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So I’ve gotten up to chapter 6 of the book of Exodus, and I have to say that Moses was probably the least ideal person God could have possibly chosen to liberate the Hebrews from slavery under the Egyptians.  He complained SO much.

In chapter 4, God instructs Moses to speak to and perform miracles (of which are demonstrated to Moses) in front of the pharaoh as to prove that God has truly commanded him to free the Hebrews (verses 1-9), but he’s all like, “But God!  You know I’m not much of a speaker!”  So God says to him, “Moses, who do you think gives people the ability to talk, hear, or see?”  Of course, Moses insists on being a pansy about it, so he asks God to send someone else in his place, and this greatly displeases God.  Nevertheless, God is willing to compromise by allowing Moses to get his brother Aaron to help him out.

In chapter five, Moses and Aaron set out to do all the things God instructed them to do,  but instead of freeing the Hebrews, things get worse.  The pharaoh thinks that they’re lying, so he makes the Hebrews work even harder!  So what does Moses do?  He complains.  “God, why did you make me do this!?  All it’s done is make things worse!”

Of course, God knew what was going on.  He basically told him, “Don’t worry.  I’ll take care of this.  I made a covenant with your fathers, and I’m gonna honor it.”

I think we often forget that doing what God wants us to do doesn’t mean doing what we feel comfortable doing.  There are going to be times when you’re gonna have to push your boundaries and stick your neck out there.  Now, it’s okay to be honest about how you feel about the situation, but when it comes down to it, you’ve gotta trust that God knows what he’s doing.

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I’ve finally finished reading the book of Genesis and have started reading Exodus.  The first few chapters so far tell about the birth and early-ish life of Moses.  When I got to chapter 3, where God speaks to Moses through the burning bush, there was this total “Oh snap!” moment where God totally deals out some harsh authority.

So essentially, the Hebrews have been enslaved by the Egyptians, and God tells Moses that he’s gonna be the one to free them from the tyranny of the pharaoh.  But Moses is all like, “But God, the Hebrews aren’t gonna believe that you sent me.  They’re gonna be all like, ‘Oh yeah?  If the God of our fathers sent you, what’s his name?’  What am I gonna tell them?”

Then God says, “I AM WHO I AM.”  There are also footnotes in my Bible that say it can also be translated as either “I AM WHAT I AM” or “I WILL BE WHAT I WILL BE.”

See what I mean?

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