The Lord had warned Moses that Pharoah’s heart would be hard, and that he would not let the people go “unless [my] mighty hand compels him”. And yet Moses, perhaps shaken by the harshness of Pharoah’s response, asks the Lord, “Is this why you sent me?”
The foot soldiers in the Lord’s army have no ability (of their own) except availability. And like foot soldiers, they are not to concern themselves with the overall strategy of the war – the generals do that. No, the job of the foot soldier is to trust and obey.
