Observations

• Moses didn’t come from the largest or most influential tribe in Israel (6:14-18).
• This family would soon be responsible for leading all of God’s people in worship (6:19).
• Moses’ parents had a union that the Law would later forbid (6:20; cf. Lev. 18:12).
• Moses’ wife is not mentioned in this list because she wasn’t an Israelite (6:21-25; cf. 2:21).
• Scripture interrupts the timeline with a genealogy to remind us that God uses unlikely candidates for remarkable purposes (6:26-27).
• Moses had plenty of reasons to feel insecure, but God was his needed stability (6:28-30).

Applications

• Your family’s dysfunction does not limit what God can do through you.
• Your personal decisions do not disqualify you from meaningful service.
• When insecure, remember who God is and repeat what He has said.
• Look to Jesus, who can bring lasting fruit from your family tree.