God had heard the tears of
those under hostile rule! Pharaoh was leading his nation and used the Hebrew
nation to work making bricks for building! Now from this passage, Moses work is
about shepherding sheep in the wilderness area. And one day, his attention was
caught by a bush on fire but it was not consumed. He had moved closer to see
this burning bush and when he had turned aside Moses heard God calling to him.
Exodus 3:4 " Moses, Moses!" And he said, "here I am."
In this commanding event, God's
presence is experienced. in Exodus 3:7 the LORD makes known the oppression He
had seen of His people. He spoke to Moses that He knew the sorrow of His people
in regard to the harsh treatment by the Egyptians. So here in verse 10 God is
appointing Moses to go to Pharaoh and to bring His people out of Egypt. Moses spoke, but he spoke out of his insecurity, "
Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of
Israel out of Egypt? And then God speaks: "I will
certainly be with you." And this shall be a sign to you that I
have sent you; When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve
God on this mountain.” 13 Then Moses said to God, “Indeed, when I come to the
children of Israel & say
to them. ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you, &
they say to me, ‘what is His name?” what shall I say to them?” 14 And God said
to Moses, “I am who I amM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of
Israel, “I AM has sent me to you.”
Yes,
insecurity plagued Moses. And he spoke in Exodus 4:1 "But suppose they
will not believe me or listen to my voice; suppose they say, 'The LORD has not
appeared to you.'"
Yes
wonders would be seen and people would know that God was with Moses. But he was
desiring someone else to speak. Insecurity is a devastating thing! Moses was
not released from his appointment to meet with Pharaoh.
Now
Moses had stepped out to help a Hebrew, but while trying to rescue the man, the
other was killed and Moses hid the Egyptian's body. And on his second day out,
he Moses encountered two men jostling one another. To the one who did wrong,
Moses spoke: "Why are you striking your companion?" Exodus 2: 14
"Who made you a prince and judge over us? Do you intend to kill me
as you killed the Egyptian ? " So Moses feared and said, "Surely this
thing is known!"
And
when Pharaoh heard of this matter: Exodus 2:15 ....he sought to kill Moses. But
Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh and dwelt in the land of Midian, and he sat
down by a well.
So
Moses is found in the wilderness and along with it, he
also took a wife Zipporah, the daughter of Jethro (Reuel)
Timing
is everything in the kingdom of God! Moses was not the perfect man, but neither
are we, yet God used Moses for God's glory. Moses encounters Pharaoh and though
a different one now rules in the place of the one who had sought Moses, still
there must have been some thoughts of those possibly still living who saw him
kill the Egyptian.
From
shepherding sheep, now Moses is shepherding people, but first he has to rescue
them with God's hand. Encountering this new Pharaoh, Moses most likely encountered those
who knew him in the royal palace. But his appointment was at hand and he
asked for Pharaoh to let the people go.
Delivery
comes for the Hebrew nation. Much speaking was done and miracles were
preformed. And the proper response to the power of God is to fear or be in awe
of Him! Moses trusted in the LORD and held obedience to do what God asked him
to do.
God
used Moses, one who considered himself inadequate for a useful vessel in the
hands of God. Still God used Moses and Moses continued his relationship with
God.
Ever
thought of Moses, a man brought up in a palace and who lived most of his life
in the wilderness? Seriously, he was born Hebrew of slaves under the rule
of a Pharaoh and whose people were all "slave" workers who had to
build with straw and mud. Lifted out of water to become the son of Pharaoh's
daughter, and was being protected by God. For whatever his Hebrew name was,
only his parents would have known, for he was renamed Moses by the Princess!
Educated in all things taught, yes, by Janees and Jambrees. Remember them? But
ultimately Moses was taught their "wisdom". He was certainly kept from
harm. He was protected by God Himself to see a day when Moses would serve
God's purposes!
Moses
had lived in the "lap of luxury"! Like Moses, even from his birth, it
looked like the devil was trying to kill him! Taken from his family to live in
a palace and learn the ways of the Egyptians. That was a "big cost"
to the family who gave birth to him and loved him dearly.
Moses,
the one drawn out of the water, to live in a palace and learn the ways of the
Egyptians and to one day hide in the wilderness, tend to sheep, to see and be
'in awe of' a burning bush' that was never consumed. It was his command from
God that would take place "out in the wilderness".
His
appointment took him into the wilderness, yet many a Bible believing and church
attending person will tell you that this is not a place to be.
They will give excuses for the one who is in the "wilderness" place.
But I am one who knows of it and I write about it because whatever our
beginnings and whatever our shortcomings, there is still a God who cares and will
speak to us. If we will but listen and pay attention to the appearance of the
burning bush.
For
you may have aborted that expected appointment by choosing friends over the
Holy Spirit, choosing to sing instead of hearing intently what the Spirit would
say to you, or choosing to take that job in no-wheres-ville to end up running
to the wilderness....still that burning bush will appear.
Yes,
God's presence will be noted and He will most likely call you by your name. And
understand that He is not finished with you. For God's heart toward us is that
He saved us by the blood of His Son, He rescued us from death, from hell and by
grace, HE protects us daily by His ever watchful eye and He is establishing us
in His kingdom that has come.
Anybody
outside the justice of God will bargain with anything to gain the advantage
over another person. We can see how Moses dealt with the hostile Egyptian. We
must deal accurately with people and in doing so we abide in that place
that is honest and transparent in those dealings. But those who choose
to make deals in getting that heart's desire...might end up with more than a
bad deal, but end up with the empty deal, the falsehood that
has no life to it. Seeking justice for ourselves and others is seeking
that which comes only from God and hopefully by the man or
woman who has Jesus as Lord of their lives. Jesus came to relieve the
oppressed, to judge the fatherless and plead for the widow.
Those who are the ‘redeemed’ of
the Lord know Jesus as the ruler of their hearts. His reign is a health to
them, He is prosperity, happiness and peace. They hold the banner of victory
knowing God sent Jesus into the battle and He came out victorious for us. He is
our justice who brought us wisdom from God that is inexhaustible, the Truth and
the Way which guides us daily into our future which is life!
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