What jumped out at me?

Verse 13 – “So Moses cried out to the Lord, ‘Please, God, heal her!’”

Why It Jumped Out?

After Miriam spoke against Moses because he had taken a Cushite wife, it was the very one she spoke against who made intercession for her. The one who had been wronged was the one who cried out to God on her behalf.

Of course Moses loved his sister, but this moment reveals something deeper about his heart and his relationship with God. Moses knew the Lord—not just as the One who speaks, but as the One who heals. He knew God as compassionate and able to restore. When Miriam was struck with leprosy, Moses did not pause to defend himself or remind anyone that he had been the one mistreated. Instead, he immediately turned toward God and cried out, “Please, God, heal her!”

That short prayer carries great weight. Moses was not concerned about vindication; he was concerned about mercy. Healing his sister was what mattered to him most in that moment.

This reminds me of Christ on the cross when He said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” Even while suffering injustice, Jesus responded with mercy. And when He declared, “It is finished,” He showed the fullness of God’s redemptive love.

In many ways, Moses was living in that same spirit of intercession. He had been placed by God not only to communicate His words and His will to the people, but also to stand in the gap for them. Moses served both God and man. Even when he was the one spoken against, he still cried out for mercy.

How this changes my life

God reminds us that His thoughts are higher than our thoughts. Because of that, I realize that I should be quicker to listen and slower to speak. My desire is to please God not only with my actions but also with my words.

Seeing Moses respond this way challenges me. If he could intercede for someone who had spoken against him, then I should learn to forgive more readily, worry less about offenses, and not be so easily wounded by the words of others.

Moses’ example reminds me that a heart that truly knows God is a heart that moves toward mercy.

Prayer

God, thank You for Your Holy Word. Every word of Scripture is spirit and life, and it has the power to quicken our hearts toward righteousness.

Forgive me for every word I have spoken that did not please You. Cleanse my heart and help me to be quick to listen and slow to speak. Teach me to hold my tongue when I should and to respond with grace.

Thank You for healing us, restoring us, and continually reminding us of Your eternal truths. Your mercy is great, and I am grateful.

May Your will be done in my life.

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Verse 24-25 ²⁴ Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and said, “Go, worship the Lord. Even your women and children may go with you; only leave your flocks and herds behind.”

²⁵ But Moses said, “You must allow us to have sacrifices and burnt offerings to present to the Lord our God. ²⁶ Our livestock too must go with us; not a hoof is to be left behind. We have to use some of them in worshiping the Lord our God, and until we get there we will not know what we are to use to worship the Lord.”

^{Why it Jumped Out}I am reminded of the fear that men in earthly power have. They attempt to fearfully and partially “bless”, with large reservation. Maybe it is human nature, but here Pharoah was simply afraid to fully trust God and maintain Egypt with the work of indigenous people. He had richly benefitted from using the children of Israel as slaves, and he refused to let them go entirely. 

How this changes my life

• Firstly, I am not to utilize people for gain. I will try to work harder to gain win-win relationship experiences, bless others and appreciate them as people of God. Secondly, while I may not have as much as others, I have been given much. May I approach people and resources through God’s grace in order to accomplish God’s purpose with them. May I always be able to hear from God. 

Prayer

• Lord, Thank you for Your Word. Thank you for the examples of suffering, your love, deliverance and restoration through Christ Jesus. May we never forget the value that you provide to our lives through the Work of the Cross. I appreciate you caring enough for each one of us that you saved us individually and corporately as well. You are an Awesome God. May no weapon formed against me prosper, and be exalted in my life. 

In Jesus Name, Amen.