The Promise of God To Moses Ex. 4:19-23

3/14/2008 9:06 AM

SPIRITUAL DIARY

My Worship Time               Focus:  The Promise of God to Moses

Bible Reading & Meditation                     Reference:  Exodus 4:19-23

            Message of the verses:  “19  Now the LORD said to Moses in Midian, "Go back to Egypt, for all the men who were seeking your life are dead."  20  So Moses took his wife and his sons and mounted them on a donkey, and returned to the land of Egypt. Moses also took the staff of God in his hand.  21  The LORD said to Moses, "When you go back to Egypt see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in your power; but I will harden his heart so that he will not let the people go.  22  "Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the LORD, "Israel is My son, My firstborn.  23  "So I said to you, ‘Let My son go that he may serve Me’; but you have refused to let him go. Behold, I will kill your son, your firstborn."’’”

            This scene must have happened soon after the Lord met with Moses on the mountain, but exactly how long it is not known nor probably important. 

            The Lord reassures Moses of what He was going to do through Moses when he went to Egypt, for God tells Moses that all of those who were seeking his life are now dead, and thus he need not be afraid to return to Egypt.  The Lord then reminds Moses that he should perform the wonders to Pharaoh but that his heart would be hardened and he would not let Israel go until God would take all of the first born sons of Egypt.

            God calls Israel His son, His firstborn, and this statement is rich in meaning, especially to those in the Middle East.  The nation of Israel was a miracle from God to even be in existence because of the way they began, and that was the birth of a baby to a 100 year old man and an 90 year old woman, so this was a miracle from God indeed.  The firstborn had special rights and blessings given to them, and the thing that is kind of odd is that most of those whom God has called firstborn were really second born as recorded in an earlier SD when working on Genesis. 

            Spiritual meaning for my life today:  The promises of God given in the Bible that I can claim are very important to me.  I am promised a home in heaven that Jesus spoke about in John 14, I have been given the promises of the Holy Spirit living in me who will lead me and guide me through this pilgrimage here on earth.  I have been promised that if I give my tithes to the Lord that He will open heaven’s storehouse to bless me with.  I am promised that if I confess my sins that He is faithful and just to forgive my sins and cleanse me from all unrighteousness.

My Steps of Faith for Today:  Believe the promises that God has given to me that are recorded in His Word.

Memory verses for the week:                      2Cor. 12:9-10

9.      And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.”  Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.

10. Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ’s sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.