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A Few Things They Didn’t Like About Moses

I. Introduction:

A. Moses was chosen by the Lord to lead Israel out of bondage (Exodus 3:1-10).

  1. Through Moses the Lord was revealed to the children of Israel (Psalms 103:6-7). 
  2. Through Moses the law was given to Israel (John 7:19).
B. In his time Moses was very meek [humble; lowly], above all the men which were upon the face of the earth (Numbers 12:3).

  1. Think of who else was meek and lowly (Matthew 11:28-30).
  2. Moses was meek, but don’t confuse meekness with weakness. After pleading with the Lord for Him not to destroy the people, Moses “went off” [so to speak] on them (Exodus 32:15-35).

II. Body: Acts 7:15-41

A. The people didn’t like that Moses did not lead them to their expectations of water and food (Exodus 15:22-24, Exodus 16:2-3, Exodus 17:1-3, etc.).

  1. If you feed some people, they’ll worship you (John 6:5-15).
  2. Jesus says that is altogether wrong (John 6:24-27; cf. Romans 14:17).
B. They didn’t like Moses’ position of authority (Numbers 12:1-2 and Numbers 16:1-3).

  1. Envy existed against him (Psalms 106:16).
  2. Rebellion against the messengers of God is rebellion against God (Jeremiah 26:4-6, Matthew 10:40, and Luke 10:16).
C. The people would rather an idol lead them because they were impatient with Moses (Exodus 32:1).

  1. After Israel witnessed God judge the naysayers multiple times, they still wanted another leader and to go back to Egypt (Numbers 14:1-4).
  2. It is not up to us to determine the pace, but rather to focus on the destination (Luke 13:23-24).
  3. Are those leading doing so according to God’s will? If so, follow what is good (Philippians 3:17, I Thessalonians 5:15, Hebrews 13:7, and III John 1:11).
  4. Remember who is at the head of the line (I Corinthians 11:1).

III. Conclusion: While the people had issues with Moses, the Lord says he was faithful (Numbers 12:7 and Hebrews 3:2; 3:5; cf. Deuteronomy 34:10-12). Even after his error that kept him from the land promised to Israel (Numbers 20:1-13), he still led the people till his death whether they liked him or not (Deuteronomy 34:1-5).