Editing Moshe Rabbeinu (section)

== Youth ==
At age 15 or 20 or 40, Moshe first left Paroh's house. By then, Moshe Rabbeinu had grown both physically and spiritually and was ready to lead Am Yisroel.

The Torah states: "And it came to pass in those days, when Moshe was grown up, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens; and he saw an Egyptian smiting a Hebrew, one of his brethren. And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he smote the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand."

The Rebbe learns from this that despite Moshe being in the king's house, he descended to his people - similarly, a Jew who is on a high level must help others. The next day he went out again and saw two Jews, Dasan and Aviram, fighting. Moshe approached them and shouted at one of them "Rasha, why do you strike your fellow?" He responded: "Who made you a ruler and judge over us? Do you speak to slay me as you slew the Egyptian?"

Moshe realized he had been discovered and fled. The Midrashim relate that he was caught by Paroh's guards who wanted to behead him, but then an angel came and freed him. Moshe fled and arrived in Kush where he defeated Bilam who ruled the country and was appointed king of Kush for 40 years. Afterwards he arrived in Midian, where he was captured by Yisro and thrown in prison. While in prison, Yisro's daughter Tziporah brought him food.