Moses sympathised with his compatriots and set himself up as their protector; the good desire in him became violent. The desire to be an authority and a high official stopped there. God called or sought Moses: ... the Lord saw that he was bowing down to look, and God called him, in the midst of the green plants, saying ‘I am the God of your father... Catechesis on Moses with Fr Bertrand Ratovoalinirina.