<p>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</p><p>2. Where did Moses flee? Locate on an Old Testament map. Exodus 2:15b</p><p>3. Who did Moses marry? Exodus 2:16-22</p><p>4. To whom did the Israelites seek for help while in bondage in Egypt? Exodus 2:23</p><p>5. What was God’s response to the Israelites’ plea? Why? Exodus 2:24-25</p><p>6. How long was Israel in slavery in Egypt? Genesis 15:13-14 (Exodus 12:40) Biblical scholars differ on the time.</p><p>I. MOSES’ CALL: EXODUS 3:1-7 7. What was Moses’ occupation while in Midian? Exodus 3:1a</p><p>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.)</p><p>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</p><p>11. What was Moses’ initial reaction to the sight on Mount Horeb? Exodus 3:3</p><p>12. What Moses saw on Mount Horeb is known as a theophany. Define theophany.</p><p>13. Who spoke to Moses through the burning bush? What was Moses’ simple response? Exodus 3:4</p><p>Page 1 of 3 ELT Bible Ministry 14. Why do you think God used a burning bush to call Moses? (Consider God’s holiness, glory, mercy)</p><p>15. What did God command Moses to do as he approached the burning bush? Why? Exodus 3:5</p><p>16. What made the ground holy where Moses stood? Exodus 3:1-2</p><p>17. How can we approach God in a reverent way as Moses was commanded to? Psalm 24:3-4; 1 Peter 1:15-16</p><p>18. How did God initially identify Himself to Moses? Exodus 3:6a</p><p>19. How did Moses react to the presence of God? Exodus 3:6b</p><p>20. What was the importance of God identifying himself as the God of the patriarchs? Leviticus 26:42</p><p>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</p><p>22. How did God describe His relationship with the Israelites in Egypt? Exodus 3:7a</p><p>23. What did God promise to do about the plight of His people? Exodus 3:8a</p><p>24. What metaphor was used to describe the Promised Land as fertile, good, and blessed? Exodus 3:8b</p><p>25. What people lived in the land God had promised to give the Israelites? Exodus 3:8c</p><p>26. What were the Egyptians guilty of? Exodus 3:9b</p><p>27. How does Exodus 3:7-9 let us know that God is a personal God?</p><p>III. MOSES’ COMMISSION: EXODUS 3:10-15 28. What did God commission Moses to do? Exodus 3:10</p><p>29. How old was Moses when God chose Him? How long had Moses been in Midian? Acts 7:23, 30</p><p>30. Why do you think God chose Moses?</p><p>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 </p><p>Page 2 of 3 ELT Bible Ministry 32. What promise did God give Moses? Exodus 3:12a</p><p>33. What sign did God give to Moses letting him know He was with him? Exodus 3:12b</p><p>34. What concerned Moses about God sending him to help the Israelites in Egypt? Exodus 3:13</p><p>35. What did God reveal to Moses about Himself? (This reveals God’s self-existence.) Exodus 3:14</p><p>36. How was Moses to further identify God and the truth about his name to the Israelites? Exodus 3:15</p><p>Page 3 of 3 ELT Bible Ministry</p>