Moses was physically and spiritually prepared for his great adventure and encountering of risks. He had the great signs of God with him, including the two main miracles of the rod, and the white hand.

      When he was honoured with his mission and was granted his requests, including the ministry of his brother Aaron, he met with the brothers to whom had also God been revealed, and they took their simultaneous decision of cooperation to pursue the same object.

      Now their object was clear enough to both of them. The two brother had to go to Pharaoh, and preach him. To warn him, and also ask him the release of the Israelites. Then, the children of Israel were subjected to all sorts of oppression and disgrace. All the hard tasks in the kingdom had to be done by them. They worked hard day and night, and without any due reward. An instance of that is stated in EXODUS 5:10:ِ

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      ``The slave driver said to the Israelites:ِ The king has said that he will not supply you with any more straw. He says that you must go and get it yourselves wherever you can find it; but you must still make the same number of bricks. So the people went all over the Egypt looking for straw. The slave-driver kept trying to force them to make the same number of bricks everyday, as they had made when they were given straw. The Egyptian slave drivers beat the Israelite foremen whom they had put in charge of the work.''

TRANSLATOR'S NOTE

      Pharaoh was the cause of all the troubles and misfortunes that afflicted the Israelites as well as the Egyptians. This is the case with all the nations, that are ruled by evil and selfish dictators, and proud and arrogant leaders, who neither believe in God, nor in a day of judgement.

      Pharaoh too, was so puffed up with vanity and arrogance, that he could not recollect that there was, at all, a Creator for him! He had transgressed all bounds of logic and wisdom, and there was no hope that he would repent or return to God.

      The expectation of him now only revolved around making him to fear the bad social consequences of his conducts, which could still be counted a step on. Such matters were under the consideration of Moses and Aaron and made them anxious about their adventure. Besides all, they were only two shepherds, and their enemy a dictator king who claimed to be a god himself, knowing himself to deserve to be worshipped by his subjects.

      But in realities, there was nothing to be worried of, because God Himself was with the two brothers:ِ

      ``Go you and your brother with My signs to Pharaoh perhaps he might be mindful or may fear.... And don't be afraid of him because I am with you, I can see and I can hear.''