Moses returns to Egypt (Part 2)
Charles E.
Wigg
So he
returned to Egypt alone, (without the support of his wife or his sons), but God
was with him, and he had the rod of God, (the symbol of divine authority), in
his hands. It was after he had sent Zipporah and their two sons back to Jethro,
that God spoke to Aaron and sent him to meet Moses.(Exodus 18:2) The lot of the
servant of God is often a lonely one, and though Moses’ wife and two sons were
brought back to him, as we have seen in the above scripture, yet they are not
mentioned again in the scriptures, and it would seem that thereafter Moses live
the lonely life of a bachelor. (ICorinthians 7:29-30)
Aaron Meets
Moses: Though God had told Moses quite some time before
that Aaron Moses’ brother was going forth to meet him, yet it would seem that
the command did not come from God, until after Moses had sent his wife and sons
back to their home. And though Moses had reason to be disappointed in Aaron many
times, yet poor character though he was, still he was God’s provision for Moses.
So that when they met on the Mount of God, and they kissed each other, Aaron was
glad in his heart. Thus Moses had to learn that if he was to serve God, he must
be weaned of natural and wifely affection, and in its place he would have to be
content with brotherly love. This quality of affection, if rightly expressed
surpasses the love of women. (2Samuel 1:26).
Next we are told of the
quality of the conversation that passed between these two brothers at their
meeting place, the very place where Moses had seen the vision of the burning
bush. It would seem that they did not discuss family matters, or the politics of
Egypt, neither the weather, or financial matters, but Moses told Aaron about all
that God had revealed to him; Their conversation centred around the word of God.
Moses also told him of the signs that God had shown him, and these were to be
done before Pharaoh, not before the people as such. However when they had
returned to Egypt, first Moses told the people of Israel all the words that God
had spoken unto Him, but he went beyond the command of God, as it would seem
that he could not resist the novelty of showing the signs to the people also.
Whereas; God had distinctly told him to do those signs before Pharaoh. (Exodus
4:21) Moses was to learn that the power of God was not in the signs,, (they
could be imitated by others), but rather it was in the mighty word of
Jehovah.
When he had uttered the
word of God, he then witnessed its mighty power. He saw the heads of the Elders
of the people bow in adoration and worship their position was one of the
greatest weakness. They were in a position from which they were unable to
deliver themselves, they were just defenceless slaves, but the Almighty Jehovah,
had now condescended to do for them what they were powerless to do for
themselves.
The sight of this stiff
necked people with their proud heads thus bowed in worship, moved the
heart of Moses. Here before him was the proof that God knew what He was doing.
These people whom he said would never believe him, had submitted to the power of
the word of God, at their first meeting. He had surely underestimated the power
of the word of God. How foolish must his arguments now have seemed to him, but
he was to witness more wonderful scenes than this, he was to see the proud head
of his adopted cousin, (the pagan Pharaoh), also bow before the mighty power of
God. But still he had many lessons to learn, and he was to learn these as the
years unfolded. May God give us teachable spirits, just as he gave to Moses!
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[Reproduced by permission of the Author]