BELIEVE AND OBEY THE LORD

PROCLAMATION

“And The Lord said unto Moses in Midian, ‘Go, return to Egypt; for all the men are dead which sought thy life.’  And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt; and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.”  Exodus 4:19-20 (KJV)

 

EXPLANATION

These are the words of God which were revealed to and written by Moses under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God.  After The Lord God told Moses that He was going to send him into Egypt to tell Pharaoh to let His people go, Moses asked, “What if they do not believe me?”  The Lord then showed Moses several signs to show the people so that they would believe that The God of their fathers had appeared to him and spoken to him. (Exodus 4:1-9)  Then Moses came up with a number of excuses which he offered to God as reasons why God should not sent him to Pharaoh. (Exodus 3:10-13)  Then God explained to him how it would work.  God would tell Moses what to do and what to say, and Moses would tell Aaron who would then tell the people what thus saith The Lord. (Exodus 3:14-16)  Moses then went down the mountain and he told his father-in-law Jethro that he must return to Egypt.  He packed up his family and returned to Egypt. (Exodus 4:18-20)  The Lord told Moses to perform before Pharaoh all the wonders that He had given him the power to perform.  He said that He would harden Pharaoh’s heart and he would not let the people go. (Exodus 4:21-23)  But first God had to threaten to kill Moses for not circumcising his son.  His non-Hebrew wife, who apparently did not want to harm her son, had to circumcise him on their way to Egypt to save the life of Moses. (Exodus 4:24-26)  Then Aaron met Moses in the wilderness and then they went to the elders. (Exodus 4:27-31)

 

APPLICATION

Like Moses, sometimes we have our doubts about the things which The Lord God tells us to do.  At times we even question God’s instructions.  However, it is better for us to believe in Him, and in His Holy Word, and to obey Him even when we do not understand how it is all going to work.  It is our place to trust in The Lord.  We do not have the mental capacity to fully understand or comprehend all that He knows.  Additionally, He knows the future and what it holds for us.  So, let us not just be hearers of The Word but let us also be doers of The Word. (James 1:22)  To obey The Word of God is better than sacrifice. (1 Samuel 15:22)  Those who love Him will keep His commandments. (John 14:15)