Moses went to his father-in-law to seek permission to go back to Egypt. We might think it odd that he did this, having been told by God to go back. Surely that was the end of the argument? When God tells us something we do not just ignore all human relationships and authorities, instead we are to respect them. If they go against God's will then there might be difficult decisions, but we are to respect and honour them. In fact Moses received wise advice from Jethro later on in his life.
God knew the fear that would be in Moses heart, so he assured him that all those who wanted him dead were themselves now dead. God knows our fears, and actually does much more to take account of them than we ever imagine. Likewise, most of the things we fear will never happen. A good bit if advice is never to make a decision based on fear.
God makes it clear to Moses that Pharaoh will be hard-hearted, and will only relent after the first-born plague has happened. He also reminds Moses that he must perform all the wonders that God has empowered him to do. This might seem an odd thing to say, but we have a terrible habit of quickly reverting to living out of our own strength and wisdom, instead of using all the resources that God gives to us.
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