Moses said to Jethro, his father-in-law, “I want to
go back to Egypt to see if my family is still alive.”
Jethro agreed and gave his blessings for the trip.
The Lord said to Moses, “Go back to Egypt.
Those who were trying to kill you are now dead.”
So Moses made preparation for the journey. He
then took his wife and sons and together they left
Midian. He made sure he had God’s staff with him.
At the same time, God said to Aaron, “Go and
meet Moses in the wilderness.” So he left Egypt
and headed towards Midian.
As Moses traveled, the Lord gave him
instructions of what he was to do once he was
back in Egypt. God said, “Do all the wonders I’ve
given you, but don’t be surprised. Pharaoh won’t
listen to you! I have hardened his heart, so he
won’t let the people go willingly.
“Here is my message to him. ‘Israel is my
firstborn son. You refuse to let my son go and
worship me. Therefore, I’ll kill your firstborn son.’”
In the evening, Moses and his family made
camp for the night. Suddenly the Lord attacked
Moses because his sons weren’t circumcised.
Quickly Zipporah jumped up and grabbed a
knife. She circumcised her sons and threw their
foreskins at the feet of her husband. With that,
the Lord let Moses go.
Zipporah looked at all the blood and yelled at
Moses. “You’re a bridegroom of blood to me.”
The next day, Moses saw Aaron coming
toward him. The two brothers greeted one
another with joy. Moses told Aaron everything the
Lord had said. He told him about the signs God
had given him, and what he was to do. Together
they went back and gathered the elders of Israel.
Aaron stood before the people and told them
what the Lord had said to Moses. He showed
them the signs from God.
The people were amazed with what they
heard and saw. They believed Moses and Aaron,
and bowed down and worshipped God.
Moses realized it was best to send his family
back to Midian. There they could be under the
protection of Jethro, his father-in-law
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