About that Bloody Husband, Part 2
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.
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.
Is it really true that we can receive some part of the fullness of God? John says yes. In fact, he says that it is of this fullness that we have all received, referring to those who have received Jesus and become the children of God.
How can anyone cross this great divide between the creature and the Creator, the mortal and the immortal, the finite and the eternal, between man and God? If someone as pious and favored as Moses could not, we have no hope.