Moses went back to Jethro his father-in-law and said to him, “Please let me go back to my brothers in Egypt to see whether they are still alive.” And Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.”
#exodus 4:18 #shmot

Moses' plea to Jethro echoes Joseph's question to his brothers. "Do my brothers/father still live?"

Moses saying he wanted to visit his people was a half-truth and prophesied the half-truth given to Pharaoh when Moses asked if the people could go out to sacrifice in the wilderness.

Moses refused God's first offer at Sinai so God gave him a mediator in the person of Aaron. Not long after, Israel refused God's first offer at Sinai so God gave them a mediator in the person of Moses.

What would have happened if Moses had ultimately refused to pick up his staff in #exodus 4:17? Remember what Mordecai said to Esther: If you don't step up, God will choose another. Maybe we'd be reading the Law of Aaron today and Moses would be forgotten.
#shemot