Exodus 7:2

Key Reflection

In Exodus 7:2, God informs Moses that he is commissioning him to act as a divine figure before Pharaoh, endowing him with authority and power typically reserved for the Egyptian deity. This role of Moses as a god-like figure would have been shocking and authoritative in the eyes of both Moses and his people, given the cultural context where such claims were not made lightly. The original audience would have recognized this as a significant and even terrifying responsibility, underscoring the gravity of their mission to confront Pharaoh with God's will.