““Then I pleaded with the Lord at that time, saying: I pray, let me cross over and see the good land beyond the Jordan, those pleasant mountains, and Lebanon.’ “But the Lord was angry with me on your account, and would not listen to me. So the Lord said to me: ‘Enough of that! Speak…
A good leader puts himself on the line for the people he leads because the goal is more important to him than his self-preservation. Moses’ responsibility was to lead these people to the promised land. That’s the entire goal. If Israel doesn’t make it in, whether the first or second generation he has failed. Beyond that, he was more concerned about God’s glory.
Then Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child away and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages.” So the woman took the child and nursed him. And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. So she called his name Moses, saying, “Because…
This psalmist, which is believed to be Moses, hid in the secret place of the Most High. The secret place is where the presence of God resides. In his day, this was a physical place. God resided between the cherubims on top of the ark in the Most Holy place (Holy of Holies). That place was so secret, only a few people had access and the process to gain access was no child’s game. You could even die, trying to hide. It was so safe that no one could just walk in there searching for you and come out alive.
