Our Good God
Two Kinds of Kings
Aaron Lee | August 30, 2026 | FCBCW Children’s Worship | Exodus 1-2:10
Introduction
Does God hear me? Does he care for me? The Bible has a word for expressing our troubles to God. It’s called groaning. Does God hear our groaning?
Context
After Joseph died, the Hebrew people grew. They multiplied and filled the land in Egypt. Years passed, and a new Pharaoh who didn’t know Joseph, but he knew the Hebrew people, He was worried that the Egyptians would be outnumbered, and outpowered.
1. The king of Egypt
Pharoah is shown as someone who is afraid. He fears the Hebrew people. He makes them slaves, but they still continue to grow. He can’t control that. He tells the Hebrew midwives to kill the newborn Hebrew boys:
15 Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah, 16 “When you serve as midwife to the Hebrew women and see them on the birthstool, if it is a son, you shall kill him, but if it is a daughter, she shall live.” 17 But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live. (Exodus 1:15-17)
The midwives fear God, not the Pharoah, so they don’t obey his commands, and they let the male children live, thwarting Pharoah’s plans. Pharaoh cannot control this. While Pharaoh is king over Egypt he cannot compare to God.
Application: Will you fear God? When I say fear, I don’t mean be afraid. I mean will you respect, honor, and obey him? Will you love him more than anyone else?
When your friend tells you to lie, will you love God more? When your heart tells you to get angry, will you love God more?
2. The King of everyone and everything
Pharoah comes up with another plan. He commands that every son that is born to the Hebrews you shall cast into the Nile, but you shall let every daughter live. One family, a dad and mom, they hide their baby son for three months, and when they couldn’t hide him any longer, they put him in a basket among the reeds. The dad’s sister was watching, and she saw Pharaoh’s daughter find the baby. Pharaoh’s daughter knew it was a Hebrew, and she took pity on him. The dad’s sister approached Pharaoh’s daughter:
7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, “Shall I go and call you a nurse from the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?” 8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, “Go.” So the girl went and called the child's mother. 9 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, “Take this child away and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages.” So the woman took the child and nursed him. 10 When the child grew older, she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, “Because,” she said, “I drew him out of the water.” (Exodus 2:7-10)
The sister asked if she should get someone to nurse the baby. Pharaoh’s daughter said yes, and so she went back and got the mom. Pharaoh’s daughter said she would even pay the mom to do it. When the child grew older, Pharaoh’s daughter adopted the boy, becoming her son, and named him Moses.
God is not mentioned in the second part of our story, but his presence is so powerful that you can’t miss or mistake him. God shows himself to be totally in control, and totally trustworthy.
Application: Will you trust God?
When you get sick, will you trust God? When you don’t get to do what you want, will you trust God?
The Gospel
There are so many gospel connections. I will only highlight three today:
The Hebrew people were slaves, just like we were slaves to sin
God protects Moses in an ark, just like Noah and how we need God to save us
God orchestrates and raises up Moses to be a deliverer of God’s people, just like Jesus
Will you love and trust Jesus?
Big Idea / PRIMARY INTENT
God is our kind and caring King who controls the entire world.
Conclusion
God hears the prayers of his people. And he cares for them. He cares for them with the comfort of his word, but also by controlling everything for his glory. Christians love and trust God, knowing that he is the King of everyone and everything.
Notes
Adapted from More Than a Story by Sally Michael
Acts: A Commentary by Jay Sklar (The Gospel Coalition)