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On the question why certain Names in the Holy Scriptures are changed

Philo of Alexandria · Parte 125

[125] [cap.22] But it happens to the arch-prophet to have many names: for when he interprets and explains the oracles which are delivered by God, he is called Moses; and when he prays for and blesses the people, he is called the man of God; [85] and when Egypt is paying the penalty of its impious actions, he is then denominated the god of him who is king of the country, namely, of Pharaoh. [86] And why is all this?