Moses was going to be commissioned by God to execute a most burdensome task; that of leading the captive Israelites out of the land of Egypt and from the wicked bondage of Pharaoh. For a number of years they'd been slaves, daily experiencing the ruthless savagery of the taskmasters ' whip and they'd cried continually to their God for deliverance and freedom. Moses was going to be the person through whom God would effect this deliverance.
Due to an event which had happened earlier, when Moses was a youngster in Egypt, having been brought up by Pharaoh's child in the palace, he was scared to return lest he should be recognised, his crime recalled and he should receive the punishment he had dodged for years.
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While inclining the flocks of his father-in-law Jethro he came upon the strangest sight which immediately arrested his attention and caused him to stand and view the bizarre sight. A bush was ablaze but wasn't being consumed. Said Moses, "I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt." Then he heard the voice of God from the bush: God introduced Himself as "the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob" and Moses, in apprehension, hid his face, recognising that he was in the presence of Deity. God proceeded to outline the mission on which He was going to send Moses and referred to the pleadings of His people in bondage in Egypt to deliver them from the grinding bondage.
At first Moses was plainly unwilling to go and made excuses as to his inability to communicate effectively but God addressed his each concern and guaranteed him of His abiding presence and help to perform all that He was expecting Moses to do. When Moses asked God as to His name, when the slaves would enquire as to who had authorised him to bring about their deliverance, God told Moses to tell them that His name was "I am that I am."
God further inspired the hesitant Moses by enlightening him to cast his rod on the ground, whereupon it changed into a serpent. God then told him to take the serpent by the tail and it straight away turned back into his rod. At last Moses agreed to be God's instrument of deliverance and started his journey to Egypt. There he was due to experience in a noteworthy way the mighty power of Our Lord God and after ten grim plagues, ending in the death of the firstborn, the children of Israel left Egypt after the institution of the Passover.
Due to an event which had happened earlier, when Moses was a youngster in Egypt, having been brought up by Pharaoh's child in the palace, he was scared to return lest he should be recognised, his crime recalled and he should receive the punishment he had dodged for years.
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While inclining the flocks of his father-in-law Jethro he came upon the strangest sight which immediately arrested his attention and caused him to stand and view the bizarre sight. A bush was ablaze but wasn't being consumed. Said Moses, "I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt." Then he heard the voice of God from the bush: God introduced Himself as "the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob" and Moses, in apprehension, hid his face, recognising that he was in the presence of Deity. God proceeded to outline the mission on which He was going to send Moses and referred to the pleadings of His people in bondage in Egypt to deliver them from the grinding bondage.
At first Moses was plainly unwilling to go and made excuses as to his inability to communicate effectively but God addressed his each concern and guaranteed him of His abiding presence and help to perform all that He was expecting Moses to do. When Moses asked God as to His name, when the slaves would enquire as to who had authorised him to bring about their deliverance, God told Moses to tell them that His name was "I am that I am."
God further inspired the hesitant Moses by enlightening him to cast his rod on the ground, whereupon it changed into a serpent. God then told him to take the serpent by the tail and it straight away turned back into his rod. At last Moses agreed to be God's instrument of deliverance and started his journey to Egypt. There he was due to experience in a noteworthy way the mighty power of Our Lord God and after ten grim plagues, ending in the death of the firstborn, the children of Israel left Egypt after the institution of the Passover.
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