11:24
Moses ended up being brought up in Pharaoh’s household. He could have enjoyed a comfortable life, instead he chose to suffer with God’s people. He chose to be known as a Hebrew, rather than the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. For the Hebrews reading this letter life would have been easier for them if they had gone along with normal Jewish practices. It is worth noting that Moses’ killing of an Egyptian and rebuking two Israelites for fighting with each other, would have seemed like a failure. Moses ended up on the run, he was in exile from exile! And the plight of the Israelites was no better. Yet here the incidents are seen as evidence of Moses’ faith. Our measures of success and God’s measures of success are not always the same!
11:25
Moses chose to suffer with the Israelites, rather than enjoy the temporal pleasures of Pharaoh’s household. We need to have a proper perspective on life, to know what is really important, and what is only fleeting. Sharing with the sufferings of others was something the Hebrews knew about in sharing with those in prison. Enjoying the benefits of Pharaoh’s household is termed “the fleeting pleasures of sin”. Enjoying the benefits of the world rather than remaining faithful to Christ is enjoying the “fleeting pleasures of sin”. This does not mean that we can never enjoy anything in life, but if it is a choice between Christ and a life of ease, we need to choose Christ.
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