4:13,14
Up to this point God has been incredibly patient with Moses, but now things change. “Oh my Lord, please send someone else”. We then read that the anger of the Lord burned against Moses. God created Man to look after the earth, as we read in Genesis. This is fundamental to His purpose. Moses’ reaction was the ultimate affront to the Lord. However, we then read of an absolutely amazing thing. God seems to give in to Moses’ request, or at least to change His plans to accommodate Moses’ desires. Moses will go, but his brother, Aaron, will do the speaking. Why did God let Moses get away with this
4:15-17
So Aaron would be Moses’ spokesman, his mouthpiece. As an aside, I wonder where Aaron came from? He has not been mentioned so far. Anyway, God would be with both Moses and Aaron. Aaron would speak on Moses’ behalf, and so on God’s behalf. God would speak to Moses, and Moses would speak to Aaron. Moses is then reminded to take the staff, for he would use this to do the signs. So we have this deeply flawed character, Moses, going off to do the Lord’s will. However, Moses’ lack of faith, along with his temper, would eventually catch up with him. But that is a long time off.
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