Search The Scriptures — Study 07 — Exodus 10 and 11

Study 07 From The book of Exodus Is: Exodus 10 and 11

1.      What was the outcome in Pharaoh’s life of his persistent refusal to heed God’s warnings? See particularly 10:29.

2. What lesson can we learn from Moses’s consistent refusal to compromise where God’s command was concerned? What was the source of Moses’s great courage?  Cf. also Heb. 11:27

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Search The Scriptures — Study 06 — Exodus 9

Study 06 From The book of Exodus Is: Exodus 9   

1. How does Pharaoh’s attitude show the difference between sorrow for the consequences of sin and true repentance?
2. Contrast the nature and the consequences both of faith in God’s word, and of unbelief, as illustrated in this chapter.

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Search The Scriptures — Study 05 — Exodus 8

Study 05 From The book of Exodus Is: Exodus 8

1.      What is mentioned in this chapter as the double purpose of the plagues? Cf. Is. 45:22-25;

Rom. 1: 18.

2.      What new evidences are given of God’s power, and how would these encourage the Israelites?

Note Verse 26.  A reference to the sacrifice in Israelite worship of bulls, cows or oxen, which in Egypt were sacred to Isis and therefore sacrosanct. 

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Search The Scriptures — Study 04 — Exodus 6:10-7:-25

Study 04 From The book of Exodus Is: Exodus 6:10-7:-25

1.      God had called Moses and promised deliverance to the people. Why did He delay so long

in fulfilling His promise? What did Moses learn from these difficult experiences and delays?

2.      Why was Pharaoh so confident and so adamant in disobeying God’s command?  See particularly 7:11-13, 22, 23. How does this kind of opposition to God show itself now? Cf. 2 Tim. 3:1-9.

Note. 6:12. ‘Of uncircumcised lips’: uncircumcision symbolizes unfitness for God’s presence, and hence, more generally, unfitness for His service. Cf. 4:10.

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Search The Scriptures — Study 03 — Exodus 4:18-6:9

Study 03 From The book of Exodus Is: Exodus 4:18-6: 9

1.      Contrast 4:29-31 with 5:20-21.  What had happened to change the people’s attitude?

How did Moses react?

2.      Consider God’s answer to Moses’s cry.  What does it teach us about the faithfulness of God and the reliability of His promises?

Notes:

1.       4:24. This seems to mean that Moses was struck down by a severe and dangerous illness, the result of his neglect to circumcise his son; and his life was saved by Zipporah’s prompt action.  He could not act as God’s instrument while in disobedience to His covenant. Cf. Gn. 17:10

2.       6:3. ‘Did not make myself known: i.e, as One whose name is ‘the Lord’ or ‘I AM’. Cf. 3:14. Once only in Genesis did God use that name of Himself, and then without emphasis or explanation (Gn. 28:13)

             

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Search The Scriptures — Study 02 — Exodus 3:1-4:17

Study 02 From The book of Exodus Is: 3:1-4:17

1.      Consider God’s revelation of Himself in the incident of the burning bush. How would you sum up God’s being and character as revealed in this incident?

2.      Was Moses’ reluctance to accept God’s call to be commended? Cf. 2 Cor. 3:5; Rom.12:3. Why was God angry with him?

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Search The Scriptures — Study 01 — Exodus 1 and 2

Study 01  From The book of Exodus Is: Exodus 1 and 2

I felt important to give you the author’s background on Exodus because mid 2000 during my wilderness walk with Him, I was surprised to see that God took me back to basics in this book of Exodus to learn how important each steps were to Him, how they must be applied to our lives and our souls and how to avoid responding like the Israelites. It is there, I learned to talk boldly about the wilderness life as if it was something expected in the Christian life. I was pleasantly surprised when I read the author's thoughts on the same issue, penned in black and white.

The name Exodus, taken from the Septuagint translation, means ‘going out’. By applying the word ‘redeem’ to the great deliverance from Egypt (Ex: 6:6; 15:13), the book itself shows us in which direction to look for the spiritual meaning lying behind the historic fact.  These twenty chapters are indeed full of teaching; not only the Exodus itself, but also the Red Sea, Marah, Elim, the manna, the rock, and the life-giving water, to name only the chief examples, all speak to us of spiritual truth.

In these chapters we read:

(a)    Of redemption from bondage by power, and from death by the shedding of blood.

(b)   Of the love of God, manifesting itself first in compassion for His suffering people, then in action for their deliverance, and in wonderful patience with their faithlessness and obstinacy.

(c)    Of the holiness of God demanding consecration, separation and purity, and giving a law which must be observed.

(d)   Of the amazing ingratitude of man, despite the countless benefits showered upon him, and of a ready promise (so soon broken) to do all that God commanded.

(e)    But also of one man, Moses, who, like Abraham and Joseph before him, lived in the consciousness of God’s presence and showed steadfast fidelity and conspicuous faith.

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1.      What are the contrasting attitudes of the Israelites toward their circumstances, as revealed in this passage? Cf. Heb. 11:23-25. What is God’s attitude to the situation? See especially 2:23-25.

2.      By what varied means from birth onwards was Moses prepared for his life-work? Cf. Acts 7:20-29. What does this reveal concerning God’s way of working?

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LAST STUDY IN THE BOOK OF ACTS—STUDY 22