The Call Moses
It had been many years since he had felt compelled to flee Egypt
Having settled in Midian he was now a shepherd with a wife and family.
content to tend his father in laws sheep he had moved on from his time in Egypt.
As he approached mount Horeb he therefore had no idea of the encounter he would have,
Pasturing his sheep at the edge of the Sinai desert he saw an unusual sight on the side of the mound,
a bush was on fire but was not being consumed by the flames
As he neared it, he was addressed by name and instructed that he was standing on holy ground.
The voice went on to say he had been chosen to bring his people the Israelites out of Egypt
On enquiry he was told that this was the God of his forefathers ;the patriarchs by name.
This God was to be henceforth known as I AM , Yahweh, the ever present One.
Moses' reluctance was met by two miraculous signs first his rod being turned into a snake then back again.
Followed by his hand becoming leprosy before being restored to normal.
His final claim, to be slow of speech and incapable of doing this task,
resulted in the Lord reminding Mosees that with Him, nothing was too hard.
Moses was then told that the Lord had arranged for his brother Aaron to meet him to assist in the task.
However he would be the one whom God had chosen for this purpose.