Exodus 3:16-4:17

Do you have any place that you return to, if only in your mind, to remind you of a major turning point in your life? For me, it was on a bridge which I crossed every day on the way to a university classroom. As I moved along with the masses of students, I realized that I was not called to merely follow the crowd, but was called to launch on my own and call others to join me.

Exodus 4:18-31

After the LORD had answered Moses’ questions and provided the support of Aaron to sustain Moses’ courage, Moses finally agreed to return to Egypt. His steps included speaking to his father-in-law about the call of God in his life, fulfilling the covenant requirements which he had neglected, and reconnecting with his brother.

Exodus 5:1-23 

One of the kindnesses of married life is the discovery that you have a partner who cares about what is happening in your life.  For example, when I’ve told my spouse about important upcoming meetings, she has talked it through with me, prayed for me, and afterward asked me, ‘how did the meeting go? Moses and Aaron’s first meeting with Pharaoh started out with a bold request. “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.’” They must have thought that it was a fair and just request from an authoritative Lord. Pharaoh did not.

Exodus 5:22-6:13

When Maxie Dunham the well-loved preacher looked at Moses’ initial failure before the Pharaoh and subsequent desperate prayer in Exodus 5:22 he urged his hearers to “live the questions now.” We are all called to wait for an answer on many occasions. If we have not yet obtained answers to personal, family or work problems, we can at least keep the question in front of God and live until answers come. 

Exodus 6:9-7:13

In the next to last Psalm in the Songs of Ascents the supporting role of Aaron is celebrated.

“Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity. It is like the precious oil on the head running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes. (Psalm 133:1-2)

Aaron eventually became the High Priest of Israel. Before that there were three parts that he played in the life of Israel.