Moses is scared that no one would believe him or listen to him, so God gave him tons of cool miracles to perform! When Moses threw down his staff, it turned into a snake. He had to pick it up by the tail in order for it to transform into a staff again. Also, when he put his hand in his cloak, his hand would have leprosy all over it. To reverse it, he just had to put his hand back in his cloak again. If they still didn't believe him, he could take the water from the Nile and pour it on the ground, which would turn into blood!
Even though God equipped Moses with all these miracles to perform, he complained that he wasn't a good speaker. God offered to teach him what to say, but he still didn't want to do it and asked if someone else could do it instead. It is interesting here that God got angry, but he actually acquiesced and suggested that Aaron could speak instead. He still pushes Moses to perform the miracles though.
Moses goes back to his father-in-law and asks permission to leave. Then the Lord says to Moses that he will harden the heart of the Pharaoh and won't let the people go. I don't really understand why God hardened the Pharaoh's heart. Any ideas?
Moses then met up with Aaron, and they performed the miracles. The Israelites believed and worshipped God.
In the next section, Moses asked the Pharaoh to let his people go, but he refused. Instead, he made the Israelites work harder and claimed they were lazy. The Israelites were upset with Moses and didn't listen to them, even after he told them that God will bring them back to the promised land. Moses grew discouraged because his own people wouldn't listen to him, and now God wanted him to deliver a message to the Pharaoh.
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