Spiritual Symbolism of the Wife of Moses

He had married an Ethiopian woman. Numbers 12:1

"Strange choice of Moses, but how much more strange the choice of

Him who is a prophet like unto Moses, and greater than he! Our Lord, who is fair as the lily, has entered into marriage union with one who confesses herself to be black, because the sun has looked upon her. It is the wonder of angels that the love of Jesus should be set upon poor, lost, guilty men.

Each believer must, when filled with a sense of Jesus' love, be also overwhelmed with astonishment that such love should be lavished on an object so utterly unworthy of it. 

Knowing as we do 

--our secret guiltiness, 

--unfaithfulness, 

--and black-heartedness, 

we are dissolved in grateful admiration of the matchless grace.

Can we wonder if this vain world opposes Jesus and His spouse, and especially when great sinners are converted? for this is ever the Pharisee's ground of objection, "This man receiveth sinners." 

Still is the old cause of quarrel revived, "Because he had married an Ethiopian woman." 

Charles Spurgeon