Verse 1 is quite an amazing statement, "I have made you like God to Pharaoh". Moses is mediating God's will to Pharaoh. In the same way we represent Jesus to the world. We are his ambassadors of Christ (2 Cor 5:20), so we we do not hold this position to do what we like, but have to fulfil it in obedience to Christ. Aaron would be his prophet.
Then God says that He will harden Pharaoh's heart. This does not mean Pharaoh has no responsibility for his actions, God is just telling Moses what will happen. Sometimes people will reject God's word, and when they do this their hearts become hardened. God's response would be to increase the judgements and eventually they would be forced to let the Israelites go, and they would know that the Lord is God.
Moses and Aaron obeyed God. Note that they were also getting on in years at the time, yet were to live for another forty years or so.
See the role that Moses had in God's plan. We too have a role in God's plans. We can easily let troubles and worries bog us down. We need to beware of this (Matt 13:20), and lift our eyes to focus on, and look for, the greater purpose that God has for our lives. Your life is about more than you.
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