“And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.”
Moses goes back to Jethro his father-in-law and says: let me return to my own people in Egypt to see if any of them are still alive. Jethro says: go, and I wish you well. Moses does not tell Jethro the full story of the burning bush or the divine commission. He speaks in the ordinary language of family duty — I want to go check on my people. This restraint is not deception; it is wisdom about what Jethro can receive and what the mission requires. The blessing Jethro gives — go, and I wish you well — is the blessing of a father releasing a son. Genesis 24:60 records a similar blessing as Rebekah leaves for Isaac. Jethro's blessing, unknowingly, consecrates a journey that will change the world. The most significant departures in Scripture often begin with ordinary farewells that the farewell-givers do not fully understand.
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