The Man

with
Two
 Introduction
 Some of the greatest people in
history will tell you how important
mother’s to their lives
- like George Washington
 The greatest men in Old Testament
– Moses (he became the kind of
man he was because of his two
mothers.
 Things about Moses
 He was blessed with his
biological mother – Jochebed
 He was blessed with his adopted
mother (Pharaoh’s daughter) the
Princess - Bithiah
The Man with Two Mothers

I.
THEY CHOOSE
TO GIVE MOSES
LIFE
A.Consider the choice of JOCHEBED

• Moses was born into a culture of death.

The context of Ex. 1:7-22. According to
the decree of Pharaoh, Moses should
have been killed as soon as he was
born.

• They had to wait until the mother gave

birth. BUT when Jochebed did, she
gave birth to a “goodly” baby boy.
• Both of Moses’ parents were involved in
the decision to give him life.

Heb. 11:23 says,

“By faith Moses, when he was born,
was hid three months of his parents,
because they saw he was a proper
child; and they were not afraid of the
king's commandment.”
• Her faith in God would not allow her to
murder her son. But, her faith in God
was so great that she was willing to
trust God with the life of her son. She
could not kill the baby, and she could
not secure his life either
B. Consider the choice of THE PRINCESS
• In verses 5-6, the daughter of Pharaoh
comes down to the river to bathe. When
she sees the floating ark, she sends her
servants to investigate. They bring her
the basket, and she looks inside to find
a crying baby boy.
• We are told that she “had
compassion
• The word “compassion” means
“to spare, or to have pity on.”

• She could obey the decree of

her father and have the child
killed.
• Let’s face the facts today; we also live in a
culture of death. We live in a world where
the most dangerous place for an unborn
child is the place that should be the safest:
its mother’s womb.
The Man with Two Mothers

II.
THEY CHOOSE
TO GIVE MOSES
LOVE
• Both of the women God placed in the
life of Moses loved him more than they
loved themselves.

• His birth mother risked her life to save

his life.

• His adoptive, Egyptian mother risked

the wrath of her father, the Pharaoh to
save his life.
• Jochebed loved Moses because he was
her son. Her body gave him life and
nourished him as he grew.

• The princess loved Moses because God

put it into her heart .

• She named him “Moses.” The name

means, “Drawn Out,” referring to the
fact that Moses was “drawn out” of the
Nile River.
• PSALM 115:3
Our God is in heaven; he does whatever
pleases him

• PSALM 135:6
The Lord does whatever pleases him,
in the heavens and on the earth, in the
seas and all their depths.
• Eph. 1:11.
In him we were also chosen,having been
predestined according to the plan of him who
works out everything in conformity with the
purpose of his will,

• Acts 7:19-20 KJV

19 The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and
evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out
their young children, to the end they might not
live.20 In which time Moses was born, and was
exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's
house three months:
• Eph. 1:11.
In him we were also chosen,having been
predestined according to the plan of him who
works out everything in conformity with the
purpose of his will,

• Acts 7:19-20 KJV

19 The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and
evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out
their young children, to the end they might not
live.20 In which time Moses was born, and was
exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's
house three months:
HOW CAN WE APPLY TO PERSONAL
APPLICATION
• Mothers play a vital role in working
out God’s plan.
• Even complex mother situations
reveal God’s providence.
• We should still raise children, even in
a hostile world.
• Mothering requires risk-taking and
sacrifice.
HOW CAN WE APPLY TO PERSONAL
APPLICATION
• Mothers should learn to accept their
limitations.
• You can trust God with your
schooling options.
• Thank God for godly, supportive
fathers, too!
“Genuine parental love is a window
into the very heart of God.”
The Man with Two Mothers

II.
THEY CHOOSE
TO GIVE MOSES
LEADERSHIP
• Both of the mothers God gave Moses
invested themselves into his life.

A. His Egyptian mother gave him the best

that Egypt had to offer. (Acts 7:21-22 )

B. His birth mother gave him something

his adoptive mother could not give him.
His real mother introduced Moses to the
God of Israel.
• Both of the mothers God gave Moses
invested themselves into his life.

A. His Egyptian mother gave him the best

that Egypt had to offer. (Acts 7:21-22 )

B. His birth mother gave him something

his adoptive mother could not give him.
His real mother introduced Moses to the
God of Israel.
• Heb. 11:24-27 KJV
24 By faith Moses, when he was come to years,
refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's
daughter;
25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the
people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin
for a season;
26 Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater
riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had
respect unto the recompence of the reward.
27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the
wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him
who is invisible.
• ACTS 7:24-29
24 He saw one of them being mistreated by an Egyptian,
so he went to his defense and avenged him by killing the
Egyptian. 25 Moses thought that his own people would
realize that God was using him to rescue them, but they
did not. 26 The next day Moses came upon two Israelites
who were fighting. He tried to reconcile them by saying,
‘Men, you are brothers; why do you want to hurt each
other?’
27 “But the man who was mistreating the other pushed
Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge
over us? 28 Are you thinking of killing me as you killed
the Egyptian yesterday?’ 29 When Moses heard this, he
fled to Midian, where he settled as a foreigner and had
two sons.
 The lessons Moses learned from his
mother set the very course of his life.
Thus it is with the children we have been
given the responsibility to raise. We need
to give them something that all the
universities, schools, and extracurricular
activities in the world cannot give them.
We need to give them knowledge of God!
 Conclusion:
God providentially prepared Moses for
his role as the deliverer of Israel
through the two women he gave him to
be his mothers. Their influence made
Moses into the man he became.