Moses almost died because of disobedience to God
Image via Wikipedia Image via Wikipedia Image via Wikipedia Then Zipporah took a sharp stone and cut off the foreskin of her son and cast it at Moses ’ feet, and said, “Surely you are a husband of blood to me!” (Ex. 4:25) In this account, Moses committed the sin of neglecting to circumcise his son. We don’t know why Moses neglected to perform this duty, which was required of all Hebrews. It probably had something to do with living among Midianites who did not circumcise, thus proving that it is easy to become faithless to God ’s commands when we are deprived of the fellowship of His people. In reaction to Moses’ disobedience, the Lord sought to kill him on the road to Egypt, probably by the hand of an angel. This must have been very surprising to Moses because God had just recently conversed with him so intimately. But when we disobey God, not only with sins of commission but of omission, we will be disciplined by Him. This discipline will not be punitive, but it will be des...