What happensPermalink
God sends Moses to the Israelites to proclaim salvation and God’s covenant despite Pharaoh. They don’t listen. God reminds Moses he still needs to bring them out, even if they complain. The genealogy of Aaron and Moses. Moses complains yet again about his speech.
Why it mattersPermalink
The patriarchs knew God, but Moses will reveal Him to all of Israel as the redeemer of His people. Moses and Aaron are from the tribe of Levi, the tribe that later became the priesthood and temple workers.
Key versePermalink
But the Lord said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh; for with a strong hand he will send them out, and with a strong hand he will drive them out of his land.”