Drawn Out

When the child grew older, she took him to Pharaoh's daughter and he became her son. She named him Moses, saying, "I drew him out of the water." (Exodus 2:10, NIV) 



Then say to Pharaoh, 'This is what the LORD says: Israel is my firstborn son, and I told you, "Let my son go, so he may worship me." But you refused to let him go; so I will kill your firstborn son.'" (Exodus 4:22-23, NIV)



When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. (Hosea 11:1, NIV)



The name Moses has various meanings, the first being "drawn out of water." Other meanings include "son" and "savior/deliverer."



In the Bible, a person's name was a part of who they were. Not only was Moses "drawn out", but he became God's chosen vessel to "draw out" or deliver the Hebrews from slavery to the Egyptians. So his name was a prophecy of sorts.



Later, in Exodus 4, God tells Moses to let Pharaoh know that He sees Israel as His firstborn son. Any attempt by Pharaoh to separate God and His son would be met with a separating of Pharaoh from his son.



Do you realize what this means? We are God's children and co-heirs with Christ. Any attempt by anyone to separate us from our God will be met by the powerful hand of our Almighty Father!



The above verse in Hosea looked back to the time when Moses, through God's power and direction, led the Hebrew people out of slavery to the Egyptians, but (and this is where the story gets REALLY good) this was also a prophecy fulfilled by Christ!



In a similar threat by King Herod to kill all the male babies, Joseph, Mary and Jesus fled to Egypt, and it was from there that God drew Him out (Matthew 2:15). And His purpose? To draw us out of slavery to sin.



All honor and power and glory belong to You, God. How great You are! Thank You, Lord, for providing us with a Deliverer in the person of Jesus. Thank You that by His death and resurrection He set us free from slavery to sin and death. Amen.