Exodus 32:9 “I have seen these people,” the Lord said to Moses, “and they are a stiff-necked people.
As I read today’s verses, Moses’s response to God’s anger at the Israelites and their idol, my first thought is, “Moses is not an eloquent speaker? You could have fooled me.” Moses, in his reply to God’s anger, seems incredibly eloquent.
Exodus 32:10 Now leave me alone so that my anger may burn against them and that I may destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation.”
Commentary confirms Moses’s eloquence, delineating how Moses reminds God that the Israelites are His people, and appeals to Him through His grace, His glory, and His goodness. The eloquence in Moses’s words is startling in its simplicity.
Exodus 32:11 But Moses sought the favor of the Lord his God. “Lord,” he said, “why should your anger burn against your people, whom you brought out of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?
Precious Savior, Sometimes, like Moses, I feel You have set me on a path that is just not right for me. Forgive me. Help me to see, to know, to understand that where You guide me, You will provide for me. Help me to trust You. Always. Amen.
Exodus 32:12 Why should the Egyptians say, ‘It was with evil intent that he brought them out, to kill them in the mountains and to wipe them off the face of the earth’? Turn from your fierce anger; relent and do not bring disaster on your people.
Have a blessed day.