HEALING THE SLOW OF SPEECH (4 OF 5)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Exodus 4:10-12
This content is part of a series.
Healing the Slow of Speech (4 of 5)
Series: No More Excuses
Jeff Strite
Exodus 4:10-12
OPEN: A few years ago a man named Jens Overson was fishing for salmon in Norway’s Gaula River. But he apparently wasn’t ready for the strong current of the river and was swept swiftly downstream. There was another fisherman named Wilhelmsen who saw him struggling and he knew exactly WHERE the current would carry the man. So, this 2nd fisherman ran across a bridge, and waited as the current carried Overson downriver. He later told a newspaper. ‘‘He seemed paralyzed. Only his face and the tips of his boots were above water. I decided to start casting.’’ All Wilhelmsen had was homemade lure and a light line, but he hooked Overson’s rubber waders on the first cast of about 10 yards. The biggest problem was that Overson weighed nearly 250 pounds which is a lot of weight for a light fishing line. He used every trick he knew, knowing that if that line broke Overson would continue downstream... and he would die. (Collin Wimberly, ‘‘Fishing With Jesus’’ July 2001 - main story found on Wired https://www.wired.com/2001/07/catch-o-the-day/)
(LONG... PAUSE)
In our text today, we find Moses standing before God at the burning bush. And God says to Moses ‘‘I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.’’ Exodus 3:10
The problem was, Moses didn’t want to go, and he’s given excuse after excuse as to why he shouldn’t have to do what God wants him to do. And now we come to one of the most basic of his excuses: ‘‘I’m not able to speak well’’ he says. He implies that has a speech impediment and there’s some scholars who think Moses stuttered. ‘‘Moses said to the LORD, ‘Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent, either in the past or since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and of tongue.’’’ Exodus 4:10
Did Moses stutter? It’s possible! According to Mayo Clinic ‘‘Speech difficulties can appear after an em ...
Series: No More Excuses
Jeff Strite
Exodus 4:10-12
OPEN: A few years ago a man named Jens Overson was fishing for salmon in Norway’s Gaula River. But he apparently wasn’t ready for the strong current of the river and was swept swiftly downstream. There was another fisherman named Wilhelmsen who saw him struggling and he knew exactly WHERE the current would carry the man. So, this 2nd fisherman ran across a bridge, and waited as the current carried Overson downriver. He later told a newspaper. ‘‘He seemed paralyzed. Only his face and the tips of his boots were above water. I decided to start casting.’’ All Wilhelmsen had was homemade lure and a light line, but he hooked Overson’s rubber waders on the first cast of about 10 yards. The biggest problem was that Overson weighed nearly 250 pounds which is a lot of weight for a light fishing line. He used every trick he knew, knowing that if that line broke Overson would continue downstream... and he would die. (Collin Wimberly, ‘‘Fishing With Jesus’’ July 2001 - main story found on Wired https://www.wired.com/2001/07/catch-o-the-day/)
(LONG... PAUSE)
In our text today, we find Moses standing before God at the burning bush. And God says to Moses ‘‘I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.’’ Exodus 3:10
The problem was, Moses didn’t want to go, and he’s given excuse after excuse as to why he shouldn’t have to do what God wants him to do. And now we come to one of the most basic of his excuses: ‘‘I’m not able to speak well’’ he says. He implies that has a speech impediment and there’s some scholars who think Moses stuttered. ‘‘Moses said to the LORD, ‘Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent, either in the past or since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and of tongue.’’’ Exodus 4:10
Did Moses stutter? It’s possible! According to Mayo Clinic ‘‘Speech difficulties can appear after an em ...
There are 13021 characters in the full content. This excerpt only shows a 2000 character sample of the full content.
Price: $5.99 or 1 credit
