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Moses turned his back on the wealth gave His life for the sheep (Joh 10:11).
and pleasures and prestige of a life in Isaiah wrote of Him, “He hath poured out
the palace of the king of Egypt. To him, his soul unto death: and he was numbered
reproach for Christ was worth far more with the transgressors; and he bare the sin
than all the treasures of Egypt because of many, and made intercession for the
he looked forward to the recompense of transgressors” (Isa 53:12).
the reward (Heb 11:26). It is interesting Moses’ choice reflects a deep faith in
that the writer of the epistle to the He- his God and a love for the people of God.
brews, inspired by the Holy Spirit of God, His eyes and his heart looked forward
would refer to Moses in connection with to a future day of reward. Moses perse-
reproach for Christ. Although Moses lived vered because he kept the invisible God
long before the Lord Jesus Christ walked and Christ before him. He valued future
amongst men, he suffered reproach and glory more than present and temporary
criticism from his own people, as did the pleasures.
Lord Jesus. You and I have never seen the Lord Je-
Moses’ care for God’s people is reflected
in his prayer to God for someone to lead sus with our natural eyes, but we see Him
by faith. Peter wrote, “Whom having not
them into the land of promise. He prayed,
“Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see
him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy
all flesh, set a man over the congregation, unspeakable and full of glory” (1Pe 1:8).
which may go out before them, and which
may go in before them, and which may Paul wrote in the book of Romans, “For
lead them out, and which may bring them I reckon that the sufferings of this present
in; that the congregation of the LORD be time are not worthy to be compared with
not as sheep which have no shepherd” the glory which shall be revealed in us”
(Num 27:16-17). Interestingly, we read (Rom 8:18). He also wrote, “For our light
of the Lord Jesus, “But when he saw the affliction, which is but for a moment,
multitudes, he was moved with compas- worketh for us a far more exceeding and
sion on them, because they fainted, and eternal weight of glory” (2Co 4:17).
were scattered abroad, as sheep having Very soon, we shall see Him and be
no shepherd” (Mat 9:36). with Him and be like Him forever. Until
Moses stood between the people and that moment, beloved of the Lord, “Let
the Lord and interceded for them, asking us go forth therefore unto him without
forgiveness for their sin and offering his the camp, bearing his reproach. For here
own life on their behalf (Exo 32:32). The have we no continuing city, but we seek
Lord Jesus was the Good Shepherd, who one to come” (Heb 13:13-14).

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