Moses and the Burning Bush

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Moses and the Burning Bush

Moses grew to manhood as a member of the Pharoah's household. He saw how the Egyptians treated the Jews, but in his young years he did not contradict his Egyptian elders and did not really think much about the world beyond the palace walls. He stayed in touch with his mother and sister, but he was not part of the Jewish community.
As he got older, Moses started to realize that the Jews had become nothing more than slaves to the Egyptians, and were treated very badly. He rejected his royal position and married the daughter of a priest. He moved to the desert, where he tended his father-in-law's flocks.
One day Moses saw a very strange sight. A bush was engulfed in flames, but the bush itself was not burning. When he came closer, God spoke to him from the bush.
God told Moses that he should go back to Egypt and meet with the Jewish elders and then, together, they should seek an audience with the pharoah to demand that he let the Jews leave Egypt.
Moses wasn't sure it was a good plan. The Jewish elders weren't very fond of him. Because he had grown up in the pharoah's household, they weren't sure about his loyalty. Moses also didn't see any way that the pharoah would let the Jews leave Egypt just because they asked him to do it.
God told him not to worry, and that He would always be by Moses' side. God told him that He would work miracles that would help convince the pharoah to let the Jews leave Egypt. God would make sure things worked out. All Moses had to do was act as His messenger and believe in His power and God would make it so.
Moses did as he was asked. He returned to Egypt and began the final struggle to free the Jews from their slavery in Egypt.