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So how was God going to deliver His people? Why had He bothered to tell Moses about all this? The reason was that God was going to send Moses to Pharaoh. In John’s gospel one of the key themes in the book is that the Father sent the Son. Moses was sent by God to deliver the people. There are of course many differences between Moses and Jesus, but this aspect is a parallel between the two. A feature of God’s work is that He involves us in His work. Weak and sinful as we are, God involves us in what He is doing.
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God has chosen Moses, but Moses doesn't think he is the right man for the job. Before we criticise Moses too harshly we should remember a couple of things. First Pharaoh wanted to kill him.Secondly, he wasn’t too popular with the Israelites! His killing of the Egyptian had not been viewed as a brave act of heroism. Remember also that Moses had not shared in the oppression, instead he had enjoyed a life of luxury in the palace, so would not have been regarded with favour by the Israelites. God chooses who He will, and this will often not fit into any of our categories of who would be suitable.
A long argument is going to ensue between God and Moses. It is sometimes said that if we reject God’s choice of us for some task then He will go and choose someone else. The Biblical evidence for this is rather thin! God was determined to send Moses, just as He was determined to send Jonah to Nineveh.
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