Built Upon the Rock: Right Idea Wrong Way to Go About It

Dr. R. Todd Mangum 

Exodus 2:11-15

Faith by grace saves.  That is a biblical theme clearly and consistently presented to us in Scripture from Genesis to Revelation.  It is a chord struck soundly in the lives and redemptive history of Joseph and Moses we've seen thus far.  In Exodus 2:11-15, however, a discordant note is struck, alerting us to the fact that not every bold, well-intentioned action is an act of faith, nor necessarily covered or endorsed by God's grace. In Exodus 2:11-15 there is a homicide committed by the would-be leader of God's people, which is never explicitly condemned, nor commended, by God.  What's up with that?