The whole mood had changed. There was no singing, no partying, and, for once, no griping going on. The people were traumatized; that’s the only way I can describe it. They had seen and applauded God’s judgment against Egypt, but I suppose it never crossed their minds that He would exact devastating punishment on them as well if they disobeyed. It’s hard to say who they were more terrified of, God or Moses. They were virtually immobilized because of their fear. So much so that Aaron and Hur were concerned they might not be able to get the people moving again. That’s when Hur asked for a private meeting with Moses.“Unless you do something, Moses, I don’t think we can get them to go either forward or back.”“If we don’t get them going soon,” Aaron interjected, “our enemies will think we’re lost or vulnerable in some way. It’s just a matter of time until one of them tries an attack.”“How do you think it would make God look if all these people He rescued are killed here in the desert?”
