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Dividing the Concubine

Why did the LORD want to
kill Moses?		  Added: 
 Jan-27-04 
The Lord does not wish any to perish, but does wish that all come to repentance (II Peter 3:9). The sad fact: many do perish because they will not repent. Here's the situation (Exodus:4:24-26): Moses was being sent to bring the children of Israel out of Egyptian bondage; to proclaim the glorious message of deliverance to God's people. But Moses had severely disobeyed God in a critical area of his life. Verse 24 reveals that Moses was sick and evidently bed-ridden (as we will see later). It was a severe chastening of the Lord upon Moses that would bring Moses to death unless repentance was administered. This was God's way of correcting Moses (not everyone is chastened in this manner). This was the very man whom God was choosing to be the great lawgiver to the world. He had to be severely chastened because he had disobeyed God in the most basic commandment of bearing the sign of the covenant --circumcision. Here's the problem: Scripture reveals that Moses' wife bitterly objected to circumcision. Therefore, their son had not been circumcised. This reveals that Moses had given-in to Zipporah, his wife. In this, her wishes had taken rank above the commandment of God. Moses chose to avoid the fussing and bickering of his wife above doing what he knew pleased God. Note that if Moses could not be the head of his household in obeying God, how then, could he lead the children of Israel after the exodus (we know they later fussed and complained a lot)? The remedy: Moses listened to God, but was evidently too weak to carry out the task of circumcising their son (evidently bed-ridden). Note that Zipporah circumcised their son, but apparently did it in anger, disgust, and with a rebellious spirit (v.25). These traits were revealed as she took the foreskin and threw it at Moses' feet as he lay in the bed dying. In anger she cried out: "A bloody husband art thou to me"! She evidently wanted Moses to live, but the rebellious spirit continued to emerge. God removed the chastisement from Moses (v.26) and he recovered his health and resumed his journey. He apparently sent his wife and children back to her father's house. This was done so that she could not be a hindrance to his ministry and to the purpose of God. Rebellion is a serious thing. It nearly cost Moses his life. Note: As stated above, God is not willing that any perish, but that all come to repentance. We must also note that the offer of repentance has been given to every person. The sad fact is, many will not repent. By their own choosing, they incur the wrath of God upon themselves. (See the Romans Road in the "Notes of Interest."