Contemplative Bible Reading

Deuteronomy 34:12 (New Living Translation)

With mighty power, Moses performed terrifying acts in the sight of all Israel.

I like the words used in this translation. Moses terrified the people.

Moses had a difficult job. That is an understatement as Moses had a job that, without the help of Jehovah God, was impossible. He was trying to pull a million stubborn people through a hike that lasted 40 years.

Now and then, Moses had to do something that caught the attention of the people. Some of these acts were simply terrifying.

Terrible things happen in our world everyday. Perhaps if there were a Moses that everyone was watching everyday, we would see that person perform some of them. As it is, we tend to assume that these terrible things happen to someone else. Sometimes we assume that the object of the terrible act deserved it, and, since I don’t deserve it, no such thing will happen to me.

How foolish of us.