Moses Prince Shepard and Servant
Moses: Prince, Shepherd, and Servant Moses was a man that lived like a prince, became a shepherd, and most importantly was a servant of God. ... Moses was a man of patience, compassion, and of faith. ... This paper discusses the life of Moses as the prince of Egypt, as a shepherd, a leader in the Exodus event, and as a servant of God. Moses was born to a Hebrew family. ... Meyer (1996) states that Moses father was named Amram, and his mother named Jochebed (p. ... During those days after the birth of Moses, the pharaoh sought after every Hebrew baby boy and wanted each one killed. ... She kept Moses, possibly three months, and then put the baby in a basket like a small boat and placed it in the Nile River. ... It came to be that the nurse was Jochebed, Moses mother. After an uncertain amount of time, the Pharaohs daughter called the child Moses, meaning "saved from the water," and made him her son, the prince of Egypt. Moses grew up the grandson of the Pharaoh. ... However, it is thought that Moses received influence from Jochebed regarding religious beliefs. Moses experienced the lifestyle of an Egyptian prince with the knowledge of his people, Israel. The first twenty years in the Pharaoh’s court was most likely set around the education of Moses. ... Moses indeed was educated through the views of the Egyptian cultures, laws, and beliefs. ... Indeed, Moses grew up as an Egyptian. ... Moses saw how the Egyptians forced his people to work. One day among the Hebrews, Moses saw a Hebrew beaten by an Egyptian and he became enraged. ... Moses found himself in Midian. ... They were all shepherds and welcomed Moses after he helped with an altercation between some shepherds and Jethros daughters. "Moses married into the Midianite clan and began the life of a family man (2:23-25)," (Tullock 64). These were the years of preparation for Moses. The open land and solitude of the land became a school for Moses.