What is the meaning of Acts 7:21? When he was set outside “After three months, his parents could no longer hide him” (Acts 7:20). • Exodus 2:3 records that Moses’ mother “got a papyrus basket… placed the child in it and set it among the reeds.” This deliberate act shows loving courage, not abandonment. • Hebrews 11:23 affirms that Moses’ parents acted “by faith,” recognizing God’s hand on their son even as they entrusted him to divine protection. • The phrase highlights the tension between human helplessness and God’s sovereign care. Like Psalm 121:4–5 reminds, “He who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep… the LORD is your keeper.” Pharaoh’s daughter took him “Pharaoh’s daughter went down to the Nile to bathe… she saw the basket” (Exodus 2:5). • In God’s providence, the very household that decreed death for Hebrew boys becomes the place of rescue (Exodus 1:22). • Proverbs 21:1 declares, “The king’s heart is a watercourse in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.” Pharaoh’s daughter’s compassion is no random event; it is guided by the Almighty. • This moment also foreshadows the gospel pattern: the Deliverer is preserved within enemy territory, just as Jesus later enters a hostile world and is still protected until His appointed hour (Matthew 2:13–15). and brought him up as her own son “Then the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son” (Exodus 2:10). • Moses receives an education “in all the wisdom of the Egyptians” (Acts 7:22), equipping him to confront that very system with God’s truth. • Galatians 4:4–5 illustrates the larger salvation theme: God places His chosen at exactly the right time and setting “to redeem those under the Law, that we might receive adoption as sons.” • Though raised in a palace, Moses never forgets his true identity (Hebrews 11:24–26). God positions His servants where their background and training become instruments for His purposes. summary Acts 7:21 underscores God’s meticulous providence. Human helplessness, enemy compassion, and royal upbringing all converge to preserve the one through whom God will deliver Israel. Each segment of the verse reveals the Lord directing events, turning threats into channels of blessing, and preparing His servant for future ministry. |
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