moses

²²Indeed, Moses said: ‘For the Lord your God shall raise up a Prophet for you from your brothers, one like me; the same shall you listen to according to everything whatsoever that he shall speak to you.

¹⁰But come, and I will send you to Pharaoh, so that you may lead my people, the sons of Israel, out of Egypt.” ¹¹And Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and that I should lead the sons of Israel out of Egypt?” ¹²And he said to him: “I will be with you. And you will have this as a sign that I have sent you: When you will have brought my people out of Egypt, you will offer sacrifice to God upon this mountain.” ¹³Moses said to God: “Behold, I will go to the sons of Israel, and I will say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you.’ If they say to me, ‘What is his name?’ What shall I say to them?” ¹⁴God said to Moses, “I AM WHO AM.” He said: “Thus shall you say to the sons of Israel: ‘HE WHO IS has sent me to you.’ ” ¹⁵And God said again to Moses: “Thus shall you say to the sons of Israel: ‘The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is the name for me in eternity, and this is my memorial from generation to generation.

²³By faith, Moses, after being born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they had seen that he was a graceful infant, and they did not fear the king’s edict. ²⁴By faith, Moses, after growing up, denied himself a place as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, ²⁵choosing to be afflicted with the people of God, rather than to have the pleasantness of sin for a time, ²⁶valuing the reproach of Christ to be a greater wealth than the treasures of the Egyptians. For he looked forward to his reward. ²⁷By faith, he abandoned Egypt, not dreading the animosity of the king. For he pressed on, as if seeing him who is unseen. ²⁸By faith, he celebrated the Passover and the shedding of the blood, so that he who destroyed the firstborn might not touch them.

¹⁰And so, Moses heard the people weeping by their families, each one at the door of his tent. And the fury of the Lord was greatly enflamed. And to Moses also the matter seemed intolerable. ¹¹And so he said to the Lord: “Why have you afflicted your servant? Why do I not find favor before you? And why have you imposed the weight of this entire people upon me? ¹²Could I have conceived this entire multitude, or have given birth to them, so that you might say to me: Carry them in your bosom, as a nursemaid usually carries a little infant, and bring them into the land, about which you have sworn to their fathers? ¹³From where would I obtain the flesh to give to so great a multitude? They weep against me, saying, ‘Give us flesh, so that we may eat.’ ¹⁴I alone am unable to sustain this entire people, because it is too heavy for me. ¹⁵But if it seems to you otherwise, I beg you to put me to death, and so may I find grace in your eyes, lest I be afflicted with such evils.”

²⁴By faith, Moses, after growing up, denied himself a place as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, ²⁵choosing to be afflicted with the people of God, rather than to have the pleasantness of sin for a time, ²⁶valuing the reproach of Christ to be a greater wealth than the treasures of the Egyptians. For he looked forward to his reward.

²²And Moses returned to the Lord, and he said: “Lord, why have you afflicted this people? Why have you sent me?

²²And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians. And he was mighty in his words and in his deeds.

²²But having been aided by the help of God, even to this day, I stand witnessing to the small and the great, saying nothing beyond what the Prophets and Moses have said would be in the future:

³And when she was no longer able to hide him, she took a small basket woven of bulrushes, and she smeared it with pitch as well as tar. And she placed the little infant inside, and she laid him in the sedges by the bank of the river.

²And his vestments became radiant and exceedingly white like snow, with such a brilliance as no fuller on earth is able to achieve. ³And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses; and they were speaking with Jesus. ⁴And in response, Peter said to Jesus: “Master, it is good for us to be here. And so let us make three tabernacles, one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” ⁵For he did not know what he was saying. For they were overwhelmed by fear. ⁶And there was a cloud overshadowing them. And a voice came from the cloud, saying: “This is my most beloved Son. Listen to him.” ⁷And immediately, looking around, they no longer saw anyone, except Jesus alone with them.

²²Moses did just as the Lord had instructed. And when he had brought Joshua, he set him before Eleazar the priest, and before the entire gathering of the people.

¹¹In those days, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his brothers. And he saw their affliction and an Egyptian man striking a certain one of the Hebrews, his brothers. ¹²And when he had looked around this way and that, and had seen no one nearby, he struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. ¹³And going out the next day, he spotted two Hebrews quarrelling violently. And he said to him who was causing the injury, “Why do you strike your neighbor?” ¹⁴But he responded: “Who appointed you as leader and judge over us? Do you want to kill me, just as yesterday you killed the Egyptian?” Moses was afraid, and he said, “How has this word become known?” ¹⁵And Pharaoh heard this talk, and he sought to kill Moses. But fleeing from his sight, he stayed in the land of Midian, and he sat down next to a well. ¹⁶Now there was a priest of Midian with seven daughters, who came to draw water. And having filled the troughs, they desired to water their father’s flocks.

¹¹But the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, just as a man is used to speaking to his friend. And when he returned to the camp, his minister Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, did not withdraw from the Tabernacle.