Exodus 4 - Moses Becomes Acclimated to God's Mission

Moses is still filled with self doubt and continues to offer objections to God's plans as he outlines them for him. He worries that no one will believe him when he tells them he is taking them away from their bondage. He worries that his speech is inadequate. Even after God makes his staff magical, he worries that the signs and miracles will not be enough.

The Lord is becoming impatient with Moses

"Who gives one man speech and another deaf and dumb? Or who gives sight to one and makes another blind? Is it not I, the Lord? Go then! It is I who will assist you in speaking and will teach you what to say."

Even then Moses insisted that God send another at which time the Lord became angry with him and reminded him that his brother Aaron was an eloquent speaker and he would assign him to be the spokesperson.  Even after all this pleading and God's display of various miracles, Moses was still hesitant but nonetheless going. He stopped at his father in law Jethro's and advised him that he needed to head back to Egypt and check on his kinsmen. God had advised him that those who sought his death were no longer alive so he was safe so he traveled with his wife and sons.

God instructed him that the Pharaoh would be hard hear-ted but he should tell him that Israel was God's firstborn and if the Pharaoh did not let the Israelites go he would lose his own firstborn. The Bible tells us in chapter 4 verse 24 that God would have killed Moses during the night but Zipporah circumcised their son, touched him and said "You are a spouse of blood to me." and God let Moses go.

The Lord visited Aaron telling him to go and meet Moses. When they met at the mountain of God, Aaron greeted his brother with a kiss. Moses filled him in and they left to assemble the elders. When they heard how concerned and touched the Lord was regarding their oppression, they bowed and worshiped him.



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