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Joseph receives a fair chunk of Genesis, with his dreams and his time in Egypt being the primary focus. However, the writer of Hebrews focuses on the end of Joseph’s life, when it shows that Joseph was looking forward. He knew that Egypt was only a stopping place along the way. They were in Egypt for a time, but it was only temporary, waiting until the time that God would take them out of Egypt to the Promised Land. The Law, too, was only a stopping place, it was there to look after them until the salvation in Jesus Christ came. This view is consistent with Paul’s teaching Gal 3:15-29.
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Attention now turns to Moses and the exodus from Egypt. Faith starts with Moses’ parents. At the time the help that Joseph had given to Egypt was long forgotten, and the current Pharaoh turned against the Jews, ordering that all male babies be killed. However, the incident demonstrates the weakness of human tyrants, and how they can be thwarted. Doing so takes courage and faith. The Hebrew midwives feared God (Ex 1:17,21), and so did not follow Pharaoh’s edict. Moses’ parents also feared God rather than Pharaoh, and so the potential of Moses. So they hid him for three months. As our society becomes ever more anti-Christian it takes faith and courage to stand against various edicts that society may make. It also requires faith for the future.
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