Mountains in Moses' Life
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Straight to the Cross
COLUMN: Guest Article
Mountains in Moses' Life
by Clarence DeLoach, Jr.
Moses was an old man: 120 years as a matter of
fact. He had brought Israel to the border of the
promised land. He had patiently endured while
leading hundreds of thousands of people — a
rebellious nation. He had seen one generation die
and another rise.
One of God’s final orders to Moses is recorded in
Numbers 27:12: "And the Lord said unto Moses, Get
thee up into this mount Abarim and see the land
which I have given unto the children of Israel."
Mountains play a prominent role in the Bible.
Great things were done on mountains. Perhaps this
has given rise to our expression "mountaintop
experience." Look at three mountains in Moses’
life:
First: The Mountain of Calling. It all began with
Moses on a mountain. It was from Mt. Sinai that
God called to Moses out of the "burning bush."
There he met God in a marvelous way. There his
mission was set out! There he was commissioned and
called to service. There he stood on holy ground.
His was a mountaintop experience, but so was ours
when we were called to be Christians.
Second: The Mountain of Service. Again the Lord
called Moses to the mountain. Here God
communicated His law to Moses with the command,
"Go and tell the children of Israel" (Exo. 19:3).
This was the mountain of service. God revealed the
manner in which His people could serve and obey
Him. These were the conditions of blessings in
their lives.
There is no greater joy or blessing than serving
God. It brings the greatest satisfaction and
purpose to life. It is indeed a mountaintop
experience to live and serve as Christians.
Third: The Mountain of Death. Moses is now an old
man. He has served well. Again, he is called to
the mountain. God wanted him to see the land and
then he would be gathered to his people. Moses
didn’t enter Canaan, but God had something better
for him. How appropriate: Moses would appear on
another mountain many centuries later to encourage
Jesus (Matt. 17:1-5).
Death need not be in the valley. For the true
servant, it is his finest hour. For the Christian,
it is a "mountaintop experience." Paul said it was
gain: "For me to live is Christ, and to die is
gain" (Phil. 1:21).
(Thanks to The Voice of Truth International, Vol
24.)
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