"You look like Jesus" Series: Moses

Hebrews 11:23-29

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Moses - in Exodus 2 All the male babies should be killed on order of Pharaoh because he was afraid the Hebrews would take over. Moses’ mother hid him and in a few months sent him down the Nile in a basket to Pharaoh’s house and his daughter took him in.

Jesus - in Matthew 2 in which an Angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph and told him to flee from Bethlehem to Egypt for safety of the child. When Herod heard about Jesus’ birth he found out from the priest and scribes that this was a fulfillment of prophecy. Herod the King was in fear of loosing his thrown to “The King of the Jews” Herod ordered all the male babies under two to be killed. Mary and Joseph left to protect Jesus

Us - Sometimes in life we act like Pharaoh and Herod because we are afraid of losing our power or the control that we think we have, so we act out in a sinful way. Maybe we react in violence and anger when someone wrongs us. Maybe we seek to get revenge, maybe we just do the wrong think to promote or protect ourselves.

Us - Lets look at the flip side of that coin Moses’ mom, Joseph and Mary had to take action to protect their babies. God calls believers to be people of action to stand up for what is right.

Maybe you have a friend who is heading down the wrong path that needs you to talk to them and encourage them. Maybe as a parent you need to have stricter boundaries to protect your child from falling into a sinful situation. Maybe in a dating relationship you need to set stricter boundaries in order to stay pure. Maybe in your social life there are people you can’t hang with and places you can’t go because those people and places bring you down. God many times calls us to take action and make decisions in order to follow Him.




Vrs 24-27
Moses - Exodus 2 Moses was brought up by Pharaoh’s daughter and lived in the household of Pharaoh so he became royalty. He saw a Hebrew slave being mistreated and it made him angry so he killed him. Moses turned his back on his place of privilege to stick up for his people and he realized that God had a plan for Jewish people. Moses saw God work and was called by God to obedience and that’s what helped him endure (burning bush)

Jesus – Obviously Jesus was royalty because He was God and in Philippians 2 brings us to the reality that He did not use His high position to get out of what He came to do for us. Jesus mission here on this earth was to die for our sins. Gospel
He could have came off that cross but he didn’t. The Gethsemane prayer shows us that Jesus was willing to fulfill the Fathers Will. Jesus was one with the Father and knew that plan, that’s what helped Him endure.

Us - We should not use our standing in Christ as a license to sin. Romans 6:1-2 Paul warns us not to give in or allow ourselves to fall into that trap. The easy way out for Moses was to stay in royalty and turn his back on his people, For Jesus the easy way out was to get out of being crucified. Many times our easy way out is sin and just think or say “Hey it does not matter God will forgive me” or worse yet go into sin with the attitude that God will forgive me. Like Moses and Jesus knowing the plan helped them endure, we as believers knowing that God wants us to follow and that is the best plan for our lives should help us endure even when things get tough.


Vrs 28

Moses - Exodus 12 Is the account of the Passover and Moses had faith that God would deliver if they followed the directives, put the blood of the lamb on the mantle.

Jesus - Is the Passover lamb and through His bloodshed we can have forgiveness of sins, but Jesus also knew that going to the cross would not only bring an offer of salvation to us but restore Him to His rightful place of authority. Phil 2:9-11

Us - Like Moses and Jesus we need to trust the directives of God, if you trust in Jesus’ death and resurrection you will inherit eternal life, not “I am a good person or I only trust myself.”

And if you follow what He says God will raise you up, do amazing things with your life and bring fulfillment to your life because you know you did what was right before God. Notice this Moses’ obedience made him the leader of a bunch of complainers for 40 years and to boot he did not even get to enter the Promise Land and Jesus’ obedience got Him nailed to the cross. So we can see obedience is not easy but it is the best way because it pleases God.

What if we don’t obey?
As believers when we blow it and sin we don’t have to live life of guilt and shame thinking God can’t forgive our sins because He can and has. He is the God that gives second chances.


Vrs 29

Moses - Exodus 14 Pharaoh let the Hebrews go out of slavery and they were to make their way to the promise land vrs 12-13 The Israelites 2nd guessed Moses and if he was really fulfilling God’s plan because now they were being pursued. Salvation will come was Moses answer and hen God did the impossible parted the Red Sea notice it took faith to pass through

Jesus - Mark 8:31-33 Jesus tells His disciples that He was going to die and Peter was doubted that Jesus really knew the Fathers plan but He was bringing salvation. Jesus had faith that the plan of Himself dying was going to bring Salvation

Us - Maybe right now you are doing the right thing and things just don’t seem to be going right and you don’t feel a blessing from God, you are being pursued like the Israelites but the pursuit is by your own sin and things almost seem to be getting worse now that you trusted in Jesus because now you are trying to do what is right. When we don’t see the blessing or the benefit of trusting and following Jesus it makes us doubt the plans of God. Or when others criticize.
Some people say “I tried Christianity or Jesus it did not work for me” well what was it supposed to do? I will tell you what Jesus is doing for you, first off He can save you from eternal separation from God because of your sin and He will daily teach you this life is tough, He is there for you because it is tough and you should focus on the fact that this world is not your home and He has a place that is way better for you. Sure in this life there will be good things and that is just to give us a little taste of what paradise with God may be like.

Finally we understand that trusting in Jesus and doing what He says can sometime scare us or is not that appealing. My question for you to ask yourself is, What other option do you have?

Moses’ and the Israelites decision to actually go through the Red Sea was as vrs29 an act of faith but did they really have any other choice. It must have been terrifying.

If you don’t trust in Jesus your sin is in hot pursuit of you and the consequence or wage of it is death. It may feel scary to put your trust in Jesus but it the only option you have. If you want to do that today just personally tell Him. If you do let me know so I can pray for you.

If you do trust in Jesus the sin that separates you from God is conquered

but the call on your life is to not let sin get the best of you, to not use your standing in Christ as a license to sin, not have doubts that Jesus wants to help you have victory over sin, or be afraid to do what is right. But to live a life of obedience.