IBC Richmond

1. What did Moses do for 40 days and nights in God’s presence? Is 40 days symbolically significant?
2. What can be learned from the detailed orders for the Tabernacle, its dimensions, metals, and fabrics, and the priestly service of the Tabernacle?
3. The first person in the Bible described as being “filled with the Spirit of God” is Bezalel (Ex 31:2-3; 35:30-31). Who was Bezalel? What was his occupation? How does being filled with the Spirit inform a theology of work?
4. God specifically states his purpose to dwell among his covenant people, Israel (Ex 29:43-46). How does God dwell among believers in the church age? Where in the NT is “dwelling” language used to show God’s presence with his people today?

APPLICATION QUESTIONS:
1. What makes you believe that God wants a relationship with his people in Exodus 24? Would you eat dinner with God (see Ex 24:11)?
2. Exodus 24:10 says, “They saw the God of Israel.” What do you observe from the context about this vision? How can this be understood in light of Exodus 33:20?
3. Why did the first covenant fail? Did God know Israel would fail to obey the covenant? How has Jesus Christ overcome Israel’s failure?
4. Judge the importance of the sentence, “And Moses wrote down all the words of the Lord” (Ex 24:4). What does this mean for the canon of Scripture? How does this inform the biblical doctrines of inspiration and inerrancy?

APPLICATION QUESTIONS:
1. How can the 10 Commandments be categorized? How did Jesus speak of the Commandments? Is a Christian obligated to keep the 10 Commandments today?
2. The word “fear” is used twice in Exodus 20:20. What is the 3. difference between them? Why is first condemned and the second indispensable?
3. What does it mean to live as a sojourner (see Exodus 23:9)? Who is a sojourner? How should the Christians care for them in the church and in the community?
4. What does it mean to be a mediator? How is Moses a mediator at Mt. Sinai? How is Jesus a mediator for the believer?

APPLICATION QUESTIONS:
1. What five crises did Israel face in Exodus 15-18? In what way is God testing you? What might be his best intentions for this season of testing?
2. Why did God judge Israel’s disobedience over 40 years? Why not destroy the older generation with pestilence as he suggested to Moses (Numbers 14:11-12)? What does God’s patience reveal about justice?
3. How did God provide food and water for his people? Are there spiritual applications to be made from this? Does God supply your needs? If so, how does he supply them?
4. What leadership lessons can be learned from Moses' father-in-law? Why was trust necessary for the new leadership structure?