Moses: Difference between revisions

Moses happened to help the seven daughters of a Midianite priest called Jethro (also known as Reuel),<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Exodus+2%3A18&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Exodus 2:18 |publisher= |quote=}}</ref>who were in trouble by a well. There, Moses married Zipporah the daughter of Jethro,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Exodus+2%3A11-22&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3|title=Exodus 2:11–22|date=}}</ref> gave birth to two sons, and lived as a shepherd herding sheep for forty years.

* '''Receiving the Mission to Save His People.'''

One day, Moses drove his sheep to Horeb (Mount Sinai),<ref name="장인 이드로">{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Exodus+3%3A1&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Exodus 3:1 |publisher= |quote=}}</ref> the mountain of God, and found flames of fire from within a bush. When Moses tried to get close to it, God commanded Moses, "Do not come any closer, but Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is a holy ground." God told Moses, who was afraid, a plan of delivering the Israelites out of Egypt and lead them to the land of Canaan flowing with milk and honey. He entrusted Moses with the mission to save the Israelites.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Exodus+3%3A2-10&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3|title=Exodus 3:2–10|date=}}</ref><br>Moses thought he was not the one who could be entrusted with the task, but God encouraged him and said He would be with him<ref>[https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Exodus+3%3A11-12&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 Exodus 3:11-12]</ref>. Moses asked God to show the Israelites a convincing evidence so that they could trust him. In an instant, God showed him the miracle of the staff of Moses turning into a serpent and the miracle of leprosy on his hand.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Exodus+4%3A2-7&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Exodus 4:2–7 |publisher= }}</ref> Although seeing the power of God right before his eyes, Moses hesitated again and said he was not eloquent.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Exodus+4%3A10&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Exodus 4:10 |publisher= |quote=}}</ref> God told Moses that He is the [[Creator]] who gave man his mouth and said, “I will help.” When Moses asked God once again to entrust the mission to another competent person, God’s anger burned against Moses and said that his brother, [[Aaron]], would speak to the Israelites on his behalf. Then, Moses accepted his mission and said goodbye to Jethro, his father-in-law, and headed for Egypt with his family. Moses was 80 years old at that time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Acts+7%3A23-30&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Acts 7:23–30 |publisher= |quote=}}</ref>