1. Moses had faith. So he refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. That happened after he had grown up. He chose to be treated badly together with the people of God. Exodus 11:24-25

5. The Lord said to Abram, “Leave your country and your people. Leave your father’s family. Go to the land I will show you.

6. I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you. I will make you name great. You will be a blessing to others. I will bless those who bless you. I will curse those who curse you. All nations on earth will be blessed because of you.” Genesis 12:1-4

7. The Lord said, “I have seen my people suffer in Egypt. I have heard them cry out because of their slave drivers. I am concerned about their suffering. So I have come down to save them from the Egyptians. I will bring them up out of that land. I will bring them into a good land. It is a land flowing with milk and honey.

8. “So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh. I want you to bring the Israelites out of Egypt. They are My people.” Exodus 3:10

9. But Moses spoke to God. “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh?” he said. “Who am I that I should bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”

10. God said, “I will be with you. I will give you a miraculous sign. It will prove that I have sent you. When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship Me on this mountain.” Exodus 3:11-12

11. Tell them that I AM has sent me to you.

12. I AM

13. Moses answered, “What if the elders of Israel won’t believe me? What if they won’t listen to me? Suppose they say, ‘The Lord didn’t appear to you.’ Then what should I do? The Lord said to him, “What do you have in your hand?” “A wooden staff,” he said.

14. The Lord said, “Throw it on the ground.” So Moses threw it on the ground. It turned into a snake. He ran away from it. Then the Lord said to Moses, “Reach your hand out. Take the snake by the tail.” So he reached out and grabbed hold of the snake. It turned back into a staff in his hand.

15. The Lord said, “When they see this miraculous sign, they will believe that I appeared to you. I am the God of their fathers. I am the God of Abraham. I am the God of Isaac. And I am the God of Jacob.”

16. Then the Lord said, “Put your hand inside your coat.” So Moses put his hand inside his coat. When he took it out, it was as white as snow. It was covered with a skin disease.

17. “Now put it back into your coat,” the Lord said. So Moses put his hand back into his coat. When he took it out, the skin was health again. His hand was like the rest of his skin.

18. Moses and Aaron gathered all of the elders of Israel together. Aaron told them everything the Lord had said to Moses. He also did the miracles in the sight of the people.

19. And they believed. They heard that the Lord was concerned about them. He had seen their suffering. So they bowed down and worshiped God. Exodus 4:29-31

20. Then the Lord said, “Suppose they do not believe you or pay attention to the first miracle. Then maybe they will believe the second one.

21. But suppose they do not believe either miracle. Suppose they will not listen to you. Then get some water from the Nile River. Pour it on the dry ground. The water you take from the river will turn to blood on the ground.” Exodus 4:1-9

22. The he (Moses) was placed outside. But Pharaoh’s daughter took him home. She brought him up as her own son. Moses was taught all the knowledge of the people of Egypt. He became a powerful speaker and a man of action.

23. The Lord said to him, “Who makes a man able to talk? Who makes him unable to hear or speak? Who makes him able to see? Who makes him blind? It is I, the Lord. Now go. I will help you speak. I will teach you what to say.” Exodus 4:11-12

24. But Moses said, “Lord, please send someone else to do it.” Then the Lord’s anger burned against Moses.

25. He said, “What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he can speak well. He is already on his way to meet you. He will be glad to see you. Speak to him. Put words in his mouth. Tell him what to say. I will help both of you speak. I will teach you what to do. He will speak to the people for you. He will be like your mouth.