Life of Moses Exodus 3-4

Homiletics                                                            Study of Life of Moses

Lesson     3                                                           Passage Exodus 3-4

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Moses meets God on Mount Horeb and receives instruction to bring Israelites out of Egypt (Exodus 3:1-22) a. Moses meets God “I am” in burning bush that is not consumed (1-6) b. God tells of Moses mission to answer cry heard by God (7-10) c. Moses asks “who am I” with the “I am” instruction to go with elders to pharaoh. (11-22)

Moses excuse response with God’s miracles. (Exodus 4:1-17) a. First Excuse/response – What if they don’t believe me? (1-9) God’s Miracles: Staff/Snake, leprous/clean hand, water/blood b. Not Eloquent - God’s words, brother Aaron (10-17)

Moses and Family return to Egypt (Exodus 4:18-31) a. Moses asks Jethro for approval to return to Egypt (18) b.  God instructs Moses to go back to Egypt and repeats instruction (19-23) c. God anger against Moses regarding son’s circumcision (24-26) d. Moses meeting Aaron and Elders and telling about the Lord (27-31)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Division	Scripture
Moses meets God on Mount Horeb and receives instruction to bring Israelites out of Egypt	Exodus 3:1-22
Moses excuse response with God’s miracles.	Exodus 4:1-17
Moses and Family return to Egypt	Exodus 4:18-31

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)

Moses meets God, receives instruction, challenged and returns to Egypt

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

To learn that God is a holy God asking His own to a life of service to him.  Those who follow God’s  direction will receive blessings and support as He walks along side of us in ministry.

Specific Application Questions

1.	How have you met God; what ways do you worship Him as Holy?
2.	What excuses to do bring to God for service; what specific ways has He equipped you?
3.	What thing have you left undone that needs to be handled so that you can be of service?
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Principles to Remember

1.	God is holy and He wants our worship and service.
2.	God equips us for His service
3.	Going for God requires complete commitment.
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