What happened to the Kings?

We will continue in Exodus for this conversation.  Picking up with verse 12 [But the more they (Isrealites) were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites ]..

13 and worked them ruthlessly. 14 They made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their hard labor the Egyptians used them ruthlessly. 15 The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah, 16 "When you help the Hebrew women in childbirth and observe them on the delivery stool, if it is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, let her live." 17 The midwives, however, feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do; they let the boys live. 18 Then the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, "Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?" 19 The midwives answered Pharaoh, "Hebrew women are not like Egyptian women; they are vigorous and give birth before the midwives arrive." 20 So God was kind to the midwives and the people increased and became even more numerous. 21 And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own. 22 Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: "Every boy that is born you must throw into the Nile, but let every girl live."

Question 1: Keying in on the mid part of verse 16, the question that I want to pose to you is "who or what is trying to kill the king in you?" Is there something that has been placed inside of you that someone is trying to kill before you birth it into existence?

Question 2: Have you aborted your own king? Unlike the the Israelites, who were forced into bondage and captivity, we willingly place ourselves in bondage with the things that we engage in, the people that surround ourselves with and the unhealthy thoughts that we have about ourselves and others. Do you have vision but are not a visionary (this is for another time, because this is series by itself)? Sometimes we are not living in kingship because we do not walk, talk and behave in the manner of a king/queen. But like all great kings, timing is imperative and patience in paramount. You have to know when to make your move. Too much activity or stress while your king is in the womb could abort the promise.

Questions 3: The other question that I have to ask is, "Have you have ever been a king killer?" Sometimes, unbeknownst to ourselves, we can say or treat others in a way that could be demeaning or discouraging and kill their hopes or dreams. We need to have a "midwife mentality", which is a spirit of love and faithfulness to do what the Lord asks of us. But you first have to know what He expects from you. When you allow someone else's inner king to live, God blesses you and your king to live.

But thank the King has called us to be kings and queens.

"In order not to abandon your kingship, you can't abandon the King" - C. Holmes

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