From the beginning of Exodus, Moses is presented as separate from other Isrealites. Unlike most of the other Israelite baby boys, who were hidden or killed, Moses was raised by the Pharaoh’s daughter. Because of this, Moses likely had many privileges and opportunities growing up that the other Isrealites did not. In some ways, this separation from the other Isrealites foreshadows Moses’s role as a leader to the Israelites who helped them to escape from slavery in Egypt.
Especially at the beginning of the reading, Moses is presented as being very flawed. After witnessing an Egyptian strike an Israelite, he kills the Egyptian and has to flee because of it. I think this makes his story even more compelling because it communicates to the reader that they too, no matter how flawed they are, can do something good for God and for their community. Additionally, when God reveals himself to Moses, Moses did not automatically agree to go to Egypt. He had questions and concerns for Yahweh. He was worried that the Isrealites wouldn’t believe that God sent him, and he had concerns about communicating with others because he couldn’t speak well.
I think that the story of Moses would have been much less compelling if Moses had been a morally perfect character and had no doubts or second thoughts about rescuing the Israelites from Egypt. This would have made the character less believable and interesting to the reader. Although he needed some convincing at first, Moses is presented as a faithful servant of Yahweh who put himself in uncomfortable positions in order to help the Israelites and do Yahweh’s will.
Anna Janzen 
I agree with your comment in the last paragraph about the story being less compelling if Moses had no doubts. I also think that the doubts were a symbol of him being the true messenger of Yahweh in that he followed Yahweh even though he was having doubts and Yahweh’s instructions were not resulting in what he had been told.
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