What has God Done for Me Lately? (Shabbat, Passover Chol HaMoed)
Moses seeks reassurance. As the 12th century commentator Rashbam explains, Moses says go God, I know you said you’d send an angel to protect us, but I would much prefer if it was you, yourself.
This behavior hearkens back to the Moses we meet at the beginning of Exodus, the Moses that doesn’t want to lead the Israelite people, the Moses that thinks of excuse after excuse as to why he isn’t the right person for the job.