The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Exodus 2:11-14, “Now it came about in those days, when Moses had grown up, that he went out to his brethren and looked on their hard labors; and he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his brethren.
12 So he looked this way and that, and when he saw there was no one around, he struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
13 He went out the next day, and behold, two Hebrews were fighting with each other; and he said to the offender, ‘Why are you striking your companion?’
14 But he said, ‘Who made you a prince or a judge over us? Are you intending to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?’ Then Moses was afraid and said, ‘Surely the matter has become known.’”

Sometimes things take an unexpected turn. We engage in things we think will never be known, only to discover that those things have indeed become known! It’s even worse when we accuse someone of doing something less offensive than what we’ve done.

This is precisely what occurred with Moses. Although he was trained in Egyptian schools, and was probably thought of as an Egyptian by some of their own, Moses was an Israelite; and when he witnessed an Egyptian supervisor laying a whip on the back of his countryman, he instinctively reacted as one would expect. But Moses went too far. He killed the Egyptian and buried him out of sight.

The next day Moses saw two Hebrews fighting each other. Acting instinctively again, he chastized his own countrymen for fighting. If he thought he was in charge, he was greatly mistaken, because the two Hebrews turned on him! But it was more than that. They had either witnessed the slaying or discovered the body of the man he killed.

There’s an old idiom that says, “You can’t do wrong and get by.” Somewhere, sometime, someone saw you do it. Years may even have passed before your involvement comes to light. But it will come to light! Best not to believe that you will escape notice; for even if you do with man, the LORD has witnessed it; and you will ultimately be brought to His justice.

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
United States of America

“We never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom