MOSES BECOMES A FOREIGNER IN MIDIAN
Keywords 2:22
Zipporah gave birth to
a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, "I have become an alien in a
foreign land."
1.
Moses: social justice warrior (11-15)
Moses grew up very capable: educated in all the wisdom of the
Egyptians, powerful in speech and action (Ac 7:22). Instead of becoming a great
Egyptian, he tried to help his suffering people, even murdering an Egyptian. He
thought the Hebrews would see him as God’s superhero, but to them he was only
another bully. They rejected him, and his actions resulted in him becoming a
fugitive from Egypt.
2. Moses: husband and father in exile
(16-25)
In Midian, Moses found refuge in Reuel’s house, whose daughters he
had helped. Midian was the child of Keturah and Abraham (Ge 25:1,2), and Reuel
means “friend of God,”or El, the God of the Patriarchs. Moses had a family, and
a new life. But in naming Gershom he reveals his despair: he ended up a
foreigner. During that long period, Moses thought the story was over, but God
was just beginning. The king of Egypt died, and God heard the cry of his
people. God remembered his covenant and looked with concern on Israel. He would
take action in his time and in his way.
Prayer Father, often I think I’m the main actor in the story, but you
alone are the initiator of history. Help me learn to wait on your time.
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