Introduction
Moses learns what God wants him to do.
Questions
1. What attracted Moses attention about the bush in which God's angel appeared?
v 2 .... He looked, and behold, the bush burnt with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
2. What did the LORD say he intended to do for his people?
v 7 and 8 The LORD said, ... “ I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land to a good and large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey; ...
3. What did God say He would do when Pharaoh refused to let the people go?
v 20 I will reach out my hand and strike Egypt with all my wonders ...
Summary Points
- v 1 to 6 While Moses is looking after his father-in-law's sheep, an angel of the LORD appears to him in a burning bush that isn't consumed
- v 7 to 10 The LORD is aware of the Israelites' afflictions and wants to lead them out of Egypt and bring them into a good and large land. Moses is to go to Pharaoh to bring the people out of Egypt
- v 11 and 12 Moses is reluctant to accept the role, but God assures Moses that he will be with him
- v 13 to 17 When Moses asks for God's name, God tells him it is I AM. He then asks Moses to tell the people that he is the God of their fathers who intends to bring them out of oppression in Egypt to a land flowing with milk and honey
- v 18 to 22 Moses and the elders of Israel are to ask the king of Egypt for permission to go three days into the wilderness to sacrifice to God. When the request is refused, God will strike Egypt with his wonders and the king will then let them go