Moses
“Who am I…”
From an Egyptian prince through forty years in the wilderness, to the moment he removed his sandals before a burning flame.
Moses was a Hebrew raised as the adopted son of an Egyptian princess. Though he grew up in a splendid palace, he could not stand by when he saw his own people beaten as slaves. After impulsively killing an Egyptian, he lost everything and fled into the wilderness.
Forty years passed. One day, while herding sheep and growing old in the wilderness of Midian, his name was called before a bush that burned but was not consumed. 'I will send you.' Moses refused seven times: 'Who am I?' 'I am not eloquent.' 'Please send someone else...' But in the end, he removed his sandals and answered.
The exodus he led was not the story of one hero. It was not his staff that parted the Red Sea but the One who sent him; it was not his endurance that carried him through forty years in the wilderness but the manna that fell every day. Moses never set foot in the promised land himself. Yet before he died on the plains of Moab, Scripture records that God himself buried him. The deepest rest given to one who answered the call.
Forty years in the wilderness, leading a stubborn people. He knew his own slow tongue, yet still removed his sandals when called.
Defining Moments
The events that made this person who they were
Removing His Sandals Before the Burning Bush
After forty silent years in the wilderness, his name is called before a flame that burns but is not consumed. Only after refusing seven times — 'Who am I?' — does he finally answer.
Lifting His Hand Before the Red Sea
Pursuers behind, the sea ahead. At the edge of the cliff, a hand holding a staff opens the way. The one who hesitated becomes the one who answers at the most decisive moment.
Sharing the Burden with the Seventy
At the moment he burns out carrying two million people alone, his father-in-law's advice and God's Spirit raise up seventy elders. The turning point of a leader who learns to delegate.
Personality
The colors revealed through their story
A Man Who Honestly Confesses His Own Inadequacy
He says to the end, 'I am slow of speech.' His real strength is that he never pretends to be strong.
Deep Anger and Compassion for the Weak
He cannot look away when he sees an Egyptian striking a Hebrew. A man who boils over in the face of injustice.
A Heart That Carries the Weight of the Community to the End
Even after the people made a golden calf, he says, 'Blot my name out of your book,' choosing to stand with them.
★ Strengths
- Responding to calling despite self-doubt
◐ Shadow
- Perfectionism that diminishes the self
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