The Meekest Man in All the Earth

Moses

Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth” (Numbers 12:3, KJV).

While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a complaint arose from Miriam and Aaron against Moses. The original reason for the complaint was something involving Moses’ wife (Numbers 12:1), yet it led his brother and sister to challenge Moses himself (Numbers 12:2). It is in this context that the statement above was made about one of Moses’ character traits – meekness.

In this article, we will discuss meekness – what it is, how it was manifested in Moses’ life, and why we must display this trait today.Continue Reading

By Faith Moses Left Egypt

Moses Kills the Egyptian

Moses is one of the great characters in the Bible. His example of faith is pointed out to us in Hebrews 11 – the chapter of faith. The Hebrew writer mentioned a few things that Moses did to please God – he “refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,” “kept the Passover,” and “passed through the Red Sea” (Hebrews 11:24, 28, 29). These are plainly understood from the history given in the book of Exodus.

However, one of the events mentioned has more questions surrounding it: “By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is unseen” (Hebrews 11:27). What event was the Hebrew writer referring to when he wrote this? Was he talking about the exodus when Moses led the people out of the land of Egypt? Or was he talking about Moses’ departure from Egypt to the land of Midian after killing the Egyptian he saw mistreating one of his Hebrew brethren (Exodus 2:11-15)?
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