Heroes Of Faith - Moses
Moses lived to be 120 years old (Deuteronomy 34:7), but it wasn't until he was 80 years old (Exodus 7:7) that God called him to lead His people out of Egypt.
The first 40 years of his life was spent in Egypt learning first from his mother about God (for 12 years) and then learning from Pharaoh the skills needed to run Egypt.
When Moses was about 40 he saw one of his own people being beaten, and he tried to take things into his own hands. He killed the Egyptian and because of this impulsive act he had to flee from Egypt and from Pharaoh.
Moses spent the next 40 years working as a shepherd for Jethro in Midian.
God needed to teach Moses patience and trust.
Working with the sheep day after day taught him both. The Bible says that Moses became the meekest man on earth (Numbers 12:3).
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