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Chapter 3 – Moses

The life of Moses is a story of God sending a deliverer to his people. But the enemy knew that God was sending this deliverer, so the enemy intended to have all the children killed so that he could stop the promise God had given his people. But God rescued the baby, and I love the idea that the baby ends up in the House of Pharaoh himself, the same guy who ordered the execution of all of the children.

The crossing of the Red Sea is another illustration of God’s faithfulness. It wasn’t the might of the people that saved them from Pharaoh’s army; it was God himself who rescued them. The Old Testament continues to reveal God as the great rescuer. Do you see a theme of a God who rescues?

After crossing the Red Sea, God has the Israelites camp at the base of Mt Sinai, where they receive the Ten Commandments. The Ten Commandments aren’t just guidelines for us to live by or laws that we must keep to go to heaven. They reflect the character of God. I often think of this as the Michael Jordan commercials that said, “Be like Mike.” Just like the commercials that encouraged us to be like Mike. God does the same thing with the Ten Commandments. He was telling us how to be like Him.

But no man can fulfill those laws. Only God can. This is why Jesus was both fully human and fully God. Only Jesus, being fully God and fully man, could keep the Ten Commandments and totally follow the will of the Father. Only this could fulfill the promise of God to Adam, Abraham, and now to Moses.

Also, God established the sacrificial system for his people to atone for their sins. The author is correct in pointing to the sacrificial system as a foreshadowing of the coming of Christ. I find it interesting that shortly after the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross and his resurrection three days later, the sacrificial system was destroyed by the Romans as they destroyed the temple.

  1. A Deliverer Preserved by God
    • From the moment Moses is born, his life is threatened—and yet God preserves him in the very household of Pharaoh.
    • What does this reveal about God’s sovereignty over human power and evil intent?
    • How does the enemy’s attempt to destroy Moses mirror later attempts to stop God’s redemptive plan?
  1. Rescue by God, Not Human Strength
    • At the Red Sea, Israel is trapped with no military strength or escape plan.
    • Why is it important that God alone brings deliverance at the Red Sea?
    • How does this event reinforce the biblical theme that salvation comes from God’s power, not human effort?
  1. The Law and the Character of God
    • The Ten Commandments are given after God rescues Israel—not before.
    • What do the commandments reveal about who God is, not just what He requires?
    • Why is it significant that obedience flows from redemption rather than earning it?
  1. The Inability of Man and the Need for Christ
    • Israel fails almost immediately to keep God’s law.
    • Why is it necessary for Scripture to show that no one—including God’s chosen people—can fully keep the law?
    • How does this failure prepare us to understand why Jesus had to be both fully God and fully man?
  1. Sacrifice and Fulfillment
    • God establishes a sacrificial system to atone for sin, yet it is temporary and incomplete.
    • How does the sacrificial system point forward to Jesus as the final and perfect sacrifice?
    • Why is the destruction of the temple after Christ’s resurrection significant in understanding the completion of God’s plan?

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Chpt. 1 – Adam
Chpt. 2 – Abraham
Chpt. 3 – Moses