I listened to a talk about Moses in which his reluctance to heed God’s call was highlighted. The speaker suggested that five times Moses tried to evade God’s instruction, despite hearing from God direct at the bush that burned but was not consumed (in Exodus chs. 3-4):
- 3:11 Moses said ‘Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh…’
- 3:13 Moses said ‘If I go to the Israelites … what shall I say to them?’
- 4:1 Moses answered ‘Suppose they do not believe me…’
- 4:10 Moses said ‘I have never been eloquent…’
- 4:13 Moses said ‘Please send someone else…’
The point the speaker made was that Moses moved ‘from weakness to strength’ when he did eventually respond to God. But I was much more struck by reflecting on the process by which Moses reached that point.
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