In effect, Jehovah was here testing Moses, just as Jesus later did Philip and the Greek woman.
فَقَدْ كَانَ فِي ٱلْوَاقِعِ يَمْتَحِنُ مُوسَى ،‏ كَمَا فَعَلَ يَسُوعُ لَاحِقًا مَعَ فِيلِبُّسَ وَٱلْمَرْأَةِ ٱلْيُونَانِيَّةِ .‏