Saint Catherine's reveals Mt Sinah is habitable. See the city way in the distance.
Exodus 3
Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed. 3 And Moses said, “I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.”
When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” 5 Then he said, “Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.”
And he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.”
And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.
Jesus had joy in His Life. Every day. God loves to heal. Moses had the same joy Paul displayed.
Philippians 2:23
I hope, therefore, to send him as soon as I see how things go with me.
Exodus 7:7 and Acts 7:30 record Moses as being about 80 years old. And still being interested in life. Surely this is not a meek attribute. A Prince of Egypt should not be meek.
Numbers 12:3
3 Now the man Moses was very meek, more than all people who were on the face of the earth.
What does God famously say about the meek?
Matthew 5:5
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
David, rather agrees with Jesus here.
Psalm 37:11
The meek shall inherit the land and delight themselves in abundant peace.
Blessed are the merciful - BECAUSE - Didn't He say something about obtaining mercy?
Psalm 10:17
O Lord, thou wilt hear the desire of the meek; thou wilt strengthen their heart, thou wilt incline thy ear
Raise your hand if you think Christian Bale, using his Batman voice, in the December 2014 Movie Exodus: Gods and Kings is going to look - meek. Betcha - he will.
How is Moses of "Lift-Up-Your-Hands-Moses" a meek man? Good question.
Maybe we should contact the Movies Makers and say - heck - you got the title wrong "Moses, Man of God, Meekness".
I've puzzled this most of my adult life. And Moses explains this. Moses is meek. God says so.
Numbers 12
Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married, for he had married a Cushite woman. 2 And they said, “Has the Lord indeed spoken only through Moses? Has he not spoken through us also?” And the Lord heard it.
3 Now the man Moses was very meek, more than all people who were on the face of the earth.
4 And suddenly the Lord said to Moses and to Aaron and Miriam, “Come out, you three, to the tent of meeting.” And the three of them came out. 5 And the Lord came down in a pillar of cloud and stood at the entrance of the tent and called Aaron and Miriam, and they both came forward. 6 And he said, “Hear my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the Lord make myself known to him in a vision; I speak with him in a dream. 7 Not so with my servant Moses. He is faithful in all my house. 8 With him I speak mouth to mouth, clearly, and not in riddles, and he beholds the form of the Lord. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?” 9 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against them, and he departed.
What did Moses do next? To be meek -
13 And Moses cried to the Lord, “O God, please heal her — please.”
God heard the prayer of Moses.
What is meek?
Mark 12:31
The second is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these.
Philippians 2:20
I have no one else like him, who will show genuine concern for your welfare.
AHA
The Joy of the Lord is my strength
Philippians 2:19-24
19 If the Lord Jesus is willing, I hope to send Timothy to you soon for a visit. Then he can cheer me up by telling me how you are getting along. 20 I have no one else like Timothy, who genuinely cares about your welfare. 21 All the others care only for themselves and not for what matters to Jesus Christ. 22 But you know how Timothy has proved himself. Like a son with his father, he has served with me in preaching the Good News. 23 I hope to send him to you just as soon as I find out what is going to happen to me here. 24 And I have confidence from the Lord that I myself will come to see you soon.
Proverbs 16:7
When a man’s ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Acts 9:4
And falling to the ground he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”
Now, we Are saying the meek are the ones who Will Pray when someone is in distress. So... Moses slept with his fathers on Mt. Nebo, outside of the Promised Land. And yet... Moses prayed for the Children of Israel to receive the land. God brought that to pass. And again after the Babylons enslaved them. And again after almost 2,000 years. Now, that is some Excellent Prayer.
When we pray for others, A Day to God is millions of years, this is TODAY.
take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground
We are walking on the same holy ground with Him. We touch God when we pray.
Thank You Father GOD, You hear our Prayers! In the Highest Name of Jesus. Amen!
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