tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2763387346921805709.post6012708418366193858..comments2010-01-27T07:05:57.961-08:00Josh Gettingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00067026828892644121noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2763387346921805709.post-28979209360045199852010-01-27T07:05:57.961-08:002010-01-27T07:05:57.961-08:00Yes, this is part of it too. It is only recently that I realized the extent to which Moses' humility is introduced by the burning bush encounter. But there is more than just humility in the desperate: "Please God, just send anyone else!" My sense is that humility; awareness of the obstacles both in Egypt and from within the psyche of the slave;sensitivity to the pain that would need to be inflicted; and understanding the peril to Israel itself in the encounter with God -- all played a role in Moses' desperation to avoid his mission.jgJosh Gettingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00067026828892644121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2763387346921805709.post-52713049860882353932009-05-30T12:02:22.220-07:002009-05-30T12:02:22.220-07:00Re the last paragraph, I think it is the humble nature of Moses not to want a mission that will aggrandize him as the leader of a people. This is a different scenario from rescuing someone from a bully. The rescuing episodes were on the spur of the moment, an instant reaction by one who could not stand by and watch someone be abused.kakatuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673057947350315569noreply@blogger.com