But Egyptian education and the materialism of the royal chambers did not turn Moses into a worshiper of Egypt’s many false gods.

“Because he esteemed the reproach of the Christ [the privilege of being God’s anointed one] as riches greater than the treasures of Egypt.” (Heb. 11:24-26) As a member of the royal household, Moses might have sought fame in Egypt. But if he had done this, he probably would have been forgotten, like scores of Egyptian pharaohs whose principal claim to notoriety is perhaps their ornate tomb, a mere curiosity recovered from earth’s dust by the spade of the archaeologist. Unlike them, Moses is remembered as a man of faith to whom God gave a marvelous privilege.