It's easy to forget how close Moses was to God. Throughout the previous books and chapters, especially since the introduction of Moses in Exodus, there has been countless references to Moses interacting with God, so many that they could even be considered commonplace. As I read through the chapter today I could not see passed the first verse and the magnitude of it despite seeing the very same line stated 92 times in previous verses. That's right ninety-two times! It's repeated 101 times in the Old Testament which means I'm going to read it another 9 times before Moses is gone.
NUMBERS 28:1
1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,Can you see how easy it would be to glaze over those words after awhile? I certainly have and yet, this time I couldn't, it was a literary speed bump that would not let me pass. So I pondered the words and allowed the verse to sink into my thick skull and manifest itself as the immensely important thing that it is. Moses spoke with God and, here is the kicker, God spoke back to Moses. They communicated regularly! That is a big deal and not something to overlook.
This is a good lesson in the importance of not ignoring the seemingly commonplace - what has become a repetitive phrase, something the eye sees but does not dwell on because of it's regularity, is in fact a profound statement that begs the reader to dwell, understand, and contemplate each time it is listed, "...The Lord spake unto Moses!"
One more time for good measure...
THE LORD
SPAKE
UNTO
MOSES
Lest we forget?~Kipling
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