Reasoning Through the Bible

The confrontation between Moses and Pharoah begins. God shows Pharoah a miraculous sign of a staff turning into a snake. But what is the point of the miracle?

This passage begins the power demonstration where God demonstrates His power and superiority over the false gods of Egypt.   Moses finally obeys without complaining.  

• When we work for the Lord, who must get the credit?
• What did the serpent miracle mean to Pharoah?
• Are there parallels between the plagues in Exodus and the book of Revelation?
• Can elderly people still have a ministry with God?

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As Chapter six opens, God assures Moses that he is taking action against Pharaoh and that in the end Pharaoh will drive the Israelites out of Egypt. God has heard the Israelites groaning, has remembered the covenant made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and is set to redeem Israel with great judgments. 

We look at several action words which God uses in his message with Moses.  God says He appeared, established, heard, will bring, will deliver, will redeem, will take, and will give.  Moses takes this message to the Israelite leaders but they would not listen.  

• Has God revealed everything about Himself?
• Why does God keep repeating Himself throughout Scripture?
• Is it Moses that delivers Israel out of Egypt?
• What does a good leader do amid repeated naysayers?
• Should we give up among worldly oppression? 

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Pharaoh oppresses the Israelites even more after Moses delivers God’s message. Pharaoh forces the Israelites to gather their own straw for the bricks but imposes the same quota of output. The Israelites fall behind and Pharaoh calls them lazy, using that as a reason to not let them go worship God. 
 
 The Israelites turn on Moses, blaming him for their work being increased. Moses then turns to God and blames God for bring harm upon the Israelites  and not delivering them from Pharaoh. 

• Can an unbeliever stop God’s plan?
• Does God ever do things in judgement?
• What should we do when we are doing what God wants us to, but the situation seems to get worse?
• Do we ever blame God for things that happen? 
• Do Christians ever blame other Christians when things don’t go right?

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Moses begins his trip to Egypt to give Pharaoh God’s message to “Let My People Go”.  However, there is a key ritual Moses has neglected to perform which must be set right before he can continue. Moses’ brother Aaron meets him along the way and they both go before the elders of Israel.  We see the leadership of Israel acknowledge that God is ready to free them, they bow down and worship God.  

When the message is given to Pharaoh, he insults God and as God predicted, refuses to let them leave. This sets in motion all the plagues which will come upon Egypt in order to compel Pharaoh to let the Israelites leave.  

•  What is the purpose of God giving Moses the ability to perform miracles?
•  Why is God stopping Moses from continuing to Egypt?
•  Is it important for us to get things right with God before we embark on doing God’s work?
•  How serious should we take our sin? 
•  Can sin hinder us from correctly serving God?

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Even though God has been clear that He will bring the Israelites out of Egypt, Moses is still skeptical and asks God "what if" scenarios.  We see God use ordinary items of a staff, water and even Moses' arm, to reassure Moses that the Israelite people will listen and follow him.  God instructs Moses to use the powers demonstrated to him as a way to convince the people God is with Moses and them. 

After more pleading to God to assign someone else, Moses does depart to Egypt with his family. 

• Is it ok to try and get out of what God is sometimes impressing us to do?
• What powers does God give to Moses to reassure him?
• Can we ever entice God's anger to 'burn' against us by questioning Him too many times?
• How does God provide reassurances to us  that what He is calling us to do is actually Him?

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At the age of eighty and as a shepherd of his father-in-law's flock, Moses is given a seemingly impossible mission by God to return to Egypt and lead the Israelites out of bondage.   Where are they going? To the land of milk and honey, promised by God to Abraham's descendants through Isaac and Jacob. 

We see Moses give reasons why he is not the right person for this mission. However God reassures Moses that he will be with him.  God also provides a name for Moses to give to the Israelites - "I AM WHO I AM". 

What objections does Moses give that he is not the right person for this mission?

• Do we sometimes give reasons to God on why we are not the right person to serve Him?
• What is the meaning of the name "I AM"? 
• Where is the land "flowing with milk and honey"?
• Why is this the time God chooses to take the Israelites from bondage?

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The king of Egypt makes it a law to kill Hebrew children. The Hebrew midwives are faced with a moral dilemma: Should they obey the civil law or God's moral law?  

Also in this chapter we see what happens to God's people when persecution increases.  While the people may not see God's hand at work, He is preparing a deliverer. 

• What happens when a culture loses God's moral compass? 
• How should we act when we get into a moral dilemma? 
• Does God care about the suffering of His people? 
• Can God use the evil acts of mankind to bring about His plans? 

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