Moses had spend considerable time in the Lord’s presence. This was for the sole purpose of getting God’s instructions for the construction of a special dwelling place. Moses paid careful attention to the instructions and then encouraged the people to likewise pay attention to them and offer any support they could to the development of […]
Read More A Moses Profile: 18 – Set Up to be Settled InHe had interceded for his people. He already enjoyed the privilege of engaging with God as friend to a friend. Now, however, Moses sought something more. Please show me your glory. Exodus 33:18 The relationship between God and Moses was already special. The first encounter had seen Moses given an insight into who God was that […]
Read More A Moses Profile: 17 – Not Just The Regular (Part Two)Moses was clearly a man given to routines. Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it outside the camp, far off from the camp, and he called it the tent of meeting. And everyone who sought the Lord would go out to the tent of meeting, which was outside the camp. Whenever Moses went out to the tent, […]
Read More A Moses Profile: 16 – Not Just The Regular (Part One)Has someone ever shared with you an incident that got them really upset and when you heard it, you thought they might be overreacting? Maybe it’s not that bad, you think. It’s something that can be dealt with in a calm and rational manner, you think. Then you go and see the situation for yourself […]
Read More A Moses Profile: 15 – Anger and IntercessionThen Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain. The glory of the Lord dwelt on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days. And on the seventh day he called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud. Now the appearance of the glory of the Lord was like a devouring fire on the top […]
Read More A Moses Profile: 14 – Time Away To ListenIt might be worth making a note of that. This was the thought that nudged me when someone went out shopping. There was quite a lot I wanted, so I told my dear wife to make a note of it. She duly made the note of the various items I wanted. She went to the […]
Read More A Moses Profile: 13 – The Covenant ScribeThe mountain was a familiar location for Moses. When he had seen the unusual display of a bush burning and not being consumed, he had no idea that it would be the prelude to an extraordinary set of events that would see a hope he held for may decades – the liberation of his people […]
Read More A Moses Profile: 12 – Preparing for a Divine EncounterTo a degree, you can understand the approach. The people looked to him when he told them they would be leaving Egypt. The people looked to him when they saw the signs that the departure was a reality. The people looked to him when they moved out of Egypt. The people looked to him when […]
Read More A Moses Profile: 11 – Take Advice, Relieve the BurdenThe walk that Moses has to this point has been fascinating. And it’s all been down to his obedience to the One who has given the divine call. He is rescued at birth from state-sponsored infanticide in one of the powerful countries in the known world. The infanticide is conducted against his people who have […]
Read More A Moses Profile: 10 – Raising the BannerThe picture painted of the character of God is made all the more remarkable considering how the people respond to His might works of rescuing them from slavery and the military force of Egypt. Ten unmistakeable signs and a Red Sea crossing miracle should have been enough to show beyond any doubt that the God […]
Read More A Moses Profile: 9 – Providing for the Grumblers
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