‘Learned In All The Wisdom of the Egyptians’

‘Learned In All The Wisdom Of The Egyptians’

And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and deeds.

Acts 7:22

As we continue to consider the life of Moses and the manner in which God prepared him for his ultimate purpose, we come to consider the first forty years of his life. Our text is an excerpt from the message of Stephen, the first martyr of the New Testament era of the church, he says of Moses, ‘And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and deeds.’ God is the Author of Knowledge. As He prepared Moses for the role that he would ultimately play in the Providential Plan of God, He made sure that Moses received all the necessary education to be able to understand the culture in which he would be working as the liberator of Israel. So likewise, did God, the Father, give to Christ, the Son, during the days of His preparation, the knowledge necessary for Him to effectively minister in the midst of the culture of the Israel of His time. Such knowledge is neither wicked nor worthless, nor is the time wasted which it takes to acquire it. While knowledge, and the pursuit of it are not ends in themselves, but means to an end, neither does God place a premium upon ignorance; especially willful ignorance. God gives to us knowledge and experience which He intends for us to have, in order that we may make Christ known to those to whom He brings us; that they might know Him, Whom to know aright is life eternal.

Our most Holy and Wise God,
we rejoice that You know all things,
and that You impart unto us, Your servants,
all that You want us to know,
that we might be to the praise of Your glory.

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning