WILDERNESS HAVEN
Moses witnessed an Egyptian beating a Hebrew. He decided he was going to put an end to this injustice so he looked around, and when he saw no one looking, killed the Egyptian and buried him in the sand. The next day he saw two Hebrews fighting and asked them why they were doing harm to a fellow Hebrew. One responds instinctively saying, “Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you intend to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Moses is faced with the reality that his deeds are known to a large number of people and most likely Pharaoh will know soon enough.
I believe the most important messages are rarely discussed. “Who knew Moses killed the Egyptian?” The most logical witness was the man who was beaten. Why didn’t Moses consider this possibility after he killed the Egyptian? He never considered that the one being persecuted would endanger his rescuer. Moses discovered that those he felt a need to free from oppression, would understood the possibility of being free in the same way he did. Moses’ education and position of privilege enabled him to think abstractly about the possibility of freedom of the Hebrew people. That did not mean the people he wanted to save would understand or appreciate his perspective. That is why the world needs saviors.
The second great lesson is, “What happened when Moses felt the need to flee civilization and escape in the wilderness?” The answer to that question is, “Not much.” Moses continued to be Moses, and when he was confronted by the injustice of shepherds using their physical strength to deny several women the ability to water their flock, Moses drove off the shepherds and watered the women’s flock himself. The only difference is that this time he was rewarded by their father with a home and a new family.
The wilderness turned out to be a haven for Moses. Faith is also a wilderness that people fear. Yet, it could be a haven where you realize your destiny.
Then Moses was content to live with the man, and he gave Zipporah his daughter to Moses. And she bore him a son. He called his name Gershon for he said, “I have been a stranger in a foreign land.” Exodus 2: 21-22
I believe the most important messages are rarely discussed. “Who knew Moses killed the Egyptian?” The most logical witness was the man who was beaten. Why didn’t Moses consider this possibility after he killed the Egyptian? He never considered that the one being persecuted would endanger his rescuer. Moses discovered that those he felt a need to free from oppression, would understood the possibility of being free in the same way he did. Moses’ education and position of privilege enabled him to think abstractly about the possibility of freedom of the Hebrew people. That did not mean the people he wanted to save would understand or appreciate his perspective. That is why the world needs saviors.
The second great lesson is, “What happened when Moses felt the need to flee civilization and escape in the wilderness?” The answer to that question is, “Not much.” Moses continued to be Moses, and when he was confronted by the injustice of shepherds using their physical strength to deny several women the ability to water their flock, Moses drove off the shepherds and watered the women’s flock himself. The only difference is that this time he was rewarded by their father with a home and a new family.
The wilderness turned out to be a haven for Moses. Faith is also a wilderness that people fear. Yet, it could be a haven where you realize your destiny.
Then Moses was content to live with the man, and he gave Zipporah his daughter to Moses. And she bore him a son. He called his name Gershon for he said, “I have been a stranger in a foreign land.” Exodus 2: 21-22
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