God goes to Moses. Moses goes to Aaron. Aaron goes back to Moses. Moses goes to Pharaoh. There is a lot of Going sometimes in making justice happen.
This is about justice and how long and difficult advocacy can be.
The moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends toward justice (MLK).
Moses was resistant, Aaron was resistant, and the Hebrew people were scared and critical of the steps to freedom. Pharaoh was stubborn and resistant to God’s voice and intention.
Go to Pharaoh, and tell him “Let my people go.”
Addresses the myth that “doing the right thing” will get you rewarded. It very well might not. But it is still the right thing to do.
Despite how hard and long this process of freedom took it is still the defining event of the Hebrew people.
Exodus means, “to go.”
INVITATION: Another word for God is “the advocate” – God advocates for us. All of us. As hard as it is, as long as it can take, we are called to advocate for others – as they are also God’s.
NO, TURNING POINT, GO moments . . .
Moses says, “I can’t.”
Aaron says, “I can’t.”
Hebrew people say, “It’s hard to go.”
There are several. But then there are also multiple “no” moments between.
The Hebrew people had to leave behind in order to “GO.”
Pharaoh released upon understanding God’s love for God’s oppressed people.
The Hebrew people just went (without their bread being baked, without their possessions, in a hurry). And in “GOING” – it was just the start.