Good morning all. God is good all the time. All the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!!!!
We are not always doing God's will. As humans we stray often, however, when we do and realize it, pray, ask forgiveness and praise God for his favors.
Moses thought he could argue God down. Give excuses, what if the people don't believe me that you (God) spoke to me. Then God gave him 2 examples to show - casting down his staff, then hand was leprous
Well, you know I don't speak well. At this point God's was angered and told him his brother Aaron was on his way to meet him and he could speak for him.
We all see Moses as this great savior of the Jews, the Hebrews, but the back story is not all rainbows and unicorns. His life was saved by this wife. Look at
EXODUS 4: 24 At a lodging place on the way, the Lord met Moses and was about to kill him. 25 But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin and touched Moses’ feet with it. “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,” she said. 26 So the Lord let him alone. (At that time she said “bridegroom of blood,” referring to circumcision.)
Why was God going to kill Moses? Because he violated the foundational covenant God made with Abraham and did not circumcise his son.
What is a flint knife? A sharp stone blade made from flint rock that were used specifically to perform ritual
circumcisions.
When she touched his "feet" many scholars say she touched his genitals with the foreskin.
Then by calling him the "bridegroom of blood" Moses' life was saved by the blood of the circumcision.
After Zipporah saved Moses' life he met Aaron, told him was God had said and then they went to the elders, told them and they believed.
QUESTION: What would have happened if Zipporah had not saved Moses' life? Would Aaron have taken over? Did God have a plan B? Speculation is fun; however, it all happened just the way God wanted it.
Praise God.
Thank you for reading with me today. Love y'all.
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny
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