Exodus Chapter 4 Verses 27-31

:27  “And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him. 28 And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him. 29 And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel: 30 And Aaron spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people. 31 And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.” 

“And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him.”  I sometimes have difficulty working more than one or two tasks at the same time.  That is not a problem with God.  He can work in the lives of multitudes of people at the same time.  Here, God was not only working in Moses to accomplish his purpose, but was at the same time working in the life of his brother Aaron to bring about his purpose.   

God had commanded Aaron to go into the wilderness to meet Moses.  Now the wilderness to which God referred was a huge place.  The question we might raise is how could Aaron hope to find Moses in such a huge place?  That is not a problem with God, because he knows all things and is every where present and no where absent.  So it is a very simple task with God to direct the steps of Aaron to where Moses was located.   

These two brethren met at the mount of God.  This is the best place to meet someone.  When you are in the mount of God and someone else is in the mount of God, then any meeting will be delightful.  Aaron met Moses and kissed him.  We need not think that every time the word, kiss, is found in the scriptures that it is referring to a kiss on the mouth or cheek.  Several times in the scriptures it may very well be referring to an embrace or hug.  These two brethren were happy to see one another as it had probably been about 40 years since they last met.  The terms of their meeting are also a delight as they are setting out on a trip to deliver their brethren from the hard and miserable bondage they were suffering in Egypt. 

“And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him.”  The fact that God had sent Aaron as God had said he would was an encouragement to Moses that God would do as he promised.  Moses was blessed to share with Aaron all the words that the Lord had told him and all the signs which God had commanded him.   

“And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel: And Aaron spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.”  Here Moses and Aaron set out faithfully to do what the Lord had commanded them to do.  They first gathered all the elders of the children of Israel together as God commanded Moses.  Next, as Moses spokesman, and according to God’s promise, Aaron spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses.  Next, Aaron did the signs that God had shown unto Moses in the sight of the people.  When we do things the way God has commanded or taught us and we say according to the message God has given us, we can expect to see what God has promised.  This is what happened. 

“And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.”  Belief is such a blessing to the people of God.  The people believed the words and signs and realized it was from God and that God had looked upon their affliction and had sent his servants to work to deliver them.  Then the people did what was most fitting for them to do: they bowed their heads and worshipped.  We are so quick to pray when we feel ourselves in great need and we feel ourselves unable to deliver ourselves.  However, it is also important for us to pray and worship when God delivers us or sends us good news.  This the people did.