Before we start our study on our next book, today I want to take a moment to share an article with you I wrote. This incorporates some biblical exposition and application, so I thought it was fitting for this podcast. This will be a short interlude to our study of Hebrews. As I studied leadership at seminary, one of my first tasks was to look at the life of Moses and make some observations about him as a leader. Moses is often studied as a model for leadership, both for good reasons and bad reasons. Looking at the life of Moses, I was asked to make 10-20 observations of timeless, relevant, practical leadership principles that I will be able to apply in my own life. Some of these principles will apply to you while others may not. The key is, what was Moses like as a leader and how can I learn from this biblical example of leadership. What can I glean from the life of Moses in the great ways he led, as well as what are things I can learn from his mistakes? As many of you know, many times are learning comes from mistakes. So as we look at Moses through Scripture, we get to go back and look at his life as a leader. Observations such as "Moses was born a Levite," or "Moses saw two Hebrews fighting" are indeed observations, but they are not leadership observations. In making the leadership observations, it was important to note where (book, chapter, verse) the observation is found, then state the leadership principle in a way that leaders (ministry, corporate, and lay) can implement it.