谦和的摩西
米利暗和亚伦批评摩西，他们为什么这样做呢？他们批评他们的兄弟，因为摩西的妻子不是一个以色列人。摩西在埃及王宫长大，但他后来逃走了，在神呼召他带领神的子民离开埃及之前，他多年来一直都住在米甸。在米甸时，摩西娶了邀请他同住的牧羊人的女儿（参看出埃及记2-3章）。
此外还有其他原因。神拣选了摩西作为祂向百姓颁布祂的旨意和律法的主要代言人，亚伦和米利暗似乎也因此妒忌摩西。
听到家人批评他，摩西心里的痛苦是何等剧烈，这件事实在令人痛心；然而摩西尽管受到指责，却没有为自己辩护，他仍然保持谦和的态度。接着神便亲自来处理这件事了。
或许有一天，我们会被人不公平地批评和对待，那么，我们应该怎样回应呢？我们应该仰望神、坚定不移、并且知道神必定会看顾这些事。神自会公正地对待犯错之人，神自会矫正错谬之事。
正如摩西为犯错的人祈求，耶稣为钉祂十架的人祈求，我们也可以为苦待我们的人祈求。
慈爱的神，尽管我们的朋友和家人苦待我们、或甚至逼迫我们，求你帮助我们能坚定不移、等候你来矫正那些不义之事。奉耶稣名祈求，阿们。
民数记 12
1摩西娶了古实女子为妻。米利暗和亚伦因他所娶的古实女子就毁谤他，
2说：“难道耶和华单与摩西说话，不也与我们说话吗？”这话耶和华听见了。
3摩西为人极其谦和，胜过世上的众人。
4耶和华忽然对摩西、亚伦、米利暗说：“你们三个人都出来，到会幕这里。”他们三个人就出来了。
5耶和华在云柱中降临，站在会幕门口，召亚伦和米利暗，二人就出来了。
6耶和华说：“你们且听我的话，你们中间若有先知，我耶和华必在异象中向他显现，在梦中与他说话。
7我的仆人摩西不是这样，他是在我全家尽忠的，
8我要与他面对面说话，乃是明说，不用谜语，并且他必见我的形象。你们毁谤我的仆人摩西，为何不惧怕呢？”
9耶和华就向他们二人发怒而去。
10云彩从会幕上挪开了，不料，米利暗长了大痲疯，有雪那样白。亚伦一看米利暗长了大痲疯，
11就对摩西说：“我主啊！求你不要因我们愚昧犯罪，便将这罪加在我们身上。
12求你不要使她像那出母腹肉已半烂的死胎。”
13于是摩西哀求耶和华说：“神啊，求你医治她！”
14耶和华对摩西说：“她父亲若吐唾沫在她脸上，她岂不蒙羞七天吗？现在要把她在营外关锁七天，然后才可以领她进来。”
15于是米利暗关锁在营外七天。百姓没有行路，直等到把米利暗领进来。
16以后百姓从哈洗录起行，在巴兰的旷野安营。
Moses' Humility
"Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses. . . ." - Numbers 12:1
Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses. Why did they do that? They criticized their brother because Moses' wife was not an Israelite. Moses had grown up in the king's palace in Egypt, but he had run away and lived in Midian for many years before God called him to lead his people out of Egypt. And in Midian, Moses had married the daughter of a sheep herder who had taken him into his household (see Exodus 2-3).
But there was more. Aaron and Miriam seemed to be jealous that God had chosen Moses to be the main speaker of God's will and his law to the people.
What a searing pain Moses must have had in his heart when his family members criticized him. That must have been heartbreaking. But Moses did not speak out. He remained humble, despite the accusations. And God dealt with the matter.
There may come a time when we are criticized and treated unfairly. What should we do then? We should look to God, persevere, and know that God will take care of things. God will deal justly with people who do wrong. God will make things right.
Just as Moses prayed for people who had done wrong, just as Jesus prayed for those who crucified him, we too can pray for people who mistreat us.
Loving God, even when our friends and family members mistreat us or even persecute us, help us to persevere and wait for you to set things right. In Jesus' name, Amen.
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