Seasons: Extra/Ordinary

We've looked at Moses the last few weeks, at the many spiritual seasons of his life.  This week we'll take a look at his most ordinary/extraordinary time of life.  Does that sound familiar?  Extra/Ordinary?

God finds a man who shares his holy anger over Israel's slavery.  God sends that man out to a desert where his anger can be molded, refined and where rescuing skills are learned.  Then it's time, and God sends Moses back to Egypt.

You probably know the story: miracles, plagues, staffs that become snakes, a Hebrew man who speaks for the living God, a Pharaoh who finally says "Go", an Israelite hoard followed by an Egyptian army, a pillar of fire, a parted sea.

Extraordinary.

Seasons: Waiting and Preparation

We left Moses after he murdered an Egyptian.  As the story continues Pharaoh hears of the murder and tries to seize Moses and kill him for murdering an Egyptian.  To save his skin, Moses flees to Midian.

While a sin with life-long consequences, I suggested that Moses' life up to this point was a season in which God fashioned a man who would share his passion for the Israelites and share God's anger at their slavery.

But that wasn't enough.  Rarely is.

Seasons: Moses: Get Angry.

What spiritual season are you in? Did Saul's time in Egypt resonate with where you are? If not, maybe Moses is your guy. His story is written in chunks of very obvious seasons.

Walk like an Egyptian

Moses spent his childhood and adolescent years living in Pharaoh's house as an adopted son. If you know what's in store for him,  you see some obvious pluses, such as: later, when God tells Moses "go to Pharoah and say..." Moses will actually know how to go to Pharaoh. I mean, it might seem silly, but doesn't knowing what door to enter, what floor Pharaoh's throne room is on, how many steps to the podium, which person can notify the man in charge that you've arrived, where to park your camel - doesn't knowing all of those practical things remove a whole layer of fear regarding  "go to Pharaoh and say"?