even killed those who predicted the coming of father’s didn’t persecute? They the Righteous One. And now you have betrayed and murdered Him.” This is the pattern throughout continually reject Israel’s history. They God’s rescuer. And this pattern continues in the history of the church. It is a warning for us of what we can expect when we go and tell people about Rescuer. Rejection. the typical response. God’s It’s are you when men hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and “Blessed reject your name as evil, because of the son of man. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their fathers treated the prophets. But woe to you when all men speak well of you, for that is how their fathers treated the false prophets.” We need to be ready for this typical response. 3) And then thirdly, Moses identifies with his people more fully. In verse 15 Moses realizes that out to get him. And so he flees to Pharaoh’s Midian. And once again we see Moses, the Rescuer. In Midian, he finds a well and sits down beside it, and seven girls come to draw water for their father’s sheep. But while they are doing that, some very rude shepherds come and chase the girls away. And so once again Moses is confronted by oppression. You might have expected Moses to be a bit more cautious now. in a He’s foreign land. on the run. already got himself into trouble trying to fix He’s He’s things. Maybe just let this one pass, not try and be the superhero who he’ll comes to everyone’s rescue. You probably know that saying by Edmund Burke: that is necessary for evil to triumph is if good men do “All nothing.” Or as Martin Luther King said: who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to “He perpetrate it.”
father’s didn’t persecute? They even killed those who predicted the coming of the Righteous One. And now you have betrayed and murdered Him.” This is the pattern throughout Israel’s history. They continually reject God’s rescuer. And this pattern continues in the history of the church. It is a warning for us of what we can expect when we go and tell people about God’s Rescuer. Rejection. It’s the typical response. “Blessed are you when men hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the son of man. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their fathers treated the prophets. But woe to you when all men speak well of you, for that is how their fathers treated the false prophets.” We need to be ready for this typical response. 3) And then thirdly, Moses identifies with his people more fully. In verse 15 Moses realizes that Pharaoh’s out to get him. And so he flees to Midian. And once again we see Moses, the Rescuer. In Midian, he finds a well and sits down beside it, and seven girls come to draw water for their father’s sheep. But while they are doing that, some very rude shepherds come and chase the girls away. And so once again Moses is confronted by oppression. You might have expected Moses to be a bit more cautious now. He’s in a foreign land. He’s on the run. He’s already got himself into trouble trying to fix things. Maybe he’ll just let this one pass, not try and be the superhero who comes to everyone’s rescue. You probably know that saying by Edmund Burke: “All that is necessary for evil to triumph is if good men do nothing.” Or as Martin Luther King said: “He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it.”