February 1st

February 1st -- Exodus 2:11-25 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%202:11-25&version=NLT)

Moses Escapes to Midian

So, Moses, after he grows up, goes to visit his people. He sees how hard they are worked and, as a result, becomes so angry that he killed an Egpytian for beating a Hebrew. Moses thought nobody had noticed, but the next day he realized people had, including Pharaoh, who tried to kill him for it. Moses, however, ran off to Midian.

He was sitting by a well and the priest's daughters came down to draw water. However, sheperds came and chased them off, so Moses resuced them and drew the water they needed for their flocks.

When thr girls get home, they explained what happened upon their father's inquiring. So, the father had Moses invited to dinner. Moses accepted and ended up living there for a while. Moses married one of thr daughters, Zipporah, and had Gershom by her (Gershom means "I have been a foreigner in a forgein land" for Moses had been and Gershom was, too, in a way).

So years keep going by, and despite the king/Pharoah dying, things don't improve for the Hebrews. They cried to God who heard them. God remembered the covenants he had made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God knew that then was the time to do something about their suffering.

Now, the one thing that ALWAYS stands out to me as I read this is about Moses having killed someone. I mean, he goes out and murders them, and yet God still uses him for bug plans. It just goes to show how much God really does forgive. Also, as much as the younger kids movie version that I saw growing up portrayed the man's death as an accident, it wasn't - Moses intentionally killed the man out of extreme anger. Neither anger nor murder is Godly, and yet God still uses him. So, the next time you feel you're too messed up, you're too much of a sinner, you've made too many mistakes, etc etc etc, remember that Moses was a murderer, but God used him for huge plans!

That's all!
God bless!