Firm Foundations

Lesson 21: God Preserved Israel Enslaved in

Egypt;God Called Moses

Key verse: I Samuel 2:2

Introduction

•What is the book of Exodus about?•Remember that God is the same today as He was then•God keeps His promises

Israel increased in number and riches

• Exodus 1:6,7• Joseph died

– Israel did not return to the promised land after the famine

• 350 years passed• Israel prospered in

Egypt• Things would soon

change

The new king’s evil plan• Exodus 1:8-11• Who was really

behind this plan?

• The promised deliverer would come from Israel

• Satan didn’t want anyone to stop his plan

Exodus 2:1-4

1 And a man of the house of Levi went and took as wife a daughter of Levi. 2So the woman conceived and bore a son. And when she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him three months. 3But when she could no longer hide him, she took an ark of bulrushes for him, daubed it with asphalt and pitch, put the child in it, and laid it in the reeds by the river's bank. 4And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.

Moses adopted by Pharaoh’s daughter• Exodus 2:5-10• Who did God

use to protect Moses?

• God placed Moses in Pharaoh’s household for a reason

• Nothing can stop God’s plans– Romans 8:28

Moses, when he reached manhood

• Exodus 2:11-22• Israelites held

captive by evil pharaoh

• No human being could free them

Moses saw the burning bush

• Exodus 3:1-3• What was unusual

about how the bush burned?

• God’s people were in danger of being destroyed

• God’s people would not be destroyed as long as God was with them

God gave His message to Moses

• Exodus 3:4– Moses didn’t

know God was in the bush until God spoke

• Exodus 3:5-6– Why did God tell

Moses to take off his sandals?

• Exodus 3:7-10– God chooses

whomever He pleases to do His will

• Ps. 115:3

• Exodus 3:11– Moses had failed

when he tried to help God’s people

• Exodus 3:12– God gave Moses a

sign

Mount Sinai today

What does your name mean?

•Angelic•Advisor, protector•Bright fame•“my God is abundance”•“from Lucania”, light•Victory of the people•Kind, gentle, handsome•Yahweh supports•“God has heard”

•Ewe•Black, dark•“Yahweh has given”•From Carolus•Stone, rock•Beloved•Helmet, protection•Nobleman•Noble strength

“I AM”

• Exodus 3:13– Moses wanted to

know what to tell the Israelites

– The Israelites had rejected him last time

• Exodus 3:14– How could God give

Himself just one name?

• Exodus 3:15-18

God knew what the king would do

• Exodus 3:19-20

• God knows our thoughts, words, and actions before we ever do or say them.– Hebrews

4:13

God gave Aaron as Moses’ assistant

• Moses told the Lord to send someone else

• What did the Lord think of Moses’ suggestion?

• Exodus 4:13• Exodus 4:14-

17

Moses obeyed the Lord

• Exodus 4:18• Exodus 4:19-

20

The Lord sent Aaron to meet Moses

• Aaron was to go along with Moses and help him

• Exodus 4:27-28• Moses and

Aaron went back to Egypt

• They called the Israelites and told them what God said

Israel believed Moses

• Exodus 4:29-31

• The Israelites believed

• They were thankful that God had heard their cries

Conclusion

• This is more than a story about a man

• This is the true history of Israel

• This is God’s story• It’s a plan to send

a Deliverer to save mankind