July 22, 2008 7:26 AM
Sam wrote:
The (quick) life of Moses....wow...one minute he's an infant in a reed basket, the next he is married in Midian. I wish we had better historical documents on people. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to access God's mind and reflect on what is missing in Moses' young life. That would give us more data to understand how the man thought, what trials and lessons he went through, and how he must have fealt to see 'his people' being treated so badly. BUT, I guess that is not for us to know. We must take what God (or man) has given us and interpret for ourselves, and conjecture what he must have been like and gone through as he was growing up. If we do that with Moses, that is, interpret through reading and reflecting on our own lives, then we can do that with all of the Biblical characters we come across. So, once we do that, we can then compare ourselves with what we 'learn' about the great men and women of the Bible. I believe that we would probably come up short in several of the good qualities we discover in them, yet, we might also note that because of some of their bad qualities, we can become better ourselves and steer away from those sins. What do you think Moses did wrong in this short story concerning killing the Egyptian? Why did God let him 'get away with this', or did He? Reply to this
July 22, 2008 10:47 PM
Rich wrote:
From Exodus 1: Isn't it scary how evil man can be? Just imagine a king who decrees that every male child born must die. How ruthless can one be? The king of Egypt is evil to the core. He has no concern for life and no fear of God. His heart is hard even from the start. No wonder God had to deal so harshly with him to get him to open his eyes.
Ex 2: I had never seen before the Pharaoh said that all Israelite baby boys had to be thrown into the Nile. I guess in a way, Moses' mother was following Pharaoh's command. Isn't it amazing how God can turn disaster into greatness? God can do anything if we just allow him to do his work. How often I want to take things into my control. I don't really trust God. I do not have FAITH that he will work all things for my good. I do not really believe that he is on my side. I want to believe these things because I think they are correct, but way too often I act without trusting God or without waiting for God. I want to learn to be more patient for God to act. I want to trust in his power and love. Perhaps Moses' mother had faith like this. And just look at how God honored her faith. She gave up her son only to get him back and she got PAID to care for him. That is amazing!
Mac, I agree. I wish we knew more about Moses as a child growing up. Did he know who he was? He must have. How confused was he growing up in Pharaoh's household knowing he was an Israelite? Was he scared? What did Pharaoh think of him? Did Pharaoh trust him? When Pharaoh finds out that he killed the Egyptian we are told that Pharaoh wanted to kill Moses. All so interesting. Reply to this
The (quick) life of Moses....wow...one minute he's an infant in a reed basket, the next he is married in Midian. I wish we had better historical documents on people. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to access God's mind and reflect on what is missing in Moses' young life. That would give us more data to understand how the man thought, what trials and lessons he went through, and how he must have fealt to see 'his people' being treated so badly. BUT, I guess that is not for us to know. We must take what God (or man) has given us and interpret for ourselves, and conjecture what he must have been like and gone through as he was growing up.
If we do that with Moses, that is, interpret through reading and reflecting on our own lives, then we can do that with all of the Biblical characters we come across. So, once we do that, we can then compare ourselves with what we 'learn' about the great men and women of the Bible. I believe that we would probably come up short in several of the good qualities we discover in them, yet, we might also note that because of some of their bad qualities, we can become better ourselves and steer away from those sins. What do you think Moses did wrong in this short story concerning killing the Egyptian? Why did God let him 'get away with this', or did He?
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I am here, I have read, more later when God opens my eyes and my heart.
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From Exodus 1: Isn't it scary how evil man can be? Just imagine a king who decrees that every male child born must die. How ruthless can one be? The king of Egypt is evil to the core. He has no concern for life and no fear of God. His heart is hard even from the start. No wonder God had to deal so harshly with him to get him to open his eyes.
Ex 2: I had never seen before the Pharaoh said that all Israelite baby boys had to be thrown into the Nile. I guess in a way, Moses' mother was following Pharaoh's command. Isn't it amazing how God can turn disaster into greatness? God can do anything if we just allow him to do his work. How often I want to take things into my control. I don't really trust God. I do not have FAITH that he will work all things for my good. I do not really believe that he is on my side. I want to believe these things because I think they are correct, but way too often I act without trusting God or without waiting for God. I want to learn to be more patient for God to act. I want to trust in his power and love. Perhaps Moses' mother had faith like this. And just look at how God honored her faith. She gave up her son only to get him back and she got PAID to care for him. That is amazing!
Mac, I agree. I wish we knew more about Moses as a child growing up. Did he know who he was? He must have. How confused was he growing up in Pharaoh's household knowing he was an Israelite? Was he scared? What did Pharaoh think of him? Did Pharaoh trust him? When Pharaoh finds out that he killed the Egyptian we are told that Pharaoh wanted to kill Moses. All so interesting.
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