Exodus 2: 11-14
11 One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to where his own people were and watched them at their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people.
12 Glancing this way and that and seeing no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
13 The next day he went out and saw two Hebrews fighting. He asked the one in the wrong, "Why are you hitting your fellow Hebrew?"
14 The man said, "Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian?" Then Moses was afraid and thought, "What I did must have become known."
What does this scripture teach? What is the lesson that can be learned. Moses, although justified in his feeling of anger toward the Egyptian, decided to be the ruler of justice. He took judgement in his own hands, while knowingly committing an act NOT of God.
How do you know he understand that what he did was not right? Let's start with verse 12. It says that Moses killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. If he felt justified in his actions, why would he hide the man? Moses had decided that the man needed to die based on his behaviors. But the Bible does tell you that you should not judge unless you want to be judged also.
In verse 14, the second second sentence, it says that he was afraid. Fear only comes from a place of discomfort and an awareness that your current situation does not seam favorable. When you act on behalf of God, that action should be accompanied by a feeling of peace, not panic.
As we continue, we will see what happens when man determines that he can make judgement and justify the actions of others.
"Don't be to critical of others' judgments, when you don't have the power to justify." - C. Holmes
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