Wildred Arroyo 

April 14, 2021 

Dr. Jones | English 2110  

Moses and his faithfulness to God 

The Bible names many important characters from the book of Genesis through

Revelations, who had a significant impact on humanity. However, this paper will focus on the

book of Exodus and its main character, Moses. Moses was an obedient man who lived his life

based on God’s plan and who also freed his people from the terrible slavery they were going

through at that time. One of the plans God had with Moses was for him to lead his people

away from Egypt to the Promised Land. Moses’ story teaches us how to stay obedient and

faithful to God while going through difficult situations. To understand Moses’

faithfulness, we’ll need to study his birth history and his coexistence with the Pharaoh, his life in

the Midian, his relationship with God, and the confrontations Moses and the Pharaoh had.

To begin with, God had protected Moses since the day he was born. This is because

Moses’ mother (Jochebed) was a Hebrew woman, who loved and feared the Lord. Jochebed had

two children before Moses was born, their names were, Aaron and Miriam. During Moses’ birth,

the Pharaoh ordained for all Hebrew son to be killed by throwing them into the Nile River.

However, Moses’ mother did not follow the Pharaoh’s wishes and she decides to “hide her

newborn son for three months and then placed him in a basket in the Nile River” (Meyers). The

Bible does not mention the name of the Pharaoh’s daughter, however, she does plays an

important role in Moses’ life. This is because she is the one who found Moses in the basket,

while she was bathing in the river. From that day, she decided to take care of Moses and raise

him as her child. The Pharaoh and his daughter knew that Moses was a Hebrew male but they

decided to raise him as their own. During Moses’s years, he had quiet life because the Bible
doesn’t speak much about it. Although, Dr. Beegle states, “that during Moses’ education he

learned somehow that he was a Hebrew, and his sense of concern and curiosity impelled him to

visit his people” (Beegle). Dewey’s statement describes Moses as a caring man, who wanted to

see how his people was being treated in their workplace. Moses’ concern could explain one of

the many reasons why God chose him to lead his people away from Egypt to the Promised Land.

The fact that Moses went to see the Israelites, shows that he cared for the issue his people was

going through at that time. We can agree that God was molding Moses’ heart to be more caring

and protective, so His plan could be fulfilled with the Hebrews.

To continue, one day Moses went to visit his people and saw the injustice one of the

taskmaster was having with a Hebrew. This led Moses to take justice into his hands and killed

the Egyptian to end the abuse he had towards the Israelite. Later, he hid the body under the sand

but the Hebrews started to criticize Moses afterwards for doing such thing. The Hebrews

proclaimed, “Who appointed you too be our prince and judge? Are you going to kill me as you

killed that Egyptian yesterday?” (Exodus 2:14). After Moses hear their exclamations, he decided

to go away from their presence. The news reached the Pharaoh’s ears and he wanted to kill

Moses for murdering an Egyptian, although, but it was too late because Moses had already left

the nation to go to the Midian. Even though, Moses’ intentions were to protect his people from

the suffering they were going through, his people did not saw Moses’ as a hero. Instead, they

blamed him and pushed him away because of the murder he committed. Years passed and Moses

was still a humble man living in the Midian with his wife and family. He was married and

everything he had was given by his father-in-law, who was a priest. Here, we can see Moses as a

noble Hebrew man, who lived a simple life with his family. This characteristic is also important

to notice in Moses because a man of God should always remain humble and faithful to the Lord.
 One day, Moses was walking through a desert and he notice a bush that was in fire but it

was not consumed. This amazed Moses because a normal tree would’ve burned down, although,

this bush caught his attention. Then, he heard God’s voice calling his name and Moses answered,

“Here I am!” (Exodus 3:4). The Lord spoke to him about the suffering that his people was going

through back in Egypt and this alerted Moses. He explained that something had to be done in

order for the Israelites to be freed and taken to a safer place. God told Moses that he needed to

confront the Pharaoh to let the slaves go or He would bring ten plagues as a punishment.

However, Moses doubted his courage to go back to Egypt and tell the news to the Pharaoh, who

once wanted him dead. Moses protested and gave God many excuses for the Lord not to send

him to Egypt (Exodus 3-4). God did not like that Moses was trying to get away from His plan,

and “he became angry with him”, so the Lord gave Moses the chance to take his brother Aaron

with him. Aaron was Moses’ older brother, who was the “spokesman to the people” (Exodus

4:16). Here, we can see that Moses did care for his people back in Egypt but he had doubts of

what his people and the Pharaoh could do or think of him. However, God proposed him to take

his brother with him and this encouraged Moses to do the Lord’s will. In this case, we see Moses

as a brave man who was afraid of what could’ve happened to him if he went to Egypt. But God

offered a deal and Moses was then on his way to Egypt.

Once Moses arrived to Egypt, he gathered all the elders of Israel together and Aaron

spoke to them about everything that the Lord told Moses (Exodus 4:29-30). God’s plan was

mainly with Moses, however, God sent Aaron to speak the news. This alerted the Pharaoh and he

commanded for Moses and Aaron to present themselves in front of him. When, the Pharaoh and

Moses met in person, Moses told him everything that the Lord spoke to him. However, the

Pharaoh did not take Moses’ word seriously and from that day God started to send the plagues.
Something to stay reminded of is that God harden the Pharaoh’s heart, so he wouldn’t let the

Israelites go easily. Dr. William states in his article, “He has sustained Pharaoh and Egypt to

show them His power and so that His name will be proclaimed throughout the earth” (Ford).

Moses believed in God’s power and he had faith in everything the Lord spoke to him. For

instance, the rod turning into a snake and the Nile River into blood was a matter of believing in

God’s word. Since the Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, God turned the waters into blood and this

was the very first plague out of the ten that the nation would had to go through. Moses remained

faithful through every plague and he was steady to God’s commandment. This shows that

Moses’ faithfulness to God was strong and it makes us reflect that when we believe in God’s

plan, things fall into place. After the last plague, God came and took the life of every firstborn

who lived in a household that wasn’t marked with the blood of the lamb. Moses warned the

Pharaoh to apply the blood, so his son could be saved from death. However, the Pharaoh ignored

Moses’ word and later that night, the Pharaoh’s son was dead. The Pharaoh was frustrated and let

Moses take his people away from Egypt.

To conclude, Moses took his people away and even though the Pharaoh tried to come

after them to kill them, God showed his mighty power by protecting the Israelites. After Moses

left took his people, they were faced with an ocean that was intervening them from crossing to

the other side. However, God had a plan all along and Moses had faith in Him, so the Lord

opened the waters for them to walk through the dry sand and get to the other side. The Pharaoh

and his crew tried to also cross the sea but God gathered the waters once all the Israelites were

safe, so all the Egyptians drowned and died, including the Pharaoh. Moses shows us to stay

faithful through the good and difficult times. Moses’ faithfulness remained when he was part of
the royal family, during his days in the Midian, his relationship with God grew stronger, and he

trusted the Lord during the plagues.

Works Cited

Beegle, Dewey M. "Moses". Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Jan. 2020,

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Moses-Hebrew-prophet. Accessed 15 April 2021.

Ford, William. “God, Pharaoh and Moses.” Belfast Bible College, 7 July 2020,

www.belfastbiblecollege.com/god-pharaoh-and-moses.

Meyers, Carol. "Jochebed: Bible." Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia.

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March 2009. Jewish Women's Archive. (Viewed on April 15, 2021)

https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/jochebed-bible.

The KJV Daily Promise Bible. Barbour, 2013.