The Bible says that no prophet emerged from Israel like Moses. He knew God face-to-face, and indeed he was called a "friend of God." This is high praise for somebody who spent his first forty years as a nobody. But how did Moses become a somebody?
He did it through trial and error, through his failures and God's forgiveness. The Lord refined and remade Moses by giving him many second chances.
God works in our lives the same way. He's still giving away second chances. The Lord wants to remake us. His goal for us is not a trouble-free life or a prosperous existence. God's goal is transformation, change from the basic raw product to a faithful, obedient, and refined disciple of Jesus Christ.
Such transformation takes time. It takes buffing. It requires abrasives. Sometimes it's painful. But God knows just what it takes to get us there. He did it with Moses, and He can do it with us. What we need in the midst of life's baffling and bewildering experience is not an explanation but just a deeper understanding of the God of second chances.
Don Baker explains Moses's place in Egyptian society and cogently sketches the likely nature of his education. After investigating Moses's character, Baker uses him as a starting point for theological arguments about the merciful nature of God. Baker is strongest when he uses personal stories to illustrate his points, and so is Raymond Todd's narration. Todd's delivery is clear, methodically paced, and professional throughout. Todd follows Baker's switch in cadence--now writing as a minister, exhorting his congregation, now explaining historical points more calmly--and really comes alive when delivering Baker's stories of personal suffering. Then Todd manages to express pain, awe, and wonder simultaneously. G.T.B. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine
About the Author
Dr. Don Baker is a Minister at Large for the Conservative Baptist Association of America. He travels extensively in the United States and abroad ministering in churches and missionary conferences. Dr Baker has pastored churches, in Oregon, California and Illinois for more than thirty-eight years. He presently resides with his wife, Martha, in West Linn, Oregon. His books include Beyond Forgiveness, Beyond Choice, Beyond Rejection, and Thank-You Therapy.
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