Exodus 4:14-17 "And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart. And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do. And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God. And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs."
Have you ever made your father angry? As a child, I know there were times when I failed to do things my father asked of me. I was capable of accomplishing the task and offered this or that excuse as to why I failed. Although I managed to kindle his ire against me, I never once remember fearing that he had ceased to love me. On his part, he also never ceased to require of me things that he expected me to accomplish.
The LORD had had enough of Moses’ excuses. Still, He was not finished with Moses nor did He love Moses any less. He reminded Moses that he had an older brother, Aaron. Aaron was a man gifted in speaking and conveying meaning to those around him. As is always the case, God was working in all the necessary events to bring His will to pass.
God was already moving in Aaron’s life even though it had been years since there was any communion between Aaron and Moses. Moses had to be encouraged to learn that his brother was coming to meet him. Not only was he coming to see Moses, but God comforted Moses with the assurance that his brother was going to rejoice to see him again.
The LORD told Moses that He would be with His mouth to express to Aaron the things that needed to be said to Pharaoh. He would also be with Aaron’s mouth to express those things plainly to Pharaoh and to the children of Israel. God would instruct them both in what to do and when to do it, because the ministry of God to His people would be in both word and deed.
We see in Moses and Aaron the repeated theme of the elder serving the younger according to God’s purpose. God would impart to Moses the things that should be said and done. Moses would impart those things to Aaron to speak and to do. Aaron would obey the word of Moses and great miracles would occur and the people would hear the will of God. In all the miracles that were done and all that was spoken through Moses and Aaron, the power and the glory belonged to God.
When Jesus walked his earth, He said He could not do anything without the will of the Father. As Jesus resides in us today, through the Holy Spirit we see and hear many wonders from God. We are blessed to declare hope and joy in what would otherwise be a hopeless and dismal world. God has called us to proclaim His message still today before the “kings (greed, lust, fear)” of this world to “Let my people go!” And still today, the power and the glory of it belong to God!