“Does Moses Matter?”

We know the stories.  The little basket in the marsh grass.  The life he lived in Egypt.  The burning bush.  The plagues.  The Red Sea.  Those of us who take a high view of the Bible believe those stories are true.  They are not merely symbolic stories to aid our moralistic development.  Jews and Christians alike believe the Old Testament was given by God for our understanding about why we are and who we are and why we are like we are.  Of course, there are many people in our culture that view Moses and the stories of the Old Testament as irrelevant and outdated.  In literary circles, some may consider the writings good to know for their historical value but would not view the Bible as authoritative.  We believe human authors wrote down what God the Holy Spirit led them to write.  We believe the Bible was without error in the original manuscripts and that the teachings are authoritative.  Not only that, we believe that what Moses wrote forms the foundation for the gospel and Christianity.  So yes, Moses matters!  This week, as we begin our Advent studies we’ll take a look at how Moses prepared the way for the Incarnation…and for a Merry Christmas.