And her two sons; of which the name of the one was
Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land: And the name of
the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and
delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh: - Exodus 18.4
Moses’ wife was named Zipporah. We find out here that
she had two sons named Gershom and Eliezer. As usual names mean things and here
is no different.
Gershom means ‘alien in a strange land’ and Eliezer
means ‘God is my help.’
Moses was careful to give God the credit for what He
had done. Even in the middle of living in a foreign land God took care of and
delivered His own.
And you know what? He does the same today. Gershom and
Eliezer ought to be precious names to us. We too are pilgrims and strangers in
a world which is not our home.
But while we
are indeed strangers in a foreign land (Gershom) but we also have the promise
of God’s help in the land (Eliezer). Gershom and Eliezer are very real to us. None
of us could face being strangers in the world without God as our help.
Praise God
He is my help as I struggle in this very strange land. Praise God that as
Gershom I have my Eliezer!
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