WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2023

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

 

Learning is Lifelong

 

  1. READ:  Exodus 3: 4 and Jeremiah 10: 3 – 6. From the moment He first called Moses, God emphasized the importance of His word. In what way did God’s communication differ from that of the gods Moses had known in Egypt?

 

 

  1. How did God instruct Moses to lead the Israelites and what role were God’s words to have in the at process?

 

a.     READ: Exodus 4: 2 – 9. What signs did God provide to help Moses authenticate His message?

 

b.    What impact do you think they had on Moses’ experience of God?

 

 

As he led the Hebrews, Moses faced many challenges that shaped him in hearing and obeying God’s words and in teaching God’s people to do the same.  Several of those challenges had to do with a crisis in the water supply, so consider what happened at Rephidim and Kadesh-Barnea:

 

READ and COMPARE:

Exodus 17: 1 – 7 (Rephidim) & Numbers 20: 1 – 13 (Kadesh Barnea)

 

  1. When the crisis occurred, how did the people treat Moses?

 

 

  1. What was the tone of their complaint, and against whom were they really complaining?

 

  1. Where did Moses turn for help?

 

  1. What did God tell Moses to do, and what about His instructions suggests that He wanted to teach His people through this response?

 

  1. Did Moses obey God’s every word?

 

a.     What was the result?

 

  1. What message, what lesson comes with you and your commitment to hear and obey God?