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Notes from Exodus:
'Moses kills a man for doing something
that was not right and later on we see him saving young women from shepherds.
It says that he stood up and saved them. There is something here that is
shown about his character. Moses had not yet been called by God and he did
not know what his purpose was but it is clear that in his identity he is a
deliverer. This is even more emphasised when we know that he was on the run,
Having fled from Egypt
he and he still steps up to save the daughters of Reuel. Here is a glimpse of
what is to come, it reveals a part of him that hasn’t fully been fulfilled
yet. It shows that there is something in him that even when he runs away he
can’t hide from, he is a deliverer of the people and soon it will be unmasked - his call from God. I think this portrays life with God, purpose comes in
stages because if it happened all at once it would be far too much to anyone
to bear. I think the original readers would have seen Moses as courageous
even though he killed a man, he was standing up for what was right and
fighting for justice.'
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