Wanted: Moses

A weathered parchment poster bears the bold word WANTED above a portrait of Moses, his silver hair and full beard framing a solemn, searching face. The handwritten name beneath the portrait identifies the Hebrew deliverer before his public calling at the burning bush and before the Exodus from Egypt.

The wanted-poster treatment points to the early crisis in Moses’ life, when he defended a Hebrew slave, killed an Egyptian oppressor, and fled after Pharaoh sought to take his life. In biblical context, the fugitive becomes the chosen servant of God: the man rejected by Egypt is later sent back to confront Pharaoh and lead Israel toward freedom. This artwork serves well for teaching on calling, exile, repentance, courage, leadership, and God’s preparation of unlikely deliverers.