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NASB | Numbers 12:7 "Not so, with My servant Moses, He is faithful in all My household; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Numbers 12:7 "But it is not so with My servant Moses; He is entrusted and faithful in all My house. [Heb 3:2, 5, 6] |
Subject: Integrity |
Bible Note: "Who in the Bible is the greatest example of integrity? Explain why" Hi, J L Pangilinan! I totally agree with you! Mary, Peter, Paul, John, Stephen and many others were put through excruciating pain, physical or emotional or both, for the Way... But the original question asked to designate one candidate... Though many holy people of God were put through the wringer, I still hold that Moses was the one individual granted the greatest amount of power over a vastly superior amount of people and did not misuse his authority! God place Moses as a god to Pharao and to Aaron (inclusive of Israel)... only Moses of all the people in the Bible, outside of our Lord Jesus Christ, placed himself between God's wrath and the people of Israel... to me, it is this relationship that exemplifies the apex of integrity: having all the power in the world, being able to, justly, accuse those who plotted against him, God having his "back," God boiling mad against those who opposed him... still Moses kept his obedience to Yahweh, still Moses kept his devotion to Israel, still Moses interceded for those who betrayed him, still Moses prayed for a people that rejected his leadership! (Reminds you of some one else, doesn't it!) Abraham was a beautiful man, obeying God to the point of offering his only son (the son of Sara, his wife), Isaac, in Faithful obedience... but to me that is not the apex of integrity! Mary, the Apostles, the other disciples, and some benevolent people that placed their lives and livelihood in peril for the Way... they too were excellent examples of fortitute and integrity... but they were not entrusted with as much power nor tested as rigorously and mercilessly as Moses was! David was an excellent soldier for the Lord, but he did not face Moses tormoil--aside from the persecution from king Saul, king David suffered very little and was not placed in the position of facing God's wrath for the sin of Israel... Daniel and Joseph... both gifted, both honorable holy men of God, but their power over Israel was limited, their control of supernatural powers were confined to interpretation of dreams/visions... and even their intercession on behalf of God's people was in a different vein than Moses'--he actually had the intimacy of God and was able to pray and intercede with greater boldness than the rest! Granted, Moses had one set back... something that to us God would readily forgive and has forgiven... but as Christ said to those that much has been entrusted, much more will be asked (Luke 12:48)! So one moment of exasperation caused Moses his entry into the promised land! But it was this same Moses that Jesus saw fit to join Him in His transfiguration! Again, there are many many holy people of God that have exhuded valor, conviction, and integrity... but Moses outshines all in his humble obedience to the Lord! God Bless! Angel |