The Bridegroom of Blood: Why God Sought to Kill Moses. Few passages in Scripture shock readers like Exodus 4:24-26. On the very road to lead Israel out of Egypt, God “met Moses and sought to put him to death.” Moses’ wife Zipporah intervened, circumcising their son and touching the foreskin to Moses’ feet, declaring, “You are indeed a bridegroom of blood to me.” This enigmatic scene raises urgent questions. Why would God move to kill the man He just called to deliver Israel?