him to assist him in his mission:
‘”Perform this sign, and they will believe you.” The Lord told him. “Then they will realize that the Eternal, the God of their ancestors- really has appeared to you.”‘ Ex. 4: 5
Moses conceded to choose to accept the mission:
‘Then Moses went back home and talked it over with Jethro, his father-in-law. “With your permission,” Moses said, “I would like to go back to Egypt to visit my family”…Before Moses left Midian; the Lord said to him, “Do not be afraid to return to Egypt, for all those who wanted to kill you are dead.” Ex. 4: 18-19
The choice of the Pharaohs:
The first indication of the choice between belief and disbelief in God is indicated in the Torah in terms of the reaction of the Egyptians including the Pharaoh of Egypt to the signs given to Moses:
‘Then the Eternal said to Moses,…”If they do not believe the first miraculous sign, they will believe the second.” The Eternal said. “And if they do not believe you even after these two signs, then take some water from the Nile River and pour it out on the dry ground. When you do, it will turn into blood.”‘ Ex. 4: 6, 8-9
We observe in this text that the choice between belief and in the Torah. We will see as well that similar symbolic belief- systems and the imposition of the choice dependent thereupon are displayed in the Gospel and the Qur’an respectively.
Absence of Proof
The choice of these belief-systems never advances any proof or evidence for its proclamations, but remains only on the level of symbolic linguistic promise. This method of symbolically oriented systems of belief leaves humans in the doubt sending back full