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Daily Bible - Moses

Today's reading is found in Exodus 1:1 to Exodus 4:17 and 1 Chronicles 6:1-3.

We now return to Exodus, approximately 300-400 years after the death of Joseph. In that time, the children of Israel had multiplied and filled the land of Goshen in Egypt. The new Pharaoh began to feel threatened by their numbers, so they were enslaved. To stem the growth of the slaves, Pharaoh decreed that all newborn slave boys were to be killed. This leads us to one of the most famous rescue stories of all time.

Moses grew up living a charmed life indeed, until he killed an Egyptian and fled for his life. This story could end here with Moses as a shepherd, but God's plans are much grander than that. Naturally, Moses felt unfit for the task given him by God, but God promised to be with him through it. The greatest success stories begin with insurmountable odds and end with God's intervention. This is true today as well.

Moses pleaded again that he was unfit for the task. God reminded him that He makes people able to speak and to hear. When Moses complained yet again, God told him to take Aaron, his brother, as his spokesperson. Truth be known, we are all unfit for the task, but our taskmaster is fit to guide us to victory. Don't ever forget that!