Moses

Moses is arguably the most pivotal figure of the Old Testament — prophet, lawgiver, liberator, and the man who spoke with God face to face. Born during the Egyptian oppression of the Israelites, he was hidden in a basket on the Nile and raised in Pharaoh's own palace, yet never lost his connection to his enslaved people.

At the burning bush on Mount Horeb, God revealed the sacred name — I AM WHO I AM — and commissioned Moses to lead the Israelites out of bondage. Through the ten plagues, the crossing of the Red Sea, and forty years of wandering in the wilderness, Moses served as the mediator between God and His chosen people. On Mount Sinai, he received the Ten Commandments, the foundational moral code that shapes Western civilisation to this day.

Catholic theology sees Moses as a type of Christ: both were threatened in infancy, both fasted forty days, both were mediators of a covenant. The Transfiguration, where Moses appeared alongside Elijah speaking with Jesus, confirms his enduring significance. Moses reminds us that God calls imperfect people — a man with a stammer — to accomplish extraordinary things when they trust in His power rather than their own.