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can make greater mistakes and be excused in some cases. Moses, who has this great intimacy with God,
has a more crucial position.

We are only in chapter seven. Moses is eighty years old (7:6-7), but this unique relationship is marked as
one to watch. We do well to discern between false and true voices. A true prophet is God’s mouth
(3:16). Here is one step further. Moses is closer yet to God, mediating between all the rest of Israel and
God. Hebrews 3:2 compares Jesus to Moses, “He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as
Moses was faithful in all God’s house.” Having already encountered the Son of God in Eden, talking with
Abraham, and interacting in a variety of other places, we would expect to learn more about him through
his conversations with Moses.

Is Pharaoh’s reaction typical of people hearing about the real God for the first time? How did Moses
learn about Christ (Heb. 11:24-27)? Does God often take a long time to answer our heart-felt prayers?
Are there spiritual parallels between the steps God took to rescue Israel from Egypt and the steps God
takes today to bring people to Christ? Should we be surprised if it takes a long time? What lessons might
Israel have learned about a coming Messiah through their practice of the Passover?

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