“By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible. By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel” ( Hebrews 11:27-28 )

Moses lived a life propagated by faith in an unseen God. This faith was the means to see what was invisible and hidden to others. In return, God revealed Himself constantly to Moses making provision for him. Because Moses had faith, he left Egypt undismayed by the wrath of Pharaoh who was trying to kill him ( Exodus 2:15 ). Instead he set his face steadily toward Him who is invisible and disregarded everything else.

Because of this lifestyle of faith, Moses oversaw and instructed the people of Israel to carry out the Passover. This would be the breaking point for Pharaoh but a glorious triumph for Moses. The angel of the Lord was going to pass through the land and strike down the firstborn, both men and animals, it was a sign of judgement on Egypt ( Exodus 12:12 ). However, God instructed the Israelites to slaughter a passover lamb and mark the doorposts of their homes with the blood. The blood was a sign for them, when the Lord saw the blood the destroyer would pass over that house and everyone inside would be safe ( Exodus 12:13 ). Moses, by faith, relayed this message to the Israelites and the entire nation did what Moses instructed ( Exodus 12:28 ).

Because of this marvelous act of faith, when nothing like this had ever taken place before, the entire nation of Israel was spared and they learned to trust in God. Egypt was not as fortunate. The Bible records, “At midnight the LORD struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on the throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner, who was in the dungeon, and the firstborn of all the livestock as well. Pharaoh and all his officials and all the Egyptians got up during the night, and there was loud wailing in Egypt, for there was not a house without someone dead” ( Exodus 12:29-30 ).

As a result, Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron during the night and told them to leave taking with them the entire nation, their families and all their livestock. Amazingly, the Lord made the Egyptians favorably disposed towards the Israelites as well and they gave them articles of silver, gold and clothing. In fact, they plundered Egypt ( Exodus 12:35-36 ). They took with them the spoils and wealth of Egypt, just recompense for hundreds of years of hard labor.

By faith, Moses kept the Passover and saw the deliverance of his people in a mighty act of God. Simple trust and confidence in God was all it took to bring them out. God is always faithful to His word and desires it to come to pass. What an amazing truth!

“By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.  He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short time. He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward” ( Hebrews 11:24-26 )

God will always reveal himself to those whose hearts are sensitive and looking for him. In fact, God made a habit of revealing to the Old Testament patriarchs his plan of salvation through the promised Messiah. When Moses got a glimpse of this promise, the scriptures record that he chose to be mistreated with the people of God rather than enjoy his position among the Egyptians. He considered disgrace for the sake of Christ of far greater value. This shows that he was looking forward in faith to something far greater than the pleasures of this life.

To the outside world, this seems absurd. He was rescued by the daughter of Pharaoh as a baby, raised under Pharaoh’s influence, wealth and position. In every sense of the word, he had it all. He had power, authority, riches and family connections. But this doesn't compare or hold a candle to what God offers. Moses willingly gave it all up to be associated with the mistreated people of Israel and the sake of Christ.

This is amazing, this shows that Christ Jesus is and will always be the pinnacle of history. His work on the cross was so wonderful that Moses looked forward to it and it changed the course of his life and what he considered valuable. The world and all its splendor didn’t compare to the riches of glory.

God, true to His wonderful nature fulfilled His promise to the people of Israel in Moses’ lifetime. He saw firsthand the marvelous works of God in bringing the people out of bondage and into the promised land. “During that long period, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned in their slavery and cried out, and their cry for help because of their slavery went up to God. God heard their groaning and he remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob. So God looked on the Israelites and was concerned about them” ( Exodus 2:23-25 ). He even used Moses as the means to bring it all to pass.

The Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt is a wonderful type and shadow of the deliverance from bondage of sin and death that Christ Jesus frees us from. Moses looked far into the future and saw what would be which is why he disregarded everything for the sake of Christ. Faith was the substance that brought him through until his reward. Today we celebrate his faith as recorded in the Hebrews Hall of Fame and are thankful for his foresight in trusting God to fulfill His wonderful promises.