Was Moses afraid of Pharaoh?

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Moses killed an Egyptian. A Hebrew confronted him in Ex 2:

14 “Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you mean to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid, and thought, “Surely the thing is known.” 15 When Pharaoh heard of it, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and stayed in the land of Midian. And he sat down by a well.

Moses was afraid of Pharaoh's retaliation.

Millennials later, the faith hall of fame in Hb 11:

26 [Moses] considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward.

Unlike Ex 2, Hb 11 expressed a hindsight perspective.

27 By faith he left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is invisible.

Was this about Moses' personal fleeing from Pharaoh or the mass exodus later?

Either one was fine. The Faith Hall of Fame was like a eulogy. It praised individuals' positive qualities while ignoring their negative aspects. It was a description that was, in hindsight, an afterthought. Faith trumped fear.

28 By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.

Was Moses afraid of Pharoah?

At one point in real life, Moses was afraid of Pharoah and fled. Some decades later, he returned to Pharaoh to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. He wasn't afraid. The Faith Hall of Fame was written a long time after his death. It celebrated Moses for not being afraid because of his faith in Christ/YHWH. Hb celebrated this victory of faith rather than dwelling on the earlier fear. It was a praise report.