6:12
Moses is far from convinced. Again, this is understandable in human terms. He has already gone to Pharaoh and asked “nicely”, and that did not get him very far. The burdens on the people were increased and the people he had gone to set free hated him. Now he has gone to the Israelites and told them the word of God and they have not listened to him. Why should Pharaoh listen? The salvation we see here in Exodus is all the work of God. The Israelites did not want to be set free, Moses did not have a great deal of faith, Pharaoh had no intention of letting the people go. But God had determined to set them free, and that is what would happen.
6:13
“But the Lord spoke ... and gave them a charge ...” God had little time for Moses’ excuses! One of them had been “I am of uncircumcised lips”. Moses could see no reason why Pharaoh would listen to him, but God had determined what would happen. This would not be a simple matter, it would take ten plagues! But it would happen. God had determined that Moses would take the people out of Egypt, and so it would be.
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