All right, all right, join the Journey family, friends, and guests. You're listening to Join the Journey

podcast with your host, Emma, daughter. Thanks for joining. Today, we're reading Exodus 4 through 6

and tackling some tough but fascinating questions, such as, why was God ready to kill Moses?

And what was the significance of Zaporah's actions?

These chapters are rich with lessons about God's character, human obedience, and even a glimpse of Christ.

But before we get into specific questions, let's look at where we are in the story.

In Exodus 3, God appears to Moses in the burning bush, calling him to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.

Moses, though, he's reluctant. He's full of doubts, offering excuse after excuse. So by the time we get to chapter 4, Moses finally has agreed to obey. But the story takes an unexpected and somewhat dramatic turn because on the journey back to Egypt, God seemingly

is suddenly ready to kill Moses. And it's this moment that feels shocking and confusing,

but as we'll see, it teaches us something profound about God's holiness and Moses's role in God's

plan. So our first question is, why was God

ready to kill Moses? In Exodus 4 24 through 26, we read that at a lodging place on the way,

the Lord met Moses and was about to kill him. So what's going on here? I mean, after all, Moses was on

his way to do what God had asked,

lead the Israelites out of slavery. Why would God then suddenly want to kill him? Well, the answer

is simple, and it lies in the covenant. Moses, as a Hebrew, was part of God's covenant with Abraham.

Remember, land seed and blessing. Though the Abrahamic covenant was unconditional,

it required that all male descendants be circumcised as a sign of belonging to God's people.

That was Genesis 17, 10 through 14. However, interestingly, Moses had neglected to circumcise his own

son. Renowned theologian R.C. Sprole explains that this

wasn't a small oversight. It was a very serious act of disobedience. Because as Israel's future leader,

Moses was called to uphold God's covenant faithfully. So by failing to circumcise his son,

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