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The main points of this puzzling story in Exodus 4:18-26 are,
- The Lord told Moses to go to back to Egypt and do all the miracles of God before Pharaoh.
- And if Pharaoh refuses to set Israel free, then the Lord will kill his firstborn son.
- When Moses and his family lodged on the way to Egypt, the Lord met him and “sought to put him to death.”
- Then Zipporah cut off her son's foreskin with a flint and touched Moses feet with it and said surely you are “a bridegroom of blood” to me.
- After the son was circumcised the Lord “let him alone” from a judgment of death and he lived.
- Then Moses wife said a second time "a bridegroom of blood" because of the circumcision.
At a lodging place on the way to Egypt
the Lord met him and “sought to put him to death”
So why did the LORD “seek to put him to death” when Moses and his family lodged on their way to Egypt, shortly before he was to perform the miracles of God to set Israel free from their slavery to Pharaoh?the Lord met him and “sought to put him to death”
In this most peculiar story, Moses, his Gentile wife Zipporah, and their two sons were traveling to Egypt, and while they lodged on the way one of their sons was uncircumcised and the scriptures say the LORD met him and “sought to put him to death,” Exodus 4:24.
Genesis 17:14 Any uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin shall be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant."
Since Moses Gentile wife was the one who circumcised her son, some Bible teachers believe Zipporah did not want her son to be circumcised, but she finally gave in when God said he was going to kill “him.”
Now what's puzzling is the scriptures do not specifically say who the Lord was going to kill, instead it just says “him,” which could either be referring to Moses or his son who was guilty of death since he was uncircumcised.
And another strange detail is why was the son's foreskin placed on the feet Moses? And why did Zipporah call Moses a “bridegroom of blood” two times because of the circumcision?
In the natural these details are difficult to understand and make no sense whatsoever. However these statements may be suggesting there is a deeper spiritual and prophetic explanation that's hidden within this perplexing story.
As I said God who 'sought to put him to death' is an uncertain phrase that could either be referring to Moses who should be put to death since his son was not circumcised, or the son was guilty of death for his own sin, Genesis 17:14. But in the spiritual Moses is a type for Jesus, and his uncircumcised son represents mankind who is born with a sinful uncircumcised heart.
And the phrase 'sought to put him to death' that's referring to Moses or his son is meant to be vague since its a veiled prophecy for when the Father in heaven 'sought to put Jesus to death' on the cross for our sinful uncircumcised hearts that are guilty of God's judgment of death, Jeremiah 4:4, Galatians 2:19-20, Acts 7:51.
Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?
2 Corinthians 5:21 For our sake he made him (Jesus) to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Zipporah put her son's foreskin on the feet of Moses, the bridegroom of blood
The foreskin of the circumcised son that Zipporah placed on the feet of Moses when she called him a bridegroom of blood, is symbolic for the sins in our heart that are circumcised by the Spirit and placed on the feet of Jesus when he became our “Bridegroom of blood” on the cross when he died for our sins, Luke 22:20, Mark 2:20.Remove the foreskin of your hearts men of Judah
Jeremiah 4:4 Circumcise yourselves to the LORD; remove the (sinful) foreskin of your hearts, O men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn with none to quench it, because of the evil of your deeds."Deuteronomy 10:16 Circumcise therefore the (sinful) foreskin of your heart, and be no longer stubborn.
Romans 2:28-29 For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical. (29) But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God.
Ezekiel 36:26 And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the (sinful) heart of stone from your flesh and give you a (righteous) heart of flesh.
Zipporah circumcised her son with a sharp flint stone
Moses Gentile wife Zipporah who circumcised her son's foreskin with the sharp flint stone represents Christians who circumcise a sinners heart with the sharp two-edged sword of the Gospel that separates flesh from spirit, Hebrews 4:12.Hebrews 4:12-13 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. (13) And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.
