the Egyptian. 25 Moses assumed his fellow Israelites would realize that God had sent him to rescue them, but they didn't.
26 "The next day he visited them again and saw two men of Israel fighting. He tried to be a peacemaker. 'Men,' he said, 'you are brothers. Why are you fighting each other?'
27 "But the man in the wrong pushed Moses aside. 'Who made you a ruler and judge over us?' he asked. 28 'Are you going to kill me as you killed that Egyptian yesterday?' 29 When Moses heard that, he fled the country and lived as a foreigner in the land of Midian. There his two sons were born.
Observations (Context – Stephen answering false allegations with a HIStory lesson)
- Stephen's confidence because he used "would" not "if"
- Stephen knew he wasn't abandoned because Moses wasn't really "adandoned"
- Stephen knew God had given Moses' His plan and purpose
- Stephen knew that his "one day" would come
- Stephen learned a lesson from Moses' assumptions
- Stephen learned a lesson from Moses' fleeing
Applications
- Lean on God's past promises and be fueled by future promises
- Trust!
- When a vision burns inside don't get ahead of God
- Connect this "one day" with HIStory
- Don't run when God has planted you to preached HIStory
Prayer
Stephen's study is amazing! It is about HIStory! I ask that just as you had to get the Moses out of Moses before You got the children out of Egypt that You get the me out of me. I pray that my One Day will complement your plan and purpose that you birthed in my heart!
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