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Moses was a third culture person. First, growing up as a Hebrew Egyptian adoptee, Moses was thoroughly assimilated (Ex 2:19). Second, thoroughly aware of this ethnic heritage, Moses feels inner conflict when he witnesses an Egyptian beating a Hebrew (Ex 2:11). Third, he flees to Midian for 40 years, ‘a foreign land’ (Ex 2:22). Eventually, he is confronted by the ‘God of his father’ (Ex 18:4) to lead the Israelites out of Egypt with Aaron, a brother he hasn’t seen in 40 years (Ex 4:27), to lead a people that may no longer have felt like his own.
Moses often felt like a stranger. The Egyptian family he knew oppressed his own people. Ethnically, he is not connected with his Hebrew heritage. He has no real belonging or influence in any culture he is a part of, Egyptian, Hebrew (Ex 6:12) or Midianite. Even so, God had a significant place for Moses in his rescue plan and speaks to him uniquely as a friend.
What was it like for Moses as a foreigner and stranger? How might God use third culture people in your midst?
Prayer
God of all nations, while there may not be a place for us in the world, thank you for a significant place in your kingdom and plans through Jesus. Amen.
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About this Plan
As Christians, many of us are experiencing an increase of hostility from society. Instead of being the majority, we feel like a rejected minority. Let us re-read scripture through the eyes of those who felt like foreigners and strangers. They can show us how they were able to trust and be used by God to extend his kingdom from the margins, often without significant power, authority or influence.
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