Faithful Messengers of God’s Deliverance

Exodus 6:28 - 7:7 

28 And it came to pass, on the day the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, 29 that the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “I am the Lord. Speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say to you.”  30 But Moses said before the Lord, “Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh heed me?”
    7:1 So the Lord said to Moses: “See, I have made you as God to Pharaoh, and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet. 2 You shall speak all that I command you. And Aaron your brother shall tell Pharaoh to send the children of Israel out of his land. 3 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt. 4 But Pharaoh will not heed you, so that I may lay My hand on Egypt and bring My armies and My people, the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments. 5 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch out My hand on Egypt and bring out the children of Israel from among them.”  6 Then Moses and Aaron did so; just as the Lord commanded them, so they did. 7 And Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three years old when they spoke to Pharaoh.

When God spoke to Moses in Egypt, He commanded him as he was told before, to speak with Pharaoh.  Moses was to speak the message given, holding nothing back and leaving nothing out.  Again, Moses was fearful and tried to avoid confrontation with Egypt’s king over the message of deliverance.  He said that his lips were unclean, meaning he was a sinful and insignificant man who would not be entertained by Pharaoh, let alone with such a bold and commanding message from a God which he did not know or acknowledge.  But God reminded him that the message and enabling to speak it made him God’s mouthpiece, as if God Himself was speaking with Pharaoh, and Aaron was his prophet bringing the message across.  Aaron was told by Moses by God to tell the ruler to send God’s people out of the land of bondage.  But God also said He would harden Pharaoh’s already disbelieving and disobedient heart further.  He also would bring miraculous signs which would give all glory and honor to the true Ruler over all men in the sight of everyone looking on.  In the end, God would use these things to cast down the power of the earthly army and deliver His people as predetermined and stated in a promise.  The power would be judged and God’s great name would be known by God’s outstretched arm.  His people would be brought out of bondage.  Therefore the old men Moses and Aaron trusted and obeyed.  We also are called to declare God’s deliverance from the bondage of sin as He casts down mighty powers (Ephesians 3:10, 6:12, Colossians 2:15) and sets His chosen people free to glorify Him and cause others to acknowledge His glory and greatness.  We do this in spite of opposition or oppression or fear or our own inadequacies.  The power of His gospel reveals God’s judgement and is His message given to us to speak God’s deliverance or damnation to the listeners (Jude 1:5) on His behalf.  He who has ears will hear and come to taste and see that the Lord is good (Psalm 34:8); those who do not will harden their hearts further against the good news.