Parents must raise their children in faith.

Parents must raise their children in faith.

 

 

At the time when Moses was born, Pharaoh, the king of Egypt,

commanded the Hebrew midwives Shiphrah and Puah,

'When you help the Hebrew women in childbirth

and observe them on the delivery stool,

if it is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, let her live'

(Exodus 1:16).

Nevertheless, despite this,

the Israelites continued to multiply and become strong,

so Pharaoh commanded his people,

'Every boy that is born you must throw into the Nile,

but let every girl live' (vv. 20-22).

It was at this time that Moses was born,

and when his parents saw that he was a fine child,

they hid him for three months (Exodus 2:2).

When Moses was born, his parents saw that he was a beautiful child,

and they were not afraid of the king's edict.

They hid him for three months by faith

(Hebrews 11:23).

Parents should raise their children in faith.

This means raising them in obedience to God's commands,

not fearing men but fearing God, and trusting in God.

Without faith, parents cannot raise the gift of children

that God has given them according to God's will.