Parashat Shmot: Fearless Leadership | Rabbi Shai Finkelstein

After much persuasion, Moses agrees to go to Pharaoh as the leader of Israel. God promises Moses that he will not go alone; Aharon will accompany him, as well as the elders of Israel. Yet, a close examination of the text shows that things turned out differently. Where did the elders disappear to? And what is the significance of the change in the message conveyed to Pharaoh?