Oct. 4, 2013
Exodus 4-Part 6
And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel. Exodus 4:29
LET IT GLOW
It is so sweet to have my husband's brother serving in our church alongside with him. He was out of church for 20 years, but God brought him back into the fold. We prayed for him, talked to him, but he wasn't interested back then.. This brother is now teaching a Bible class and preaches when the door is opened. It is such a blessing to watch him grow spiritually. And to think, the Lord has allowed these two to serve Him together. They now share words from THE WORD. They are more than just blood brothers, but are spiritual brothers, also. Hey, that is what Moses and Aaron were, right?
God told Aaron ahead of time to go into the desert to meet his brother Moses. Moses is on his way back to Egypt when they meet at Mt. Sinai. It had been 40 years since these brothers had seen each other and talked. What a family reunion! Can't you feel the joyous time they had?
I picture the two brothers growing up playing together when they could, even though Moses was in the palace. Perhaps they ran around together as teens or visited in the coffee shop together as adults. Of course, they lived on different sides of the fence-Moses was royalty, Aaron was a slave. Moses lived his first forty years there in Egypt, so I figure he kept a relationship with his family. However, by this time, their parents were probably both dead. Sister Miriam was still alive, though.
Who is this Aaron?
- He is the middle child, Miriam is the older sister and Moses is the younger brother.
- His parents were Amram, his priestly father, and Jochebed, his mother.
- He married Elisheba, and had 4 sons by her.
- His sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar (Ex. 6:16-23).
- He later became the high priest of Israel.
- He was called by God (Heb. 5:4).
- His budded staff was placed in the Ark of the Covenant.
- He becomes part of the leadership team: Aaron told all, while Moses performed all the signs given to him by God.
Are we an Aaron to someone, one that is trustworthy to keep a secret? Or do we have an Aaron in our life to which we can share our deep thoughts and can be trusted not to share? As other cross our paths, we should be that trusted friend they need.
Even as God had plainly revealed His will to Moses, He now made clear to Aaron his part in the divine plan, either by a human form, a voice, or by His Spirit. (Falwell)
Obviously, Aaron was ready to obey and follow God. He was willing to do his part in God's deliverance of his people. We don't read any excuses that he gave to God, like Moses did earlier. We don't read of any hesitation on Aaron's part. Of course, he had remained a slave in Egypt all those 40 years that Moses was gone. He now had hope of deliverance.
(I do wonder how he left Egypt, with permission from the Egyptians or if he snuck out. I suppose it doesn't matter, or the Word would say.)
LET IT GROW
Then Moses proceeded to tell Aaron "all the words of the Lord with which He had sent him, and all the signs that He had commanded him to do." (verse 28)
This is the first time Moses mentions to someone about the revelation he had received from God through the burning bush.
Verse 29 says, And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel.
What happened when these two brothers got to their destination?
Verse 30 says, And Aaron spake all the words which the LORD who had spoken unto Moses and did the signs in the sight of the people.
The three miracles, signs, were the rod, leprous hand, and the water turned to blood, which the Lord did earlier for Moses in verses 1-9.
How did the elders react?
Verse 31 says they believed, bowed their heads, and worshipped.
The elders reverently had been trusting God to hear and answer their prayers and demonstrated their pleasure by humble worship. (Falwell)
It was just as God had told Moses earlier in chapter 3. Image that!
The same people who had once refused to follow Moses' lead now believed that he was God's instrument of deliverance. The difference was that now Moses was doing God's will God's way, not his way. We can experience similar results in our lives if we will only choose to trust in God and refuse to learn on our self-made crutches. (Swindoll)
LET IT GO
Listen for my marching orders, then march.
Go and do what God tells me.
Watch God work in and thorough me, then give Him the glory and credit for the results.
Trust in the Lord completely to guide my paths.
Keep praying for straying family.
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