Today's Favorite Verse: Exodus 4:24-26

Today's Favorite Verse: Exodus 4:24-26

"And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the Lord met him, and sought to kill him.

Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.

So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision."

There is a Joseph Smith Translation of these verses that clarify what is happening. As I read them the though came to me that Moses had a mission, but he was caught unprepared. In this case his son had not been circumcised. It made me think of temple recommends, and making sure you have a current one at all times. When the Lord calls or even the time when they reopen, it's important to not be caught unprepared. I also find it interesting that Moses wife took care of the matter.

"And it came to pass, that the Lord appeared unto him as he was in the way, by the inn. The Lord was angry with Moses, and his hand was about to fall upon him, to kill him; for he had not circumcised his son.

Then Zipporah took a sharp stone and circumcised her son, and cast the stone at his feet, and said, Surely thou art a bloody husband unto me.

And the Lord spared Moses and let him go, because Zipporah, his wife, circumcised the child. And she said, Thou art a bloody husband. And Moses was ashamed, and hid his face from the Lord, and said, I have sinned before the Lord."

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