Exodus 6:1-30

But the Lord replied to Moses, "Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: because of a strong hand he will let them go, and because of a strong hand he will drive them from his land.

God Promises Freedom, Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh

 I am Lord. I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as God Almighty.
Then the Lord spoke to Moses, "Go and tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go from his land." But Moses said in the Lord's presence, "If the Israelites will not listen to me, then how will Pharaoh listen to me, since I am such a poor speaker?"Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them commands concerning both the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt to bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt. 
Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three when they spoke to Pharaoh. Yet identifying the Exodus pharaoh as Ramesses ii (or any of the other Ramesside pharaoh) based on Exodus 1:11 leads to further issues. Exodus 2:23 states that this earlier pharaoh died before Moses returned to save the Israelites. Later Jewish and Christian tradition assumed 40-year periods for his stay in the Egyptian court, his sojourn in Midian, and his wilderness wandering. Most likely Moses was about 25 when he took the inspection tour among his people. There he saw the oppressive measures under which they labored. 



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