EXODUS 4
10 But Moses said to the Lord, “Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent, either in the past or since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and of tongue.” 11 Then the Lord said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the Lord? 12 Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall speak.” 13 But he said, “Oh, my Lord, please send someone else.” 14 Then the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses and he said, “Is there not Aaron, your brother, the Levite? I know that he can speak well. Behold, he is coming out to meet you, and when he sees you, he will be glad in his heart. 15 You shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth, and I will be with your mouth and with his mouth and will teach you both what to do. 16 He shall speak for you to the people, and he shall be your mouth, and you shall be as God to him. 17 And take in your hand this staff, with which you shall do the signs.”– Exodus 4:10-17
EXODUS 4 GOD GETS ANGRY WITH MOSES
A poem by ILMA inspired by these verses
After the signs that God showed Moses to get him to go to his people
Moses continued to be doubtful and fearful that he won’t be able to
God gets angry with Moses’ unbelief and lack of trust in him
So, God told him to bring Aaron his brother to be his spokesperson.
I can hear God’s frustration over Moses’ resistance and lack of trust in him. He already showed signs that will be done through him and yet, he seemed to be unable to let go of insecurities and fears.
Fear always cripples us. We witness here the natural tendency of humans to doubt himself and thereby doubting God as well. If we are given a task to do by God, we fail to see that it is not us doing that task, but God working in us. People-pleasing and approval addiction are prevalent in most of us since the world has corrupted our minds to be self-focused and not God-pleasers. What a difference our lives would be if we only choose to believe and rely on God for everything. We witness God’s suggestion to have Aaron be his spokesperson just to appease Moses’ insecurities, but we also see God’s anger at Moses’ constant unbelief.
REFLECTION
- Why was God angry at Moses in this account?
