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  MAKE A FOOTBALL OF PHARAOH'S CROWN!
  by Thomas Brooks
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Summary: Moses' decision to refuse the pleasures of sin and follow God
is a powerful example of faith and perseverance.

Topics: "Eternal Perspective", "Faith"
Scripture References: Hebrews 11:24

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Thomas Brooks emphasizes the faith of Moses, who, upon growing up,
rejected the identity and privileges of being Pharaoh's grandson in
favor of suffering with God's people. He highlights Moses' perspective
on eternal rewards over temporary pleasures, illustrating how Moses
viewed the treasures of Egypt as insignificant compared to the glory of
God. Brooks uses the imagery of Moses treating Pharaoh's crown as a
football to symbolize his disdain for worldly honors and his commitment
to a higher calling. This act of faith demonstrates the power of seeing
the invisible God and prioritizing spiritual wealth over earthly gain.

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"By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be

called the son of Pharaoh's daughter and chose to suffer

with the people of God rather than to enjoy the short-lived

pleasure of sin. For he considered reproach for the sake of

the Messiah to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt,

since his attention was on the reward. By faith he left Egypt

behind, not being afraid of the king's anger, for he persevered,

as one who sees Him who is invisible." Hebrews 11:24-27

When Moses had seen Him who was invisible, when he had

taken a full prospect of the eternal world, and when he had

beheld God as his portion--oh, how does he slight, scorn, and

trample upon all the honors, preferments, profits, pleasures,

delights, and contentments of Egypt--as things below him,

and as things that in no respects were worthy of him!

It is a Rabbinical fable, that as a child, Moses had Pharaoh's

crown given him to play with--and he made a football of it,

and cast it down to the ground, and kicked it about, as if it

were a sign of his future vilifying and despising of temporal

things. I shall not much trouble my head about what Moses

did when he was a child. But of this I am sure, having the

word of God for it, "By faith Moses, when he had grown up,

refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;" that is,

he did little less than make a football of Pharaoh's crown!

Witness his refusing with a holy scorn and disdain, to be called

the son of Pharaoh's daughter, and so to succeed Pharaoh in

the throne.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/thomas-brooks/make-a-football-of-pharaohs-crown/
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