After Moses son was circumcised the Lord 'let him alone' from death
However in the spiritual Moses or his son who was 'let alone' from a judgment of death is a deep picture for Jesus who was 'let alone' from death when he was resurrected after 3 days, so we too can be forgiven of our sins and 'let alone' from God's judgment of death through faith in Christ, 2 Corinthians 5:21.
The phrase 'let him alone' from death that's symbolic for Jesus resurrection and our salvation, is similar to when Abraham raised the knife to kill his son Isaac when the angel said, “do not lay your hand on the boy,” which is another symbolic picture for Jesus death and resurrection for our sins, Genesis 22:10-13.
Moses lodged on his way to Egypt
Moses who lodged when the Lord 'sought to put him to death' because his son was uncircumcised on his journey to deliver Israel from slavery to Pharaoh in Egypt, is a prophecy for Jesus who lodged in Jerusalem when God 'sought to put him to death' on the cross for our sinful uncircumcised hearts (Acts 7:51), on his long 2,000 year journey to save Israel from their slavery to sin and the Antichrist in spiritual Egypt (Jerusalem) at the end of the tribulation, Revelation 11:7-8.Israel lodged by the Jordan river 3 days until the ark was lifted up
God's 10 Plagues for Egypt are a type for the tribulation judgments
The 10 plagues that set Israel free from slavery to Pharaoh when they placed the blood of the lamb on the wooden doorposts, are prophetic for God's tribulation judgments so Israel can be set free from slavery to sin and the Antichrist by faith in Jesus blood that was shed on the cross when he 'lodged in Jerusalem,' Deuteronomy 30, 1-7, John 1:29.Two sons were born to Moses and his Gentile wife
while he was in Midian and separated from Israel
The two half-Jewish half-Gentile sons that were born from Moses and his Gentile wife Zipporah while he was in Midian and separated from Israel who was enslaved to Pharaoh in Egypt, are prophetic for the Gentile saints who are born-again during the 2,000 year gospel age while Jesus is spiritually separated from unrighteous Israel who is a slave to sin and the Antichrist in the tribulation in symbolic Egypt, Revelation 11:7-8.while he was in Midian and separated from Israel
The name of Moses first son Gershom means, "I have been a sojourner in a foreign land." Moses who was separated from Israel and living in the foreign land of Midian when his two sons were born, represents Jesus sharing his 2,000 year gospel of salvation in the foreign land of the Gentiles throughout the world, Romans 9:24-25, Luke 2:29-32.
Moses second son Eliezer means, "The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the “sword of Pharaoh,” Ex 18:4. Jesus was judged for our sins and after 3 days was delivered from death (the sword of Pharaoh) by his Father, Psalms 16:10, 88:2-12. And those who are circumcised in their hearts by faith in Jesus are also delivered from death (the sword of Pharaoh) which is eternal judgment in hell, Psalms 103:1-5.
The 2,000 year gospel age represented by Moses two sons that were born from his Gentile wife may be difficult to recognize in this story, however there are 20 other stories in the Bible that confirm there will be an approximate 2,000 year gospel age from Jesus resurrection to the beginning of the tribulation.
Two sons are born to Joseph and his Egyptian wife in the 7 years of harvest
During the 7 years of harvest in Egypt, Joseph's Gentile bride gave birth to Manasseh and Ephraim. The 2 sons that were born to Joseph in the 7 years of harvest is another picture for the 2,000 year gospel age to the Gentiles that will be completed during a 7 year final harvest of saints when the 7 years of tribulation (7 years of famine) is about to begin, Genesis 41:29-32.Joseph's first son Manasseh means, "God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father's house," Gen 41:51. Joseph suffered incredible hardships in his fathers house when his brothers plotted to kill him, threw him into a pit and then sold him into slavery for 20 shekels of silver.
These hardships that Joseph suffered are prophetic for the religious leaders of Israel who plotted to kill Jesus and demanded his crucifixion, his resurrection after three days (Joseph coming out of the pit), and Jesus becoming a gospel servant to the Gentiles for 2,000 years represented by the 20 shekels of silver that was paid when Joseph was sold into slavery when he became a servant in Egypt, Genesis 37:28.
