The Walk of The Israelites

Chapter 2

Note from Author: This chapter is based off of Exodus 4

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Chapter two

The God of the heavens and he is speaking to me right here in a bush. Who is going to believe a man like me? Who is going to believe God spoke to me?

"Lord," I cried, "what if they don't b-believe that I s-spoke to you?"

"What is that in your hand Moses?" God replied.

I looked, because it was similar to a reflex. In my hand was the staff that I have had for years.

"A staff," I reported. At this point I stopped noting how uncanny this conversation was.

"Throw it on the ground."

With a slight shrug, I tossed it on the ground. To my surprise it became a large snake. I jumped back tripping over the rock I had been sitting on, rolled over it, landed on my back, and stood sharply up...far away from the snake.

"Moses," God called to me, "Take it by the tail."

The snake hissed at me then turned around to look at the bush. Its head bobbed up and down and rocked side to side staring at the fire. Against common sense I hesitantly crept towards the snake. I slowly bent over and then as fast as lighting I grabbed it and stood straight up.

The moment I touched its tail it slowly became hard wood instead of a mess of scales. Like a fungus its tail became wooden and slowly spread, it all becoming wood, last but not the least, the snake's head turned into wood. It looked just like it did a moment ago.

"This is show that the God of their fathers appeared to you," the Lord stated. "Now stick your hand in your cloak, Moses."

I looked at the fire, then to the staff, then my hand. I shivered thinking about what would happen to my hand. I did what the Lord asked me, however. To my horror when I pulled my hand out it was white with leprosy. I was a leper!

"Now put it back." God commanded.

Not as if it could get much worse. I put it back in and took a glance. My hand was back to its original state, thank God.

"The second sign," the Lord continued, "is if they do not believe the first. If they do not believe the first or the second, take some water from the Nile, and pour it on the ground. It will become blood.

I looked to my left at the well that I lived nearest by. Then I looked at my staff, and then my hands and took a seat. I still had one major problem.

"F-Forgive me Lord," I started, "but you k-know me Lord, I can not speak p-properly."

"Who gave man mouths?" asked God, in a tone that in humans I would say was on the verge of anger. "Who makes them blind or mute? Is it not I, the Lord your God? Now go. I will help you speak and teach you what to say."

I folded my hands and pressed them against my forehead. I couldn't go to them and stutter. Make fun of the Lord and myself? No, He could send someone else to talk to Pharaoh and the people.

"Please, Lord," I begged, "send s-some other servant of y-yours."

"What about your brother, Aaron?" God spat with anger. "I know he can speak well. He is already on his way here to meet you, he'll be glad to see his brother. You will tell him what to say; I will teach you what to say and what to do. He will speak to the people for you for you being like your mouth. But you will take the staff and perform my signs, my wonders."

With that the fire that was with the bush disappeared. The flames died, or more left really. I looked around the bush and the sky. The Lord had left, leaving me to do his bidding. I stood up and started to leave. After a few steps I remembered I forgot to put my sandals back on.

I sat on the rock once again. I tossed the staff on the ground and bent over to pick up my sandals. The staff once again transformed into a snake. I grabbed my foot wear and put them on. This time I wasn't scared for it was the Lord's.

As I was putting my sandals on I noticed at how beautiful it was, stunning really, a huge hooded cobra with unnatural red lines that look like slashes in the back of it. This was God's cobra.

I stood up after putting my sandals on and walked toward the snake. It hissed at me and moved its head back and forth like it was dancing to a beat that I could not hear. I stooped and pick it up by its tail. It could have bit me easily, but it did not. It just allowed me to pick it up and for it to turn once more into wood.

I took a deep breath, needing it after the experience I had just gone through. With that I took the staff and walked toward the sheep that were calling to me. I went to them and took care of the sheep for the rest of he day. Afterwards I went to my father-in-law to tell him that I had to leave.

"Father", I called out to him as I was coming in.

"What is it my son?" Jethro asked.

"I need to go to Egypt."

"Whatever for Moses?"

"I would like to see if my people are alright."

After a moment of him obviously thinking it over, he agreed.

"Take care my son. I shall expect your return soon," he said with a smile on his lips.

I nodded then kissed him on the cheek with a smile, "Yes father. See you soon."

"Do not worry Moses." said the Lord to me. "All of those who wanted you dead are gone."

I nodded to God, even though no one else understood what I was doing God and I did. I took my wife, family, donkey, and our supplies on the journey to Egypt the very next morning.

"Moses," God called out to me as we were walking, "Show Pharaoh all the wonders that I have given you the ability to do. I will harden his heart, however, so he will not let your people, my first born son, go. Sense he will not let my first born come to worship me I shall kill his first born."

I nodded to myself again. My family and I kept heading toward Egypt at the Lord's command. When we came to a wilderness on the way there I met my brother Aaron. I told him all that had happen with the Lord, about the bush, the signs, the wonders, everything.

He traveled with us to where the Israelite Elders where. He told them everything, for he was my mouth from now on. I preformed the signs that the Lord had given me and they believed it was the Lord their God. They then bowed down and worshiped to the Lord.

I smiled. I was once again with my people, but was even better than that was the taste of freedom in the air. You could just smell it. It brought a smile to this old man's lips. I glanced over at Aaron and I could see a smile on his lips too. Well at last, my people will be free once again.