The second stage of the Mosaic mission was to pay a visit to Pharaoh, informing him of his Divine Mission, and asking him to release the Israelites and set them free of the bonds of his slavery. The above verse emphasizes that the brethren had to visit the king of Egypt in person, and inform him of God's Message:ِ

      ``Both of you go to Pharaoh and tell him that you are the Messenger of the Lord of all the worlds, and also ask him to send with you the children of Israel.''

      Anyhow, the two apostles of God, found a way and met with the king who was among some of his courtiers. The two brothers told Pharaoh of their mission, and put forth their request for the freedom of the enslaved Israelites.

      Pharaoh with considered and chosen words, and crafty and sly sentences, tried to prove the rights of his Lordship over the two brothers in the form of shepherds, by reminding them of his past favour to Moses:ِ

      Pharaoh said to Moses; Did we not cherish you among us and you lived for many years of your life among us, but you did that which you didِkilling one of my servantsِand then escaped away to avoid retaliation.

      There is an irony in the word of the king of Egypt in order to oblige Moses for his old favour of saving him from the sea as a body and bringing him up as a child. He also reminded Moses in a taunting manner that he had killed one of the Egyptians, and he was no more than a murderer, and a thankless man who had forgotten the favours of his master.

      Moses answered his irony and taunts in Pharaoh's own language, saying:ِ ``Yes, I did kill him unintentionally and by mistake; and that was a time when I was among you and one of you, in error and under your influence. But now things are different. I fled from you when I was afraid of you. Then my Lord bestowed on me wisdom, and made me of the Messengers, and here I am to warn you.''

      Then in an ironical way, Moses continued:ِ ``And is that a favour of which you remind me that you have enslaved my people!?''