Barb said she felt the Lord’s leading all of her life and He finally got her to come to Him. For about three Sundays she held back and wouldn’t go forward, but God finally won the victory and she accepted Christ as her personal Savior.
Jesus could offer himself for sins and completely and permanently cleanse sinners. In this way, his sacrifice is infinitely superior to any mere creature. He is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
Being born into the family of Israel was not enough; he needed to be circumcised in order to participate in the covenant blessings of Abraham.
Who is the Lord whose glory will be revealed? He is none other than Yahweh, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who keeps his covenant and is always present with his people.
There are some good arguments in favor of it being Moses. For one thing, he is the one male who seems to be of accountable age, so it would make sense that the Lord would execute judgment on him rather than on either of his sons. Also, the fact that Zipporah circumcised her son would make sense if Moses were somehow incapacitated during the ordeal. Still, the text never actually identifies this person as Moses, using the pronoun “him” instead.
