BRAGADAYJAH 419
The Complaint of Moses
Here in Moses’ complaint to
God, we may see the unfailing frailty of flesh.
Here Moses who was at that time closest to God, having followed Him from
Egypt through the wilderness, spent time with Him on the Mountain and saw his
glory, and heard His voice, now asks God, “Wherefore has thou afflicted thy
servant? And what have I done in thy sight to make thee cast this heavy burden
on me that I should have to console this people whom thou hast afflicted in
your displeasure with them?” “Am I the
one who conceived all this people? Am I their father that you should say to me,
carry them in your bosom and nurse them and carry them to the land which you
swore to give them?”
“From where should I get
flesh to feed all this people? For they cry out to me, “Give us flesh to eat!”
“I am not able to bear all
this people alone; the burden of them is too heavy for me. And if this is the
way you are going to deal with me, Lord, I ask you to kill me and let me be rid
of these people; I cannot bear to see them suffer so; and I cannot bear my own
wretchedness.”
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