Hebrews 11:24

24 By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.

Hebrews 11:24 in Other Translations

24 By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;

24 By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,

24 It was by faith that Moses, when he grew up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.

24 By faith, Moses, when grown, refused the privileges of the Egyptian royal house.

24 By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter

Hebrews 11:24 Meaning and Commentary

Hebrews 11:24

By faith Moses, when he was come to years
Or "was great"; a nobleman in Pharaoh's court; or when he was arrived to great knowledge, being learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians; or rather when he was well advanced in years, being full forty years of age, ( Acts 7:22 Acts 7:23 )

refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;
by whom Moses was taken up out of the water; by whom he was named, and provided for; she reckoned him as her own son, and designed him for Pharaoh's successor, as Josephus reports ^F12: he refused all this honour, both in words, and by facts; he denied that he was the son of Pharaoh's daughter, as the words will bear to be rendered; for to be "called", often signifies only to "be"; and by taking part with the Israelites, and against the Egyptians, he plainly declared that his descent was from the former, and not the latter: and this discovered great faith; and showed that he preferred being called an Israelite to any earthly adoption, and the care of the church, and people of God, to his own worldly honour and interest; and that he believed the promises of God, before the flatteries of a court; and esteemed afflictions and reproaches, with the people of God, and for his sake, better than sinful pleasures, and earthly riches, as in the following words. Of Pharaoh's daughter, (See Gill on Acts 7:21).

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FOOTNOTES:

F12 Antiqu. l. 2. c. 9. sect. 7.

Hebrews 11:24 In-Context

22 By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and gave instructions concerning the burial of his bones.

23 By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after he was born, because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king’s edict.

24 By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.

25 He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin.

26 He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward.

Cross References

• 1. Exodus 2:10,11