Dimensions:
297mmx 420mm
11.7"
x 16.5" A3
Medium:
water
colour
Available
through
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Copyright
Eric Morris 2006
Artist Notes
God intoduces himself to Moses. Moses brought up as an
Egyptian prince would be used to various gods and beliefs in them. This
God then tells Moses he is sending him to Pharoah. Moses doubts his own
capacity, who am I to do this; suppose they don´t believe me; God
gives him the shake staff, Moses then says he is slow of speach and says
send someone else, anyone but not himself, so God arranges for Moses brother
Aaron to be the mouthpiece.
Moses is not pertrified or at a loss for words but is
clearly reluctant and has almost to be cajold into the role and even then
removes himself from direct contact with the hebrews by having his brother
as a mouthpiece. Almost too practical in the circumstances.
TEXTS
Moses was looking after the flock of his father-in-law
Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led it to the far side of the desert and
came to Horeb, the mountain of God. The angel of Yahweh appeared to him
in a flame blazing from the middle of a bush. Moses looked; there was a
bush blazing, bkut the bush was not being burnt up. Moses said, I must
go across and see this strange sight, and why the bush is not being
burnt up.
