Beginning of the End - Ellen G. White

Angels taught the elders of Israel that the time for them to be
set free was near and that Moses was the man God would use.
Angels also told Moses that Jehovah had chosen him to break the
bondage of His people. Moses thought that they were to obtain their
freedom in battle, and he expected to lead the Hebrews against the
armies of Egypt.
How Young Moses Was Tested
By the laws of Egypt, all who occupied the throne of the
Pharaohs must become members of the priestly caste. Moses, as the
heir apparent, was to be inducted into the mysteries of the national
religion. But he could not be persuaded to participate in the worship
of the gods. He was threatened with the loss of the crown and
warned that he would be disowned by the princess if he persisted in
the Hebrew faith. But he was unshaken in his determination to
worship none but the one God, the Maker of heaven and earth. He
reasoned with priests and worshipers, showing the foolishness of
their superstitious reverence for senseless objects. For a while his
firmness was tolerated because of his high position and the favor
with which both the king and the people regarded him.
"By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called
the son of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing rather to suffer affliction
with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin,
esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in
Egypt; for he looked to the reward" (Hebrews 11:24-26). Moses was
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