The document discusses Moses' life and faith through three stages: 1. Refusing a sinful life of luxury despite being raised as Pharaoh's grandson, choosing instead to endure ill-treatment with God's people. 2. Leaving Egypt with determination, not fearing Pharaoh's wrath by believing God could protect him. 3. Willingly following God's instructions to put blood on doorposts and lead God's people out of Egypt through the Red Sea, despite seeming strange, in order to demonstrate faith.

2. “FaithandChoices”

3. Moses…
•M. El-Erian was one of the
highest paid financiers in the
world in 2013
•He suddenly quit his $100M/year
job with no explanation– but
revealed the reason recently
•His 10 year old daughter had
given him a list of 22 things he’d
missed in her life that year

4. Moses…
•He since has taken several part time jobs,
and bought the NY Jets
•Moses is the most revered ancient Hebrew
to the Jews today
•He made a similar choice to El-Erian
•He left all-power, to follow God
•There are three stages that everyone who
decides to follow God must go through…

5. “23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden
for three months by his parents, because they saw
he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of
the king’s edict. 24 By faith Moses, when he had
grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s
daughter, 25 choosing rather to endure ill-treatment
with the people of God than to enjoy the passing
pleasures of sin, 26 considering the reproach of
Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for
he was looking to the reward. 27 By faith he left
Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he

6. endured, as seeing Him who is unseen. 28 By faith
he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the
blood, so that he who destroyed the firstborn
would not touch them. 29 By faith they passed
through the Red Sea as though they were passing
through dry land; and the Egyptians, when they
attempted it, were drowned.
Hebrews 11:23-29, NASB

7. A. Stage 1: Refusing a Sinful Life
•Vs 23-26,

8. “23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden
for three months by his parents, because they saw
he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of
the king’s edict. 24 By faith Moses, when he had
grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s
daughter, 25 choosing rather to endure ill-treatment
with the people of God than to enjoy the passing
pleasures of sin, 26 considering the reproach of
Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for
he was looking to the reward.”
Hebrews 11:23-26, NASB

9. A. Stage 1: Refusing a Sinful Life
•Vs 23-26, I’m sure all parents
think this way, but God blessed
•We must give some cultural
background to understand
Moses’ circumstances…
•Rich delta land gave Egypt a
huge advantage over
neighboring countries,
especially in times of famine

10. A. Stage 1: Refusing a Sinful Life
•Moses benefited greatly– he
was raised as Pharaoh’s
grandson
•Best education, training, food
•According to Egyptian oracles,
Moses was a statesman and a
soldier– when Ethiopia attacked
Egypt, Moses was given
command of the Royal troops

11. A. Stage 1: Refusing a Sinful Life
•Moses’ army defeated the
Ethiopians and brought back
slaves and spoils to Egypt
•Josephus wrote that Moses was
a crown prince– in line to be
Pharaoh himself one day
•Now you can understand the
choice he made– weighing the
material against the spiritual

12. A. Stage 1: Refusing a Sinful Life
•Vs 25-26 draw the mental picture of
a fork in the road, forcing choice

13. “25 …choosing rather to endure ill-treatment with
the people of God than to enjoy the passing
pleasures of sin, 26 considering the reproach of
Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt;
for he was looking to the reward.”
Hebrews 11:23-26, NASB

14. A. Stage 1: Refusing a Sinful Life
•Vs 25-26 draw the mental picture of
a fork in the road, forcing choice
•One way was broad, well-traveled,
and well-paved with golden
opportunities and many enticements
to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin
•The other, pot-holed with uncertain
footing, shaky bridges, and rough
rocky territory ahead

15. A. Stage 1: Refusing a Sinful Life
•The Greek word ‘heg-eo-mai’, tells us
that he thought through the choices
before he made them
•‘Considered’ has the literal definition
“to lead, to go before, to think ahead”
•Moses looked far down the road to
where his decisions would take him,
thinking through eternity
•The reward for enduring the reproach of
Christ outweighed the experience of
enjoying anything Egypt had to offer

16. B. Stage 2: Determination to Leave
•V 27, Moses’ decision was not a
casual one—

17. “27 By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of
the king; for he endured, as seeing Him who is
unseen.”
Hebrews 11:27, NASB

18. B. Stage 2: Determination to Leave
•V 27, Moses’ decision was not a
casual one—
•He left everything except the
clothes he had on at the moment
•The choice took amazing
determination: choosing the
invisible, imperishable, impossible
•He believed God could cover the
wrath of Pharaoh

19. C. Stage 3: Willing to do God’s Will
•Vs 28-29, to understand
what is happening, we
must read Exodus 12 too…

20. “28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling
of the blood, so that he who destroyed the
firstborn would not touch them. 29 By faith they
passed through the Red Sea as though they were
passing through dry land; and the Egyptians, when
they attempted it, were drowned.
Hebrews 11:23-29, NASB

21. “7 Moreover, they shall take some of the blood and
put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the
houses in which they eat it.”
Exodus 12:7, NASB
“12 For I will go through the land of Egypt on that
night, and will strike down all the firstborn in the
land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all
the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments—I am
the LORD. 13The blood shall be a sign for you on the

22. houses where you live; and when I see the blood I
will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to
destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.”
Exodus 12:13-13, NASB

23. C. Stage 3: Willing to do God’s Will
•Vs 28-29, you can imagine
Moses putting up the blood
•A highly educated man, Moses
did this “strange” thing
•Not only that, he will cross the
Red Sea soon…
•God may ask many “strange”
things from you in your walk…

24. C. Stage 3: Willing to do God’s Will
•Many people will be derisive
about your faith and say things like
•“Well, I don’t believe in a God of
love judging…”
•“A loving God would never...”
• Or, I am just not into organized
religion…”
•As believers, we need to think and
act biblically, not emotionally

25. C. Stage 3: Willing to do God’s Will
•Far too many folks think about God
in relation to what they have done
and/or what they want, to justify
ungodly thoughts or actions
•All of us have our own person
theology or ‘belief about God’
•C. S. Lewis warned, “If you do not
listen to theology, that will not mean
that you have no ideas about God. It
will mean that you have a lot of
wrong ideas.”

26. Take Home Tips
1. We need the discernment from the
Word to refuse sinful choices; faith
must overshadow feelings and logic
2. We need godly determination to leave
the patterns of our sinful past; your
faith is your security
3. We must be willing to do what God
tells us, no matter the consequence;
your faith will silence other’s opinions!