God’s love flows throughout this passage! But this chapter is honest about the brokenness of the ones (Israel in the immediate context and all people by extension) God loves. Even though humanity’s sin is great, His love is greater! It is helpful as well to recognize that there are aspects of His love in this chapter that are not often emphasized when we talk about God’s love.
Moses’ giftedness was not enough for him to take matters into his own hands. He had to trust in the sovereignty of God, just as we do today. As Moses takes the saving of the Israelite people into his own hands, he quickly discovers that his power, knowledge, and status were not enough. Because of his failed attempt, he runs from Egypt and finds himself as a traveler in a strange land. But in the wilderness, he ends up broken and ready to be used by God.
The message focus is on what it means to be an authentic Christian community of Christ-like people in our connectedness together and care for one another.