Reflection: A Wasted Life?
By T. Thomas Ebenezer “Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.” (Exodus 3:1, KJV) In Exodus chapter 3, we encounter an individual whose life, up until that point, may be considered to be a wasted one. At around 80 years old (Ex. 7:7), his present status will evoke pity even from those who are meeting him for the first time and know nothing of his past life. At this point in his life, Moses' primary responsibility was to care for his father-in-law's sheep. Despite being married for around forty years, he had failed to accumulate any personal wealth, which marks him as an incompetent individual. He was likely an embarrassment to his wife Zipporah, and their children, Gershom, and Eliezer. This is in stark contrast to one of his forefathers, Jacob, who was able to amass great wealth in a much shorter time frame while doing the same job, even exce...