SUBJECT: Moses and the Burning Bush DEVOTIONAL READING: 2 Chronicles 19:4-7

LESSON 5 JULY 2, 2017 SUBJECT: Moses and the Burning Bush DEVOTIONAL READING: 2 Chronicles 19:4-7 BACKGROUND: Exodus 3:1-22 LESSON: Exodus 3:1-12 MEMORY VERSE: “Now the cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them. So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.” Exodus 3: 9, 10 NIV LESSON AIM: To show how and why God revealed Himself to Moses. INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL STUDY OUTLINE BACKGROUND 1. Why did Moses flee Egypt where he was a prince? Exodus 2:11-15a

2. Where did Moses flee? Locate on an Old Testament map. Exodus 2:15b

3. Who did Moses marry? Exodus 2:16-22

4. To whom did the Israelites seek for help while in bondage in Egypt? Exodus 2:23

5. What was God’s response to the Israelites’ plea? Why? Exodus 2:24-25

6. How long was Israel in slavery in Egypt? Genesis 15:13-14 (Exodus 12:40) Biblical scholars differ on the time.

I. MOSES’ CALL: EXODUS 3:1-7 7. What was Moses’ occupation while in Midian? Exodus 3:1a

8. Who was Moses’ father-in-law (Exodus 3:1)? By what other name is he known (Exodus 2:17-18)? What was his profession? Names Profession 9. What are two names for "the mountain of God"? Locate on an Old Testament map. See above. Exodus 3:1; 19:20 (This is the same mountain where Moses would later receive the Ten Commandments.)

10. Who appeared to Moses on Mount Horeb (Sinai) while he was tending the flock of Jethro? What was unusual about this sight? Exodus 3:2

11. What was Moses’ initial reaction to the sight on Mount Horeb? Exodus 3:3

12. What Moses saw on Mount Horeb is known as a theophany. Define theophany.

13. Who spoke to Moses through the burning bush? What was Moses’ simple response? Exodus 3:4

of 3 ELT Bible Ministry 14. Why do you think God used a burning bush to call Moses? (Consider God’s holiness, glory, mercy)

15. What did God command Moses to do as he approached the burning bush? Why? Exodus 3:5

16. What made the ground holy where Moses stood? Exodus 3:1-2

17. How can we approach God in a reverent way as Moses was commanded to? Psalm 24:3-4; 1 Peter 1:15-16

18. How did God initially identify Himself to Moses? Exodus 3:6a

19. How did Moses react to the presence of God? Exodus 3:6b

20. What was the importance of God identifying himself as the God of the patriarchs? Leviticus 26:42

II. GOD’S CONCERN: EXODUS 3:7-10 21. In what three ways did God assure Moses about the plight of the Israelites? Exodus 3:7, 9a

22. How did God describe His relationship with the Israelites in Egypt? Exodus 3:7a

23. What did God promise to do about the plight of His people? Exodus 3:8a

24. What metaphor was used to describe the Promised Land as fertile, good, and blessed? Exodus 3:8b

25. What people lived in the land God had promised to give the Israelites? Exodus 3:8c

26. What were the Egyptians guilty of? Exodus 3:9b

27. How does Exodus 3:7-9 let us know that God is a personal God?

III. MOSES’ COMMISSION: EXODUS 3:10-15 28. What did God commission Moses to do? Exodus 3:10

29. How old was Moses when God chose Him? How long had Moses been in Midian? Acts 7:23, 30

30. Why do you think God chose Moses?

31. Moses gave five excuses trying to avoid his commission from God. Identify them. Exodus 3:11 Exodus 3:13 Exodus 4:1 Exodus 4:10 Exodus 4:13

of 3 ELT Bible Ministry 32. What promise did God give Moses? Exodus 3:12a

33. What sign did God give to Moses letting him know He was with him? Exodus 3:12b

34. What concerned Moses about God sending him to help the Israelites in Egypt? Exodus 3:13

35. What did God reveal to Moses about Himself? (This reveals God’s self-existence.) Exodus 3:14

36. How was Moses to further identify God and the truth about his name to the Israelites? Exodus 3:15

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