Lessons from the Incident At the Inn
G. Bush. 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.… 1. That God takes notice of and is much displeased with the sins of His own people, and that the putting away of their sins is indispensably necessary to the removal of the Divine judgments. 2. That no circumstances of prudence or convenience can ever with propriety be urged as an excuse for neglecting a clearly commanded duty, especially the observance of sacramental ordinances. 3. That he who is to be the interpreter of the law to others ought in all points to be blameless, and in all things conformed to the law himself. 4. That when God has procured the proper respect to His revealed will, the controversy between Him and the offender is at an end; the object of His government being not so much to avenge Himself as to amend the criminal. (G. Bush.) Parallel Verses KJV: And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him. WEB: It happened on the way at a lodging place, that Yahweh met Moses and wanted to kill him.