The stage is now set for Moses to return to Egypt. Moses, after receiving his father-n-law Jethro's blessing to go, hears from the Lord and obeys. With the wife and sons in tow and his staff of God he heads off to Egypt. Already God is prepping Moses about what is to come: he will meet with Pharaoh and perform his "wonders" but God will harden Pharoah's heart so that he will not let his people go. God will give Pharoah the ultimatum of letting his people (firstborn) go or have his own firstborn son die. The interesting encounter is between Zipporah and the rest of the family. Since Moses's own son was not circumsized, she took it upon herself and used a flint knife to do the deed and spare him from God's wrath. The next meeting is between Moses and Aaron at Horeb, the mountain of God, where the plan is now revealed to Aaron. Together they then reveal the plan to the elders of the Israelites and realized that God did not abandoned them and has sent these two to deliver them from their misery. They bowed down and worshipped.
Productive day at work and I got my 2 mile walk in before the "fixed" treadmill went down later that day. I guess I will bike it today for a while. Still concerned about my BP which has been elevated recently. Trying to take care of that as well as trying to cut down on eating... Life long struggles.
Praise for today: Be exalted, O God , above the heavens, and let your glory be over all of the earth. Ps 108:5
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