Moses was sitting on the mountain top waiting for God to put in an appearance. Moses needed a pep talk. Things weren’t going well down below. The people were complaining about the food, the wandering in the desert and the time.

“Manna, again?!”.

“Are we there yet?”

“Where’s this so-called Promised Land”.

Moses was disgusted with them. He had come down with the Ten Commandments to find the Golden Calf. Jeez, this was all the gold they had. He was so angry he threw the tablets with The Ten Commandments to the ground and broke them. He immediately regretted his snit since he’d spent three weeks carving them. He slapped himself in the head. He still had the chisel in his hand and knocked himself cold.

It was cold on this mountain top too. Why couldn’t God meet him down on the desert floor? Why didn’t God appear to all the Israelites? Why me, Lord, why me?

“Moses!”.

“Yes, Lord?”

“You’re getting to be a whiner. I hate whiners. Satan was a whiner and you now what happened to him. You’re the leader of the Jews and yet you still whine. Why is that? Don’t lie to me since I know everything.”

Then why ask, Moses thought.

“Because I want to, Moses”.

“Lord, they never learn. No matter what I say or do, they never learn”.

“Hmm. Perhaps it’s because you aren’t a good teacher. Maybe you need to take a personal interest in them”.

“Personal interest in them? There’s three million of them. I don’t even know all their names. Plus, to be really honest, some of them are a little bit quirky”.

“Moses, they are my chosen people.”

“Maybe you made the wrong choice. The Egyptians, now there’s a strong group. No whining or complaining. The Hittitites are pretty good too. Then there’s the-”

“Moses, shut up. I picked the Isrealites and that’s that. You need to step up and get the job done. You won’t enter the Promised land yourself but they will if you lead them better”.

“Huh? What do you mean I won’t enter the Promised Land? What did I do?”

“You broke the Ten Commandments. What kind of God would I be if I let you in after that?”

“I broke the tablets, not the Commandments themselves. There’s a world of difference, Lord”.

“You also threw a hissy fit and knocked yourself out. That makes you a little dumb. Moses, you are a good leader for the times. However, you aren’t king material. You know what I mean?”.

“I’m never going to see the Promised Land?”.

“Oh, you’ll see it alright. You just won’t enter it”.

“Why, Lord, why me. Why is it always me?”

“Well, Moses, I’m a tease”.