Hebraic Musing - Come and Go with Me!
One of the first songs I
learned at a Charismatic prayer meeting during my search for the Lord 40 years
ago is entitled Come and go with me to my Father's house. Here are the lyrics:
♫ 1 Come and go with me to my Father's house, To my Father's house, to my Father's house.
Come and go with me to my Father's house; There is joy, joy, joy!
♫ 2 Peace and love abide in my Father's house, … ♫ 3 Peace and happiness in my Father's house, …
♫ 4 No more dyin' there, in my Father's house, ….♫ 5 Sweet communion up there, in my Father's house…
♫ 1 Come and go with me to my Father's house, To my Father's house, to my Father's house.
Come and go with me to my Father's house; There is joy, joy, joy!
♫ 2 Peace and love abide in my Father's house, … ♫ 3 Peace and happiness in my Father's house, …
♫ 4 No more dyin' there, in my Father's house, ….♫ 5 Sweet communion up there, in my Father's house…
Exodus chapter 10 is
nicknamed “Bo” in Hebrew Torah studies, and the Hebrew “Bo” is translated “Go”
in our Bibles when the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the
hearts of his officials so that I may perform these signs of mine among
them.” Exodus 10:1 Jewish
scholars point out that the better translation of “Bo” should be “Come.” However “Come to Pharaoh” doesn’t make sense
so what could be the meaning of this verse if we use the word “come”?
Could
it be that Moses was hesitant to continue on his mission? He was weary and Pharaoh was still very
powerful. Doubts began to creep in. Could he really complete the task that God had
given to him?
God
understood how Moses felt, so He said something like this to Moses “Come with
me and together we will go to Pharaoh.” Scripture
abbreviated those words by saying “Come to Pharaoh.” God was telling Moses that he was not alone,
that God was right there with him. All Moses needed to do was come and follow
Him. In Exod.31:6 God told Moses “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid
or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will
never leave you nor forsake you." NIV
When
the Lord prompts us to “Go” we sometimes hesitate, checking to see if He is
going with us. In fact, did you know that according to Jewish tradition only
one-fifth of the Israelites left Egypt? According to tradition, four-fifths of the
Israelites chose not to leave! These
people weren’t interested in leaving the only place they knew for some unknown
destination in the future.
If
you listen closely you can still hear the Holy Spirit of God saying to you
“Come with me!” The word “Go” appears
about 1,400 times in our Bible; and whether the instruction is given to an OT
person or given to us, we can often recognize God wanting us to “Come and Go
with me…”
Example,
among the many “come/go” statements in our Bible, “First go and
be reconciled to your brother; then come
and offer your gift.”
Matt 5:24 When we are called to Go, how
often do we need and want Him at our side.
The
classic “Go” instruction to us in Jesus’ red letters "Go
into all the world and preach the good news to all
creation. Whoever believes and is
baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.” Mark 16:15-16
NIV Whenever I follow this instruction I quickly
realize I cannot do it alone. I have to
be led by His Holy Spirit as He “Comes and Goes with me…”
Points to ponder
When we are called by the Holy Spirit to Go,
how often do we need Him to come along with us?
how often do we need Him to come along with us?
♫ Come and go with me to my Father's house,…
Yosef a.k.a.
Joe Brusherd February 7,
2017
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