Exodus 3
Exodus 3:9-10: And now the cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them.
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Exodus 3:11-12: But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”
12 And God said, “I will be with you. And this will be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God on this mountain.” |
Unlike his earlier days in Egypt, Moses has learned to distrust himself so thoroughly that he will incur God's anger (Ex 4:14). Self-distrust is OK, but only if it leads to trust in God. Otherwise it ends as spiritual paralysis, inability and unwillingness to undertake any course of action.
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When Moses learned he was to lead the Hebrew slaves out of Egyptian bondage, his initial reaction was, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh?” (Ex. 3:11). But God assured him, “I will be with you” (Ex. 3:12 NLT). The Lord’s divine presence was a key part of Moses’ equipping as a leader. And God’s response to believers today is the same. We can confidently accept the responsibility He gives us—no matter the role—because He has promised to be with us always (Matthew 28:20). -In Touch Ministries
Exodus 3:14:
And God said unto Moses, I Am That I Am: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I Am hath sent me unto you. |
God's existence is not dependent on anything outside Himself. "He is the first cause, Himself uncaused." -Thomas Aquinas.
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