Exodus 4: 18-23: “And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace. And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life. And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand. And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go. And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn: And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.”
Even though the Lord called Moses to go and deliver Israel from slavery in Egypt, it was important for him to see his father in law first. Moses was employed by Jethro at that stage of his life and it was proper that he inform him that he was leaving his employment. Earlier, Jacob has left his father in law without telling him and there was a lot of trouble. The Lord had to intervene to save Jacob from Laban’s anger. In this case, Jethro understood what Moses wanted to do and he gave his blessing for Moses to leave. After a proper farewell, Moses set out with his family to go to Egypt. He took the rod that the Lord was going to use to show that the Lord was superior to the gods of the Egyptians. It is always a good idea for a person who wants to serve the Lord to be properly prepared to do the job that the Lord has called them to do. Egypt had treated Israel badly after Joseph, the Israelite, had saved Egypt now it was time for them to reap what they had sown.
(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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