Exodus 6:10-13 Endurance to try, try again!

10So the LORD said to Moses, 11“Go and tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go out of his land.”

12But in the LORD’s presence Moses replied, “If the Israelites will not listen to me, then how will Pharaoh listen to me, since I am unskilled in speech?”

13Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them a charge concerning both the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.

“since I am unskilled in speech?” Other versions say, “for I am of uncircumcised lips?”

“That inability was now born of a sense, not as before of his lack of eloquence, but of his uncleanness.” (Morgan)

So which version is it, lack of eloquence (unskilled in speech) or uncleanness (uncircumcised lips)?

I don’t know, I guess we will have to ask Moses when we meet him.

Gave them a charge, a command. God was building endurance in Moses just like He needs to do with us. 

Remember the old motto, at first if you don’t succeed, try, try again. Originally a maxim used to encourage American schoolchildren to do their homework. Thomas H. Palmer (1782-1861)

Actually it was a poem.

Try Try Again

by T. H. Palmer

'Tis a lesson you should heed,

If at first you don't succeed,

Try, try again; 

Then your courage should appear,

For if you will persevere,

You will conquer, never fear

Try, try again;

Once or twice, though you should fail,

If you would at last prevail,

Try, try again; 

If we strive, 'tis no disgrace

Though we do not win the race;

What should you do in the case?

Try, try again

If you find your task is hard,

Time will bring you your reward,

Try, try again 

All that other folks can do,

Why, with patience, should not you?

Only keep this rule in view:

Try, try again.

It would seem Moses wasn’t the only one with this problem, all of us have it. 

God knew it and this is why He was building endurance in Moses.

How is He building endurance in you?

Endurance to try, try again!

Blessings, David