Wed.’s Devo - Gershom’s Circumcision

Read Ex. 4:24-31 Circumcision was the sign that God chose to brand his people. He told Abraham in Gen 17 that they were to circumcise the flesh of every boy when he is 8 days old. This is to be a sign of the covenant that God made with the descendants of Abraham. If a son didn’t get circumcised his soul would be cut off from his people because he had broken the covenant. Apparently, Moses had not done this so God met them on their journey to kill Moses. It makes me wonder if Moses and Zipporah might have disagreed about circumcising Gershom so Moses had not done it. If so, she caught on how important it was really quick and grabbed a sharp stone and circumcised Gershom and threw the foreskin at Moses’ feet declaring, “a bloody husband you are, because of the circumcision.” (If that was the way it went down, it shows that even patriarchs have bumps in their marriage!) God appeared to Aaron and told him to go into the wilderness and meet Moses. Supernaturally led by God, he ran into Moses at the mount of God and kissed him. This would be the same place that Moses would one day rebuke Aaron for making the golden calf. It has been years since they have seen each other. Moses shows Aaron his new miraculous powers and tells him God’s plan. Aaron believed God had sent him so he went and gathered all the elders together and Moses performed his miracles once again. All the people believed that God had heard their cries and was answering their plea and they worshipped God. Today, they believed Moses… but what about tomorrow? Lord, help us to realize the importance of following your law. Your law is perfect in every way.