Why was Moses called? What was he called to do? What were the excuses he gave?<\/p>\n\t
These sound like questions from a lesson book and not a personal question. I won’t do your homework for you, but you can read Exodus 3 and 4 to find the answers to your questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Question: Why was Moses called? What was he called to do? What were the excuses he gave? Answer: These sound like questions from a lesson book and not a personal question. I won’t do your homework for you, but you can read Exodus 3 and 4 to find the answers to your questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[20],"tags":[485],"class_list":["post-9133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-moses"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":87599,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/why-would-god-have-moses-strike-the-rock-one-time-and-not-the-next\/","url_meta":{"origin":9133,"position":0},"title":"Why would God have Moses strike the rock one time and not the next?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 7, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Dear Brother Jeffrey, I have a question and would appreciate your insights. 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