The Mandate of Moses – the Law Receiver
Pastor Zubeda Sing · 1 min read
“So Moses said, “I must turn away [from the flock] and see this great sight—why the bush is not burned up.” When the LORD saw that he turned away [from the flock] to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.””
the God of your father. God identified Himself as the God worshiped by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. In announcing these names, the Lord was assuring Moses that the covenant He had made with them was still intact.
In this passage God presented Moses with a wonderful vision of hope for a new life for his people. Then God commanded Moses to communicate that vision to Israel. The vision fit the people’s need and would be enough to arouse them to action (see v. 8). Why would the vision have such power? Because it was tailor-made for their circumstances.
God was preparing Moses to be the deliverer of the people of Israel, but after this incident Moses worked an additional 40 years before he was ready to fulfill this task. The lives of Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Paul illustrate that leadership development is a process that can require many years.
A mandate or calling is not always easy, nor does it take a short time as we would like it to, it’s a process and we are constantly being trained and developed for the task.
From the October 2026 issue, themed THE MANDATE & MISSION OF A THRIVER.
