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- Ex 03:11-15: Moses doubts his abilities to serve, thus underestimates God’s power. God address Moses issues with truth and miraculous signs.
- Ex 03:16-18a: God gave Moses instructions: Talk to the elders of Israel about God’s plan to deliver Israel from the Egyptian bondage and give them the Promised Land.
- Ex 03:18b-: God foretell that Egyptian King will not let Israel go, not until God smitten Egypt with his wonders. Israel will not leave hand emptied.
- Ex 03: .
- Ex 04:1-17: Moses cats doubts and show his reluctance. God displays his sign and equips Moses for the task.
- Ex 04:18-20a: Moses concealed to God’s words and asks Jethro permission to leave Midian to Egypt.
- Ex 04:20b-21: With rod on hands, God’s words (faith, trust) and Aaron as spokes man, Moses goes to Egypt and speaks to Egypt king in God’s name to liberate His people.
- Ex 04:22- Israel is identified to Pharaoh as the son of God and if the people are not allowed to go God would slay Pharaoh’s first born.
- Ex 04:31
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- Ex 03:1-10: Moses before the unconsuming burning bush hears God’s purpose in Moses to deliver His people from Egypt.
- Ex 03:11-4:17: Moses objects to God’s call casting doubts regarding his own capacity to convince others and speak eloquently for the task. “I AM” shows understanding and promises his presence during the process.
- Ex 04:18-31: After showing more resistance, Moses abides and prepares his family, meet Aaron, his older brother and now spokesman, and returns to Egypt.
Subject Sentence:
Unconsuming burning Bush doesn’t prevent Moses’ objections, God’s delivery plan concretizes.
Aim:
To cause people to realize that what we think of our purpose in life to be has nothing to do with our desires and/or doubts, but God’s will for us.
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