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Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Saturday, June 13, 2026
Today's Passage : Today's Passage :The Ancestors of Moses and Aaron Bible Verse: Exodus 6:10-28 " Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go back to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and tell him to let the people of Israel leave his country.” “But Lord!” Moses objected. “My own people won’t listen to me anymore. How can I expect Pharaoh to listen? I’m such a clumsy speaker!” But the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them orders for the Israelites and for Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. The Lord commanded Moses and Aaron to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt. These are the ancestors of some of the clans of Israel: * * * These are the descendants of Levi, as listed in their family records: . . . Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she gave birth to his sons, Aaron and Moses. . . . Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she gave birth to his sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. . . . These are the ancestors of the Levite families, listed according to their clans. The Aaron and Moses named in this list are the same ones to whom the Lord said, “Lead the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt like an army.” It was Moses and Aaron who spoke to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, about leading the people of Israel out of Egypt. When the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, he said to him, “I am the Lord! Tell Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, everything I am telling you.” But Moses argued with the Lord, saying, “I can’t do it! I’m such a clumsy speaker! Why should Pharaoh listen to me?”" Message:
Exodus was cobbled together from ancient texts, and nowhere does this show more clearly than in Chapter 6. The repetitions and out-of-place partial genealogy, however, although they make it difficult and sometimes tedious to read, bespeak authenticity. Nobody sat down and wrote this; nobody redacted and reordered the scenes. Exodus is difficult, in part, because it is unedited.
There are two completely different sections in today’s quote. The long partial genealogy was a critical passage to Jews, because the descendants of Levi became the hereditary priests of Judaism. Remember, from the Christmas story in Luke, that Zechariah (father of John the Baptist) was a priest of the sons of Aaron; he was offering incense in the Temple when the angel appeared to him.
Levite Hebrew Priest and Altar
The story of Aaron becoming the patriarch of a hereditary Hebrew priest class, the Levites, is an important part of Exodus and Joshua. This passage legitimizes Levitical authority. It proves that Aaron was, along with Moses, chosen by God to lead the Hebrews out of Egypt.
Moses continues to argue with God, but there is a story behind his argument of “clumsy speaking.” Many, many manuscripts of early Hebrew thought and history have been lost or destroyed; Judaism is filled with traditions about Moses not found in the Torah (i.e., the Christian Pentateuch). Hebrew tradition accepts a story about Moses’ youth, not found in Exodus proper, that explains his clumsy speech. In a word, Moses had a speech impediment.
According to this legend, Moses — a charming and precocious baby raised by Pharaoh’s daughter at her father’s court — kept reaching for the king’s crown, causing Pharaoh’s counselors to urge killing him, since they feared this signified that he would cleverly usurp Pharaoh’s place when he grew up.
They decided to test Moses by presenting him with a golden bowl and an even more brightly glowing coal to see which he chose; reaching for the gold would prove that he sought power and wealth. But an angel guided his hand to the coal and his life was spared. Unfortunately, although he passed the trial, he flunked the IQ test, because he stuck the coal (or his hot finger) in his mouth, burning his tongue. Thus, his speech was permanently impaired.
Meditation : Prayer : May the God of hope fill me and all of us with the joy and peace that comes from believing, so that we may abound in hope, by the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen. |
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