Reflection of Genesis 25-32 and Exodus 1-14

My opinions on the figure of Moses are that it was God’s will for Moses to be saved, therefore, Moses was chosen from the beginning. Moses was fearful to proclaim God’s will and kept making excuses for why he was not the right man for the job, but I do respect that he followed through with Aaron. He did not give up, he sought help the help of others. Moses was very persistent in following God’s will to request that the Pharaoh of Egypt let the Israelites go. Moses kept in strong communication with God, which is why he was finally able to achieve freedom for his people. Although Exodus demonstrates Moses’s persistence, it also demonstrates Moses’s frequent failures. Moses was initially unable to be a true prophet for God; he needed his brother Aaron to act as the prophet and speak God’s will for him. Also, Moses and Aaron spoke to the Pharaoh several times with no success in gaining freedom for their people. I think the author chose to include all of Moses’s failed conversations with the Pharaoh to show Moses’ evolution of confidence each time he and Aaron spoke with the Pharaoh. After many visits, Moses was finally able to stand up for the Israelites and lead them out of bondage and out of Egypt. By hardening the Pharaoh’s heart, God gave Moses many opportunities to strengthen his confidence, and his trust and faith in God. I think the author portrayed Moses as flawed, in the way he was initially unable fulfill God’s will, to emphasize how humanity is flawed. The author’s portrayal of Moses demonstrates that humans are not always capable of fulfilling God’s will to its full extent, yet God understands this and gifts humanity with opportunities to make amends for our innate flaws. All humans are flawed, and this is seen in the character of Moses in Exodus. I think the author portrayed Moses as flawed to highlight human dependence on God. For example, Moses would never have been able to escape the Egyptians without the help of God. The Moses was given the power to part the Red Sea, saving the Israelites from the Egyptians, only after he invoked the help of God. Humans must rely on the gratitude of God to fulfill His will.