QT 1/30/2026 Exo 2:1-10, Wisdom and discernment on tough issues

Exodus 2:1–10 (ESV) —

1 Now a man from the house of Levi went and took as his wife a Levite woman. 2 The woman conceived and bore a son, and when she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him three months. 3 When she could hide him no longer, she took for him a basket made of bulrushes and daubed it with bitumen and pitch. She put the child in it and placed it among the reeds by the river bank. 4 And his sister stood at a distance to know what would be done to him. 5 Now the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river, while her young women walked beside the river. She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her servant woman, and she took it. 6 When she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the baby was crying. She took pity on him and said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children.” 7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call you a nurse from the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?” 8 And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go.” So the girl went and called the child’s mother. 9 And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child away and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages.” So the woman took the child and nursed him. 10 When the child grew older, she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, “Because,” she said, “I drew him out of the water.”

 

NOTE: Some of the differences in the sexes shows up in these verses. The man (Pharaoh) had ordered the death of all Hebrew boy babies. That is an incredibly cruel command. I wonder how long it stood because its cruelty must have come back on Pharaoh to some degree. Within his own family, his daughter, a woman, sees the baby and rescues him, in defiance of her own father. He did not care and she did care. He was heartless and she was compassionate. Not all men are heartless or all woman compassionate. But as a general rule, there is some truth in their behavior.

 

The current immigration sweep can seem heartless, but there are a number of factors for Christians to consider. The immigrants being sought are child molesters, human traffickers, drug dealers, murderers, and gang members. They are not here legally. The government is not killing them but rather sending them back to their countries. Are there mistakes in the process? I am sure there are, but a process with this many illegal immigrants will make mistakes. It does not help that those finding and capturing the illegal immigrants are being interfered with -- that causes the federal agents to act more hastily. I think without the interference, there would be less mistakes and certainly no injuries. Most of the anti-forces are female. I appreciate their care for the downtrodden, but their protection for the criminal is very misguided. We are to take care of prisoners but that does not mean we keep them out of jail.

 

PONDER:

1. Have I thought through my response to the present immigration crisis?
2. Do I think illegal immigration is the same as legal immigration in God's eyes?
3. Do I believe that we are to obey the governing authorities except where it clearly violates one of God's commands (kill, lie, or steal for example)?

 

PRAYER: Father, the issue my country faces is complicated. The people are very emotional about their views. I don't see many true believers supporting the left. The people who support homosexuality, abortion, and transgenderism seem to be the same people supporting illegal immigration. Give us all wisdom to seek your will and to do what is right according to your word.