(Exodus 4:18-31)(ESV) Moses’ father-in-law gives him leave to go, so Moses sets out for Egypt with his wife and children. A couple of interesting things happen in this passage of scripture. First, in verse 21, God says to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the miracles that I have put in your power.” He tells him that He’s going to harden Pharaoh’s heart, and then let him know that if he doesn’t let his firstborn son, Israel go, He will kill Pharaoh’s firstborn son. Now, Moses is on his way with his family, and, in verses 24 -26, the LORD, at a lodging place on the way, met Moses and sought to put him to death. Zipporah, Moses’ wife, took a piece of flint, circumcised one of the boys, and touched Moses feet with the foreskin. She said, “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me.” God let Moses go, and this time, Zipporah said, “A bridegroom of blood,” because of the circumcision. What?! God just called Moses and commissioned him to go to Egypt and set the people free! Why would he seek to kill him? And, even before he got there?!
First things first is one of the things you learn as a child of God. The covenant of circumcision was given to Abraham. (Acts 7:8) “And he gave him the covenant of circumcision. And so Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day, and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.” Remember, Moses is a Hebrew, or Israelite by birth, so he would have been circumcised on the eighth day of his life. Apparently, he didn’t think it important, or didn’t know he needed to circumcise his son, and hadn’t done it yet. When you think about the covenant God made with Abraham, you know He wasn’t playing. It’s meant to be kept. Covenant involves both parties. I can understand that God wouldn’t want his prophet’s son to be uncircumcised, and not under that blood covenant. Moses was his prophet. (Genesis 17:11) (Deut. 18:13)
It’s that same blood covenant that we now have in and through Christ Jesus. And, God still takes it seriously. That’s the blood covenant that gives us the power to rebuke Satan and his minions by the blood of Jesus, and in the name of Jesus. So why does God tell us to, instead circumcise our hearts? Because when it comes to living, that’s where it starts, that’s where it’s done, and that’s where it ends. (Matt. 15:18-20) (Genesis 6:5) (Deut. 10:15-17) (Deut. 30:6) (Jeremiah 4:4) (Jeremiah 9:25-26) (Jeremiah 23:7) (Proverbs 4:23) (Romans 2:26-29)
The choice to seek God comes from your heart. The choice to serve God is made in your heart. The choice to do, or not to do, something is weighed out in one’s heart. You know right away if this is something you should or shouldn’t do, don’t you? Yes, God has put something called conscience inside us. It’s either right, or it’s wrong. It it’s right, we don’t have any problem, do we? No. But if it’s wrong, and you’re trying to do it anyway, isn’t that where everything starts to go crazy? Now, you’re afraid of being caught, you’re sneaking around, you can’t look people in the eye, etc. All that stuff weighs your spirit down. All that stuff draws you away from God. That’s why it’s so important to keep our hearts open to God, and to His Word. That’s why it’s so important to put up that standard and that boundary. “Nope,” I say, “I am not going to even entertain that thought; because I’m not that person anymore.” See, it started and ended right there in my heart. When we always put God first, God always comes through, because He doesn’t make mistakes. He’s already had us covered from the beginning. We want to stay under the protection of that blood covenant. We do this by striving to keep our hearts pure before God. The way we do that is by obedience to God. First, last, and always. “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” (Matt. 5:8)
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Copyright by Marina Morrison (aka) Eden Stillwater, January 14, 2023, 12:17 p.m.
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