Moses, like the women who raised him, learned to constructively act in the face of oppression and fear, channeling his righteous indignation into kingdom change. He, too, embodied a self-giving ethic of belonging to those whom he was socialized within the palace to see as disconnected from him, as inferior to him. He, too, put his life on the line, opposing Pharaoh to fight for justice, pursue freedom, and stand in solidarity with those he had the “privilege” of ignoring. God compelled Moses to reexamine his life and all that he had been entrusted with. Moses came to realize that he was
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