The Most Important Events In Moses's Life

Of all the great events in Moses’ life, there is one time period that is probably the most important—his time in Midian. Moses had grown up in the palaces of Egypt from a young age. He knew what it was to have much, and it was probably an extremely good life. Egypt was never known for being the poorest among nations in history, so it stands to reason that Moses, who was adopted into the royal family, had much. However, one simple act brought about a huge change in Moses’ life. One day, Moses looked out and saw an Egyptian smiting a Hebrew. Being filled with anger, Moses killed the Egyptian. He thought no one knew, until one day he discovered that his secret had been disclosed! Fearing for his life, Moses moved to Midian where he would not be seen nor heard from for 40 years. In these 40 years, there doesn’t appear to be much that happened in Moses’ life. He became a shepherd, started a family, and lived a quiet peaceable life until God called him to lead the people of Israel out of bondage and into the Promised Land. Although these 40 years seem to be relatively uneventful, there were some important things happening in the life of Moses. God does not always use major events in a person’s life to change them. Sometimes, He uses silent …show more content…
Exodus 4:10 says, “And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.” Although this verse depicts Moses giving God an excuse as to why he was unable to be used, this verse also shows that Moses was no longer confident in his abilities. In Egypt, he had power, influence, and fame. He was so over-confident that he brought himself to kill a man. There was no doubt that God needed some time to develop humility in Moses’ life. In Midian, Moses perhaps realized that he was not as valuable and important as he thought he was, and that allowed God to begin to use