Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three when they spoke to Pharaoh. Exodus 7:7
Two grandmothers from Texas became media sensations recently for completing a journey around the world in eighty days at the age of eighty-one. The globetrotting best friends of twenty-three years traveled to all seven continents. They started in Antarctica, tangoed in Argentina, rode camels in Egypt, and took a sleigh ride while at the North Pole. They visited eighteen countries including Zambia, India, Nepal, Indonesia, Japan, and Italy and ended their trip in Australia. The duo said they hoped they’d inspired future generations to enjoy traveling the world, regardless of their age.
In Exodus, we read about two octogenarians who were recruited by God for a different kind of adventure of a lifetime. He called Moses to go to Pharaoh and demand he free God’s people from bondage. God sent Moses’ older brother Aaron for support. “Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three when they spoke to Pharaoh” (Exodus 7:7).
This request would feel daunting at any age, but God had handpicked these brothers for this assignment, and they followed His instructions. “So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the Lord commanded” (v. 10).
Moses and Aaron had the honor of witnessing God deliver His people from more than four hundred years of slavery. These men demonstrate that He can use us at any age. Whether we’re young or older, let’s follow Him wherever He leads.
How have you seen God’s faithfulness in your life? How can you serve Him in this season?
Dear God, please help me to follow You all the days of my life.
INSIGHT
God uses people at all ages. Moses lived to be 120 years old (Deuteronomy 34:7). Both Joshua and Caleb were in their mid-eighties when they led their people to conquer the promised land (Joshua 14:7-12). The gospel historian Luke tells of Simeon, who tradition says was a prophet, and the prophetess Anna, who waited expectantly for the Messiah. They were privileged to see the baby Jesus when He was forty days old (Luke 2:22-38; see Leviticus 12:1-8). At the age of eighty-four, Anna was telling others about the Savior (vv. 37-38).