Exodus 4-6

So, how would you feel if you are hanging out, minding your own business and the Lord says,

"You...hey, you (insert your personal name here), I have this plan and you are in it.  I want you to go on over to Palestine and chat with the rebel leader and tell him to leave Isreal alone so they can be delivered to the Promised Land.  After you finish this up, I want you to worship me on my mountain, OK?"

This has got to be how ludicrous this sounded to Moses.  Who me?    How am I gonna do this???  Surely someone else can do it.   How about Pastor Alan; he seems to know the Bible pretty well......I really don't know enough about all that Spiritual stuff and Alan went to seminary....then, everyone in Orange Beach is gonna think I'm off my meds to go to Palestine right now....and I can't speak Arabic; it comes out all Southern.

If God asks you to do something, he will equip you!!!!   You may not have to watch your hand turn from a skin condition, to having your brief case turn into a snake.....but God can do anything.....

Now, after all this, the Lord gets ticked at Moses and almost kills him for not having his son circumcised.  This was part of the covenant promise response to God....If Moses was going to lead his people, he had to be completely and totally obedient.  Thank goodness for a quick acting woman that is handy with a knife.....Zipporah proceeds to save Moses life (yep, behind every great man is a FABULOUS woman, huh?)

Then Moses continues with the plan of God and the Pharaoah gets meaner (this is yet another Pharoah, because the last one wanted Moses dead due to Moses killing an Egyptian)

The Pharoah gets hostile and makes the people collect straw that had previously been collected for their brick production........the Hebrews begin to feel like things are worse and that Moses has stirred things up for no reason.........the plot thickens and Moses becomes stressed...."Hey Lord, I told you this was a bad idea...."