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The Life of Moses and Me

Moses’ 2nd 40 Years Exodus 3:1-4:31

Exodus 3:1-4:31Part 2

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The Life of Moses and Me

Moses’ 2nd 40 Years Exodus 3:1-4:31

Exodus 3:13-22Moses and God

ChatMoses

wonders what he would say

to Israel

“I AM THAT I AM” is Moses’

Credential from God

3:16 simply tell them what

happened at the bush

Excuse#1 God promises

success through

struggles.

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The Life of Moses and Me

Moses’ 2nd 40 Years Exodus 3:1-4:31

Exodus 4:1-9Moses and God

Chat

Excuse#2

They will not believe me, nor hearken

unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not

appeared unto thee.

They will not believe me, nor hearken

unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not

appeared unto thee.

They will not believe me, nor hearken

unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not

appeared unto thee.

They will not believe me, nor hearken

unto my voice: for they will say, The

LORD hath not appeared unto thee.

They will not believe me, nor hearken

unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not

appeared unto thee.

They will not believe me, nor hearken

unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not

appeared unto thee.

What [is] that in thine hand?

Cast it on the ground!

And it became!

Moses fled

Put forth thinehandhe put forth his hand … & it became

That they may believe that the LORD God … hath appeared

unto thee.

Put thine hand into thy bosom

His hand [was] leprous!

Put thinehand (back)

Plucked it out

It was turnedagain!

They will believethe voice of

the latter sign

If They Don’t Believe

The water which thou takest out of

the river shall become blood!

The Point of the Miracles?

God doesn’t need Moses’ power;

Moses needsGod’s Power!

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The Life of Moses and Me

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Exodus 4:1-9Moses and God

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Excuse#3 O my Lord, I [am]

not eloquent … but I [am] slow of speech,

and of a slow tongue.

O my Lord, I [am] not eloquent … but I [am] slow of speech,

and of a slow tongue.

O my Lord, I [am] not eloquent … but I [am] slow of speech,

and of a slow tongue.

Who hath made man's mouth?

Who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind?

Havenot

I the

LORD?

Now therefore go,

I will be with thy mouth,

I will teach thee what thou shalt say.

O my Lord, send,

I pray thee, by the hand

[of him whom] thou wilt send.

Lord, please! Send anyone else. (NLT)

Pardon [me], Lord. Please send

someone else. (NIV)

the anger of the LORD

was kindled

[Is] not Aaron the Levite

thy brother?

I know that he can speak well

God doesn’t need your

power;

You need God’s Power!

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The Life of Moses and Me

Moses’ 2nd 40 Years Exodus 3:1-4:31

Exodus 4:1-9Moses and God

Chat

Excuse#3 O my Lord, I [am]

not eloquent … but I [am] slow of speech,

and of a slow tongue.

O my Lord, I [am] not eloquent … but I [am] slow of speech,

and of a slow tongue.

O my Lord, I [am] not eloquent … but I [am] slow of speech,

and of a slow tongue.

Who hath made man's mouth?

Who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind?

Havenot

I the

LORD?

Now therefore go,

I will be with thy mouth,

I will teach thee what thou shalt say.

O my Lord, send,

I pray thee, by the hand

[of him whom] thou wilt send.

Lord, please! Send anyone else. (NLT)

Pardon [me], Lord. Please send

someone else. (NIV)

[Is] not Aaron the Levite

thy brother?

I know that he can speak well

He cometh forth to meet thee:

He will be glad in his heart

Speak unto him, and put words in his mouthI will be with thy mouth and with his mouth

And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand,

wherewith thou shalt do signs.

Aaron

God doesn’t need eloquent speech, just a mouthpiece.

Refusal to answer the call arouses

God’s anger!

God’s call is bigger than you!

He will go to extremesto accomplish

His will!

One more look at God’s Chat with

MosesGod arouses Moses’ curiosity and Moses

takes the bait

God reveals His holiness and Moses

honors Him

God reveals His sympathy for the

afflicted

God reveals that He hears and answers

prayer

God reveals His plan to deliver the

afflicted

God enlists Moses to be the one to stand in the gap

Moses tells God that He is 40 years too

late

God tells Moses He will be with Him and not leave Him alone

God answers Moses’ question about credentials

God sends Moses, but Moses isn’t

ready to go

God explains that Moses will be

successful

God explains that Moses there will be

struggles

God equips Moses, but Moses want to

resign anyway

Moses experiences God’s anger and

agrees to go

God’s anger can be a

great motivator!