“And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.”
But the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron about the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he commanded them to bring the Israelites out of Egypt. The verse summarizes the divine response to Moses' objection without recording what God said — simply that He commanded, and that the command was given to both Moses and Aaron together. The pairing of the brothers as co-recipients of the commission is significant: Moses the reluctant spokesman and Aaron the ready speaker are joined in a single calling. Ecclesiastes 4:9–10 says two are better than one; if either falls, the other can help. The partnership God designed for the Exodus is a model of the collaborative ministry the New Testament will develop in the sending out of disciples two by two in Luke 10:1. No one is sent alone into the hardest confrontations. The command comes to them together.
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