On the list of verses that I'd just as soon skip, this strange passage is near the top of the list. It's an obscure passage that struggles away from most attempts to explain it. Here is Moses on the way to liberate the Hebrew people from Egypt, and he is suddenly battling for his life. Remember, the Lord has told Moses that he can go in peace, because the people who seek his life are dead. So the way is thought to be clear, but there is more adversity to face. There is a bloody struggle.
Perhaps the event points forward to the bloody struggle in Egypt that awaits. Perhaps it is a test in the wilderness, as many other Biblical characters must face.
I cannot fully explain it -- there are mysteries beyond what I can comprehend. I do know that the Bible often reminds me that God is less tame than I am tempted to think. As Aslan explains in C.S. Lewis' works, God isn't safe, but God is good. To entrust ourselves to God is to trust something wild that cannot be fully known. Are you willing to take that step? Moses could've turned and run at this point, recognizing that this was a God not to be controlled. Moses stayed, faithfully, continuing to trust in God. If Moses can do so after such an event, then perhaps we should as well, despite not being able to see fully what God has in store for us.
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