Whispers of Truth

How many times does Moses cry out to the LORD for others as intercessor? After reading through Exodus and Leviticus and now in Numbers, Moses’ as a type of Christ seems clearer than ever. In literature, types commonly abound, being representative or symbolic of something to come. Biblical types are not perfect imitations but flawed characters pointing the way to Christ.  Moses is clearly a deliverer “type.” Nothing could be clearer when looking at Exodus and God’s sending of Moses into Egypt to deliver His people from bondage, which is an easy type to see. God speaks to Moses “mouth to mouth, even openly, and not in dark sayings” (Num. 13:8, NASB revised) and sends him from his curious investigations of a burning bush in the wilderness into the darkness of Egypt, the place from which he has fled in fear and humiliation. Unlike Christ, this Moses is far from perfect, having fled from Pharaoh after murdering an Egyptian for beating a fellow Hebrew. This man who murders and hides...

Studying Exodus and reading through Leviticus and Numbers now has made me eager to read even more. Honestly, it is hard to stop at just a few chapters of study each day. Maybe that’s not exactly what you’ve always heard though about these “dry” chapters of the Bible. I have always heard that I will get bogged down if I read through these in order, but I have to say that this time that has definitely not been the case. I was so pumped up about my lengthy time reading Exodus that my summer group is now studying it, and I am extending my study to better have the full picture. God’s character and nature clearly reveal themselves in these books, showing that He is not only compassionate and slow to anger but also loving and sovereign.  His presence is truly all that is necessary, yet we often get distracted or lost in the desert that this world is and forget that truth. I was reminded of this today as I was reading in Leviticus. God’s cloud covering over the tabernacle by day, whic...

Exodus has blown me away as I’ve been slowly reading through and studying it during my devotions each morning.  This book has  reminded me once again  how God works through the Spirit, making each day new, teaching in different ways, revealing things that hid  from me  before, especially His sovereignty. One of the first things  I noticed  this time was  how much Samuel’s willingness to answer a call resembles Moses’. Moses responds to God’s call with, “Here I am” (3:7, NASB) just as Samuel does when God calls out to him (I Sam. 3:4). Although Samuel’s call  comes  in the darkness of night and Moses’ call  is  in the desert and involv ed a burning bush, both calls co me to men who did not know God  at the time of the call  (I Sam. 3:7, Ex. 3:4-6) and both  willingly  answered the call. This reminder that God calls and equips for His purposes those who are curious about Him and willing to serve is timely...