God, speaking out of a burning bush that isn't consumed, confirming His word to Moses by miraculous signs, says to go to Egypt, to deliver the people of Israel from Pharaoh.
Moses obeys. He doesn't just obey in going; he obeys along the way. When he gets there, God tells him what to say to Pharaoh, and that is what he says.
Only the oppressed people aren't delivered. They come to Moses, complaining that because of him, Pharaoh had increased the burden on their slavery. Moses' obedience brought suffering.
So Moses goes to God, which is the right thing to do in such a circumstance, but he's confused, and discouraged, too. Didn't God say He would deliver? Why is God's plan bringing trouble to His people instead?
But God persists, and Moses continues to obey, and by way of a long and not-very-pleasant process, God's people receive their hope of deliverance, plundering Egypt as they go.
God did some wondrous things in the Ten Plagues, and in parting the Red Sea. He got glory. The people learned about who He was. We still know the stories, thousands of years later, and so we can know these things about God, too.
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