(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon on the face of the earth.) - Numbers 12v3
Matt tells a Bible college story about a class where they were discussing Biblical meekness. This story came to mind immediately when I read this passage this morning. At least I hope I have the story right.
The teacher asked a question something ‘Who were some of the great meek men of the Bible?’ Matt answered ‘Moses.’ The teacher replied, ‘No, not Moses.’
That was an amazing answer since we read in Numbers that Moses was the meekest man on the face of the earth.
The meekness is even more amazing when we read about the setting for this statement. Moses had married an Ethiopian woman. Something about her rankled them. They got together and asked each other, ‘Does God really want to speak through Moses? Why can’t he speak through us as well? We are going to deal with Aaron and Miriam tomorrow.
The comment about Moses makes me think that this kind of thing was beyond him. Why would they even me fighting over this? His meekness was unassuming. He accepted his leadership with meekness and humility. Remember, he never thought he was worthy for the job anyway!
Moses, the leader of the nation for forty years was a strong, powerful leader. Meekness does not negate strength.
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