Exodus 4 - Moses' Signs and Return to Egypt | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church
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Show Notes
In this video listen to Exodus 4 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.
In Exodus 4 Moses makes more excuses for not wanting to go. His initial excuse in Exodus 3 was “Who am I?” Now he says “they won’t believe me.” And, “I’m not a good speaker,” and finally, “Please pick someone else.” God is not impressed
Contrast this with Mary the mother of Jesus who cheerfully trusted and was willing. No wonder she was highly favoured.
God asks Moses “what is in your hand?” It was his rod. Through the rod that Moses already owned God worked wonders. And God will use us, with what we already have and are. We need our eyes opened to see.
Then Moses second son was left uncircumcised, most likely just after his birth. Moses became sick and was to die. But Zipporah realised that God was angry because the circumcision had not happened. So she did what should have been Moses’ responsibility.
Moses then recovered. This highlights how being called doesn’t spare us from having to obey. In fact the requirements are not lower, but higher. Moses seems stubborn and maybe lazy in this chapter, but nobody else could have performed the tasks he did later. God knew.
God has also called you to do certain things. Are you being stubborn and lazy?