Hebrews 11:24-26
EasyEnglish Bible
24 Moses himself also believed God. When he became a man, he refused to be called the son of the king's daughter. 25 Instead, Moses chose to join with God's people. He chose to receive trouble and pain together with them. He did not want to live in the king's house and do wrong things. He would only be happy for a short time there.[a] 26 Moses could have been very rich in Egypt. But instead, he let people insult him. He chose to receive trouble because of God's special Messiah. He thought that was worth more than if he had a lot of money. He thought carefully about what God would give him at a future time.[b]
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- 11:25 See Exodus 2:3-12.
- 11:26 God's special Messiah, Jesus Christ, did not come to live on earth until many years after Moses died. But Moses believed that God had a great purpose to save his people. Because of that Moses chose to obey God. He obeyed God even when it caused him a lot of trouble. That was more important than if he became very rich. The writer of this book knew that God had now saved his people because of Jesus' death. That was God's great purpose from the beginning. So that was the true reason why Moses chose to obey God. That was why he received trouble and pain.
Hebrews 11:24-26
New International Version
24 By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.(A) 25 He chose to be mistreated(B) along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. 26 He regarded disgrace(C) for the sake of Christ(D) as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward.(E)
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