Part I
If one will look at it on a natural point of view, compared to other bible characters like Joshua, David or Paul, Moses was the least (no offense Sir Moses). He was timid. He was shy. He was fearful, hot-tempered, and incapable of exercising his authority over the people. He wasn’t as brave and daring as Jonathan; he wasn’t as intelligent as Joseph and Daniel, or as tactful as the apostle Paul. Naturally speaking, he was a failure.
But what is actually the measure of a leader’s success?
You see, a leader’s success – or anyone for that matter – should be looked upon based on the thing he sought, the thing he looked for, his goal, his purpose. If Moses’ goal was to be the most beloved and respected leader of Israel; or the most famous bible character; if his ultimate desire was to step on the land of Canaan and maybe even kiss it, then I say – Man! He indeed died with despair!
But this was not the case. Moses lived to love God. He lived to please Him – and with that, he was quite successful according to the bible (Exodus 33:17). Why did God Almighty delighted on Moses so much? It was because Moses was weak! God’s Glory is made perfect in weaknesses, and man! The guy had a lot of them! No wonder God delighted in Him so much – so much that He (God) even gave Moses what he did not ask for. Moses did not ask for fame. But look at how the Pharisees in Jesus’ time would defend their arguments by saying “Moses said. . .” or “According to the law of Moses. . .” Look at the children’s bibles in our days – the front cover is almost always an image of Moses leading the Israelites in crossing the red sea. Moreover, the story of Moses is one of the first stories told by Sunday school teachers to their pupils, and one of the first bedtime stories told by parents to their children. People from different parts of the world, and of different religions know Moses. In the long run, Moses did become one of the most beloved, respected and famous bible characters. God gave Moses what he sought, and much more.
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If one will look at it on a natural point of view, compared to other bible characters like Joshua, David or Paul, Moses was the least (no offense Sir Moses). He was timid. He was shy. He was fearful, hot-tempered, and incapable of exercising his authority over the people. He wasn’t as brave and daring as Jonathan; he wasn’t as intelligent as Joseph and Daniel, or as tactful as the apostle Paul. Naturally speaking, he was a failure.
But what is actually the measure of a leader’s success?
You see, a leader’s success – or anyone for that matter – should be looked upon based on the thing he sought, the thing he looked for, his goal, his purpose. If Moses’ goal was to be the most beloved and respected leader of Israel; or the most famous bible character; if his ultimate desire was to step on the land of Canaan and maybe even kiss it, then I say – Man! He indeed died with despair!
But this was not the case. Moses lived to love God. He lived to please Him – and with that, he was quite successful according to the bible (Exodus 33:17). Why did God Almighty delighted on Moses so much? It was because Moses was weak! God’s Glory is made perfect in weaknesses, and man! The guy had a lot of them! No wonder God delighted in Him so much – so much that He (God) even gave Moses what he did not ask for. Moses did not ask for fame. But look at how the Pharisees in Jesus’ time would defend their arguments by saying “Moses said. . .” or “According to the law of Moses. . .” Look at the children’s bibles in our days – the front cover is almost always an image of Moses leading the Israelites in crossing the red sea. Moreover, the story of Moses is one of the first stories told by Sunday school teachers to their pupils, and one of the first bedtime stories told by parents to their children. People from different parts of the world, and of different religions know Moses. In the long run, Moses did become one of the most beloved, respected and famous bible characters. God gave Moses what he sought, and much more.
continue. . .
© 2009, Karl Zion M. Remojo
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2 comments:
What an intrigue you're having on the persona of Moses...hahaha.^^
Anyway, I think I'll need a whole entry for my feedback about this. I want to make a commentary output- pronto! Hahahaha...teka nga...ay and what rarity, you're making me write on a friday night!
BTW, I'm linking this to my entry...^^
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