Breath is the Aspect of independence, flexibility, mobility, and direction.

A Rogue of Breath steals/redistributes Breath or steals/redistributes through Breath for others.

“What?” I hear you say. “Stealing? That’s wrong!” Well in this case, not necessarily. In the case of a Rogue, “Steal” is interchangeable with “Take”. And this doesn’t always mean stealing in the sinful sense, as I’ll try to demonstrate in a bit. It helps to think of a Rogue as a “Robin Hood” figure, taking from where there is an abundance of their Aspect and distributing it where it is needed. So what is Breath? Breath is the Aspect of flexibility, individuality, and freedom; specifically, freedom from obligations or bondage (whether that be literal, figurative, or relational). To this extent, the Breath-bound tend to be independent, free spirits; preferring change over stability. Such stability and bondage can prevent the Breath-bound from pursuing their own journeys. Breath is about movement, and is best characterized by the wind itself. The Breath-bound are driven and motivated at their best. The Breath-bound also tend to end up in leadership positions, and are naturally good at it, even if they don’t think of themselves as a leader. Heroism sometimes comes along with them pursuing their own personal journeys, and they tend to be incredibly humble about said heroism. They were just doing their thing! This general passivity and humbleness can cause the Breath-bound to underestimate themselves, which might be just fine.

Moses demonstrates Breath when he helps exile his people from Egypt. I first want to point out his response to being told his purpose (getting the Israelites out of Egypt and into the Promised Land). His first response was, “Who am I that should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?” (Genesis 3:11) Essentially, “Why me for this?” Moses is initially afraid if he is capable of doing such a thing. It takes some convincing and powerful signs to convince Moses that yes, he can do such a thing through God (Genesis 4:1-17). This is a sign of Breath, underestimating his abilities and leadership potential. This isn’t an entirely bad thing, however. In underestimating his abilities, Moses is able to rely more on God’s power and confidence.

Moses’ personal decision to abandon his luxurious status for his people is a demonstration of Breath. He’s choosing to abandon the stable life he was born into, stripping himself of his royal inheritance for his true calling. And then we get to the freedom of the Israelites. The Israelites, now numbering millions, have been held in perpetual bondage by the Egyptians. Moses, after all of the plagues, convinced Pharoah to let his people go. Thus, granting the entire Israelite people freedom from their bondage. So why would this be considering stealing Breath? Well, in freeing his people, Moses is essentially stealing the Israelite individuals (as well as their independent journeys and uniqueness) from Pharaoh, for their benefit. At the same time, stealing through Breath’s “freeing from bondage” concept.

I also think it’s really cool how the Israelites manage to cross the Red Sea. With the Egyptians hot on their tails, the people lament the fact they “would’ve been better in Egypt.” (This is only the first instance of this!) Moses then immediately cries out to God, stating he will fight for the Israelites. God responds to Moses by saying “Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward.” He then promises the escape of the Israelites and the destruction of the Egyptians. When Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, God drew the sea back…with wind (Exodus 14:10-31). Do you get how cool that is? Through Moses, God used wind, the symbol of Breath, to save the Israelites, meaning without a doubt the Israelites have been stolen away from the Egyptians. Stealing through Breath, for the benefit of others. Not to mention the fact that when the waters returned, they completely covered up the dry land, robbing the Egyptians of their perceived path. (Heh.)

Now let’s talk about the law. Or more specifically, its’ introduction. In the wilderness, the people saw “…the mountain smoking, and the people were afraid and trembled”. They told Moses they couldn’t let God speak to them, for they could die (Exodus 20:18-19). But Moses? Oh yeah, he’s cool. At this point, Moses has made the 10 Commandments. Moses responds by saying, “Do not fear, for God has come to test you, that the fear of him may be before you, that you may not sin.” (Exodus 20:20). This verse tells us that the commandments are meant to be for the benefit of the people, to keep them from sin. Through Moses, God takes away some of the personal independence of the Israelites with these commandments to help keep them and us from sin. And later, with the ceremonial laws in Leviticus, God presents a whole slew of laws meant to benefit the Israelites and separate them from the rest of the world. Taking away some of their independence and personal direction to make them distinct from the rest of the world. This “stealing” is all for their good (as well as ours in the moral law), as it helps us all abstain from sin. It’s for our own good. And God delivers all of this law through Moses, a Rogue of Breath (Exodus 20:21-22, Leviticus 26:46).

Next, I want to mention something interesting about the period of wandering in the wilderness. On this path of humility, obedience, and dependence, Moses’ Classpect shows us why it was a beneficial punishment. God stole the direction of the Israelites so that they may learn to humble themselves and depend on him. Through Moses, stealing Breath for the benefit of others.

The most important thing to remember about Moses and all of his accomplishments is that he did everything by faith. In Exodus 3:12, God tells Moses, “I will be with you”, and that Moses will “serve God on this mountain.” Interestingly enough, the mountain Moses is at is close to where Mount Sinai is, where Moses receives the law. Moses followed these words, relying on God’s power, not his own (like we talked about before). Whenever Moses sees a need, he cries out to the Lord: In Exodus 14 with crossing the Red Sea, in Exodus 17:4-6 with bringing water from the rock, and in Numbers 12:13 with healing a woman with leprosy, just to name some notable instances. Moses relied on God’s power…except for in Numbers 20.

In Numbers 20, the Israelites are once again thirsty. Just like in Exodus 17, they complained, lamented for Egypt, and grumbled to Moses. God told Moses to speak to the rock to bring water. Instead of speaking to it, Moses said, “Hear now you rebels: shall we (referring to Moses and Aaron) bring water for you out of this rock?” Moses then strikes the rock not once, but twice. This makes it clear that Moses was relying on his own power in this instance, as opposed to relying on God. Water still comes out, but God punishes Moses by forbidding him to enter the Promised Land. This incident I feel is an example of inversion. Inversion is when a person “inverts” into their opposite classpect, and it’s generally never a good thing. Here, Moses could be inverting into a Page of Blood, one who serves himself with Blood or serves himself through Blood for his own benefit. The Blood-bound are described as being able to push an endeavor forward, with sheer stubborn force of will…this is what Moses is doing in one of his’ worst moments…trying to serve through his own power.

God allows Moses to see the Promised Land before the end of his life. In bringing the Israelites to the Promised Land, Moses is able to provide direction, purpose, and independence to the Israelite people for generations to come.

In concluding Moses’ analysis, I want to refer back to Exodus 3:12. God says to Moses, “I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God in this mountain. This is all unique to Moses. God decided to use Moses specifically. Moses’ “underestimation” of himself is not necessarily in his ability to perform these miracles, that was all God. Instead, I believe it stemmed from Moses wondering if he was really the one to do all of these actions and works. But he was! God used his ability and potential as a Rogue of Breath for his glory and plan. I feel this speaks to the nature of how God uses us. Our God-given responsibilities and purposes are given to us according to our strengths and defining qualities. Or, if you will, our Classpect.

Hey! If you enjoyed this, check out my analysis of Noah, the Knight of Space, here! I might make more of these…Joseph would be next on the docket. (And boy is he a doozy to classpect!) I hope this proves beneficial to better understanding the people of the Bible and how the Classpect system works in action. Thanks for reading!