The Lord preserved Moses from being injured by the corrupting influences around him. The principles of truth, received in his youth from God-fearing parents, were never forgotten by him. And when he most needed to be shielded from the corrupting influences attending a life at court, then the lessons of his youth bore fruit. The fear of God was before him. And so strong was his love for his brethren, and so great was his respect for the Hebrew faith, that he would not conceal his parentage for the honor of being an heir of the royal family. {1SP 166.1}

Herren bevarede Moses fra at blive skadet af de fordærvende indflydelser omkring ham. Sandhedens principper, som han fik i sin ungdom fra sine gudfrygtige forældre, havde han aldrig glemt. Og da han havde mest brug for at blive beskyttet fra den fordærvende indflydelse der var i hoflivet, så bar lektierne fra hans ungdom frugt. Gudsfrygten var foran ham. Og så stærk var hans kærlighed for hans brødre, og så stor var hans respekt for den hebræiske tro, at han ikke ville skjule sin herkomst for den ære at arving til den kongelige familie.