The name of Joseph's second son Ephraim means, "God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction." Joseph was fruitful and blessed with 2 sons in the land of his affliction in Egypt, just as Jesus is fruitful and blessed with many Gentile sons who are afflicted and persecuted for his namesake as his gospel is proclaimed for 2,000 years throughout the world in spiritual Egypt, Genesis 41:52, Luke 2:29-32, Matthew 24:9, Revelation 6:9-11.
Jacob prophesied Ephraim will become 'a multitude of nations' Genesis 48:19. A multitude of nations in Hebrew is 'melo hagoyim,' translated as 'fullness of the Gentiles' that Paul uses in Romans 11:25.
"For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles be come in."
The 2 sons born to Joseph during the 7 years of harvest are symbolic for the 2,000 year Gentile harvest of saints that will be completed as the 7 years of tribulation begins for Israel.
3 historic Passovers of God's salvation for Israel;
Egypt, the Cross and Israel's deliverance in the tribulation,
- In Exodus 4:21-26, The first Passover is easy to recognize when the Lord told Moses to go Egypt and perform the 10 plagues of judgment while telling Pharaoh, "Let my firstborn son Israel go that he may serve me."
- The second Passover when Jesus died on the cross for our sins is hidden in the account of Moses and his uncircumcised son who lodged when God “sought to put him death” on his journey to set Israel free from their slavery to Pharaoh.
- Moses Gentile wife Zipporah who said twice, “you are a Bridegroom of blood” because of the circumcision, appears to be symbolic for the Gentile bride of Christ who shares the 2,000 year gospel that circumcises our sinful hearts through faith in Jesus when he became our Bridegroom of blood on the cross.
- And the third Passover is a repetition of the first one in Egypt, when a remnant in Israel will be set free from their slavery to sin and the Antichrist in the tribulation (in symbolic Egypt, Rev 11:7-8), by faith in the blood of God's Passover Lamb who lodged in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago, when the Father 'sought to put Jesus to death' on the cross for our sinful uncircumcised hearts that are are guilty of death.
- What has been (in the past) is what will be (in the future) and there is nothing new under the sun, Ecclesiates 1:9
Israel will be regathered from the nations and
circumcised in their hearts through faith in Jesus at the end of the tribulation
Deuteronomy 30:1-7 "And when all these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before you, and you call them to mind among all the nations where the LORD your God has driven you, (2) and return to the LORD your God, you and your children, and obey his voice in all that I command you today, with all your heart and with all your soul, (3) then the LORD your God will restore your fortunes and have mercy on you, and he will gather you again from all the peoples where the LORD your God has scattered you. (4) If your outcasts are in the uttermost parts of heaven, from there the LORD your God will gather you, and from there he will take you. (5) And the LORD your God will bring you into the land that your fathers possessed, that you may possess it. And he will make you more prosperous and numerous than your fathers. (6) And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring, so that you will love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live. (7) And the LORD your God will put all these curses on your foes and enemies who persecuted you.circumcised in their hearts through faith in Jesus at the end of the tribulation
Ezekiel 36:24-28 I will take you from the nations and gather you from all the countries and bring you into your own land. (25) I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. (26) And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. (27) And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules. (28) You shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers, and you shall be my people, and I will be your God.
In the articles listed below I examine the scriptures that seem to be pointing to the years of 2031 to 2038 for when God's tribulation judgment will take place.
Is the year when the tribulation ends written in scripture?
Part 2, 2 days, 7th hour, 38
Part 3, 2-38
Part 4, Genesis 14:14, 17:17, Exodus 7:7, John 5:5
Part 5, Psalms 83 & 90
Part 6, Isaac's birth from Sarah at 90
Part 7, Isaac's birth from Sarah at 90
Four Blood Moons in 2032 and 2033
Four Blood Moons in 2032 and 2033 Part 2, 85 Priests are put to death
Israel's Second Passover
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