Yes, but not because of his looks — Moses' parents recognized by faith that God had set him apart for His service.
Les Feldick explains that 'exceeding fair' in Acts 7:20 does not merely mean Moses was a pretty baby. It means he was a special child in God's line of service. His parents understood by faith that God was going to use him, so they took special steps to save him when the Egyptians commanded Hebrew baby boys to be killed.
Acts 7:20 — This verse directly uses the phrase 'exceeding fair' to describe Moses, the basis for Les's teaching that he was a special child in God's line of service.
Exodus 2:2 — The parallel account of Moses' birth shows his mother saw he was a goodly child and hid him.
The Scripture record of Moses' infancy is brief. Acts 7:20 says, 'In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months.' Acts 7:21 continues, 'And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.' In the Exodus account, the same event is described from the mother's perspective: she saw her child, hid him for three months, and then, when he was cast out, he was received by Pharaoh's daughter.
Les Feldick stresses that the phrase 'exceeding fair' is not a description of physical beauty. He says, 'That doesn't mean he was a pretty baby, although he may have been. But that wasn't the connotation. He was exceeding fair in that he was a special child in God's line of service.' He then points out that Moses' parents understood this by faith and took special steps to save the child's life. They saw through spiritual eyes, not physical eyes, that this little infant was the working of God, and they knew that what God had promised He would fulfill. Les also sets the birth in the context of Israel's exploding population and the pharaohs' extreme servitude, when God was preparing to deliver His covenant people and would need a deliverer.
Les Feldick teaches that the phrase does not mean Moses was a pretty baby, although he may have been. It means he was a special child in God's line of service. His parents understood this by faith and responded by taking special steps to save his life.
They hid Moses for three months. Les says they saw through spiritual eyes, not physical ones, that this little infant was the working of God. They believed that what God had promised He would fulfill, and so they took their chances, knowing nothing happens by accident.
Israel was exploding in population, and the pharaohs placed them under extreme servitude in order to control them. At that moment, God was about to step into the picture and deliver His covenant people, and He took a deliverer — Moses.
Israel's Oppression and the Need for a Deliverer
Les sets Moses' birth in the context of Israel's exploding population and severe servitude, showing that God was preparing a deliverer for His covenant people.
The Meaning of 'Exceeding Fair'
Les explains that 'exceeding fair' in Acts 7:20 did not mean Moses was a pretty baby, but that he was a special child in God's line of service, and his parents understood this by faith.
The Faith of Moses' Parents
Les teaches that Moses' parents hid him by faith, seeing through spiritual eyes that God was at work in the child and trusting God to fulfill what He had promised.
Why the Cross Is Foolishness to the World — 1 Corinthians 1:18-25
How many intellectual, highly educated, highly polished, what we would call really apt and appropriate for proclaiming the gospel. How many are? Very few. If any. If any. Because God doesn't use those kind of people. God can only use that which in the eyes of the world is nothing. Now in the little bit of time we have left, I'm going to take you back to Moses as a prime example.
Why Paul Was Never One of the Twelve — Acts 9 Explained
On the back side of the desert, herding sheep of all things, where he actually became an abomination in the eyes of the Egyptians. But after 40 years of herding those smelly sheep, and with no contact with big population centers, now God can approach the man and say, ìI'm going to send you back to Pharaoh.î And what was Moses response? ìLord, I can't. I'm a nobody. I can't talk.
Why God Chooses the Weak: Lessons from Moses and the Cross
Now, come down to verse 26, where the apostle writes, For you see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God hath chosen the what? Oh, he's chosen the foolish things of the world, that is, from the world's viewpoint.
The Burning Bush & The Angel of the Lord: Who Did Moses Really See?
He was Egyptian. My land, he'd been raised in Pharaoh's palace now for 35 years, but inside, what is he? He's a Hebrew. He's an Israelite. And so they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us and watered the flock. Well, and then you know what happened.
Why Israel Rejected Moses — And Then Rejected Christ
Now here's a verse that gives us some things that the Old Testament does not. That Moses was learned, or educated, in all the wisdom of the Egyptians. Now of course that stands to reason, being raised in the palace of the king. But the Scripture gives us that knowledge that Moses was the top man in Egypt, under the king, under the Pharaoh. And he was highly educated, and he had a lot of power.
Exodus 2:2: And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.
This is the earliest biblical description of Moses as a special child, prompting his mother to hide him.
Acts 7:20: In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months:
Les uses this verse to show that 'exceeding fair' points to Moses' special place in God's service.
Acts 7:21: And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.
This records how God preserved Moses after his parents could no longer hide him.
No. Les Feldick explains that 'exceeding fair' in Acts 7:20 does not primarily mean physical beauty. It means Moses was a special child in God's line of service, and his parents recognized that by faith.
They saw through spiritual eyes that God was at work in the little infant. They believed that God would fulfill His promises, so they hid him for three months despite the danger.
Israel's population was exploding, and the pharaohs put them under extreme servitude to control them. God was preparing to deliver His covenant people, and Moses was to be the deliverer.
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