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THE GLORY OF GOD BEING THE BULLSEYE
Luke 7:44 -some people invite Jesus into there home but not into there heart .
Then He turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head.
How God sees glory and how man sees glory are two different things
The Glory of God should be the bulls eye of our walk with God
The should be the focus and over arching theme of our lives .
Blessed - One aspect of Gods glory is that God speaks well of me .
Psalm 24:8
Who is the King of Glory .
Job said I esteem Gods word more then my necessary food . Job 23:12 He treasured Gods word more then his own food .
Thats why lust is a form of idolatry . Its a form of self worship .
The thing about any kind of sexual sin the consequence is interwoven with the action .
In other words the guilt the shame the heaviness is the consequence of the action of sin .
Thats Him giving glory to God .
We fight and we sacrifice for glory . for honor .For reputation .
Jesus said He made Himself of no reputation . The very One who deserved the glory He wasn’t fighting for that .
But the purpose of the church is to glorify God .
Theres many different spectrums to Gods glory
Compare and Contrast
When thinking about the Glory of God we sometimes think about Moses in Ex 33- where he said show me Your glory . It was enough that God said you have “found grace in my site” and that “I know you by name .” Moses wanted more .
He said show me your glory .
maybe one aspect of glory of God was When Moses was face to face with God as a man speaks to his friend.in Ex 33:11 his presence
In His presence is where we partake of Gods glory .
Or Matt. 17:5,6 - the mount of transfiguration where Jesus was completely transfigured . Jesus face shoned clear an bright like the sun .
Maybe another aspect of glory was after Peter got rebuke Jesus comforted him .and told him not to fear. Matt 17:7
One aspect of Glory was Samson He killed 1,000 men with the jaw bone of an ass. He killed 30 philistines to pay off a gambling debt . We know Samsons weakness He loved exotic women . But it please God that His hair grew back Judges 16
Maybe preaching and teaching is considered to be glorious . But also a cup of water in Jesus name is just as glorious .
It was Gods glory that Jesus would get crucified
But also the manger seen . Nothing beautiful about it . But there was allot of glory there .
The cross in John 19 - nothing beautiful about it but sure was glorious . Col 1:19 ,20 it please The Father that He would bruise The Son . Isaiah 53:10
Also looking at our lives we can miss out on the glory of God . But its easy to forget about Romans 7:28 , James 1:1,2
Or we forget about Job 23:10 But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
What isn’t the purpose of the church ?
The purpose of the church is not to save the world . We realize that world is going get worst and worst as time progresses .
World events will sour and become much worst . ( 2 Tim 3:1-7, 2 Peter 3;1-5)
The church purpose isn’t become or imitate the world .
we have our own individualities and personalities in Christ . but the definition of the word church is “called out ones “. we are called out of the world in to Christ .
We are in the world not of the world
The purpose of the church isn’t to isolate yourself from the world .
monasticism -is removing yourself from the world to escape the perversions of the world . Monks and monstarties came from this belief .
We know that the heart is desperatly wicked who can know it .
Its not what goes into the heart that defiles a man but what comes out .
we know the whole head is sick Isaiah 1:5
The church isn’t called to serve the world
nowhere in the Bible are we told to lobby for pollution laws .
or to build wells . or to fight for rights for others .
or do humanitarian exploits
The glory of God isn’t a attribute of God . God is glorious in all His attributes .
God glory is sourced in His Son . John 1:14 - And the Word became flesh , and dwelt among us , and we beheld His glory , glory as the only begotten of The Father , full of grace and truth .
All of this can be the glory of God .
Moses- Judge, Leader, A Man, Prophet, Psalmist
Moses had three fundamental roles regarding salvation for Israel.
- Leader of Israel’s Exodus from Egypt
- Lawgiver and mediator of the Old Covenant
- Prophet and model of faith and obedience
Moses Name means “is born” or he who is drawn from water”
Taken out of the water; saved out of the water; saved from the water; drawn out; drawn forth.
So Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, “Every son who is born you shall cast into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive.”
Initially Pharaoh ordered a decree for midwives to secretly to kill all of the male babies who would be born.
But he realize that didn’t work so he ordered for all the people to kill every son that is born among the hebrews and throw them in the river.
Pharaohs fear was that if the hebrews would continue to grow and that they would side with there enemies and fight against the Egyptians.
So he feared two things that they would increase in number and that they would align politically with an enemy of Egypt.
So Pharoah made policies that brought forth two forms of oppression which is slave labor (vv. 8–14) and child extermination (vv. 15–22).
But even in the midst of great oppression God used these practices of Pharaoh to stir up Israel to desire deliverance from Egypt.
So Pharoah tried to deal with them by implying policies that would effect their growing population and the intensity of there labor.
And a man of the house of Levi went and took as wife a daughter of Levi.
So the woman conceived and bore a son. And when she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him three months.
But 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.
Moses was a beautiful child referring not just to curtain facial feature but also healthy.
Stephen said Moses wasn’t a ordinary looking child. Acts 7:20
At this time Moses was born, and was well pleasing to God; and he was brought up in his father’s house for three months.
By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king’s command.
There was something about Moses appearance that gave his parents pause.
This is also another unique birth to signify something supernatural is going to happen.
Moses parents names aren’t mention here but they are mentioned in Ex. 6:20
Now Amram took for himself Jochebed, his father’s sister, as wife; and she bore him Aaron and Moses. And the years of the life of Amram were one hundred and thirty-seven.
So Moses mom and dad name is Amram and Jochebed. But Jochebed was also Moses dads sister. So Moses Dad married his aunt. Yes Jerry Springer.
And this couple had two other children Miriam and Aaron. Aaron was three years older then Moses Ex. 7:7
And Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three years old when they spoke to Pharaoh.
Moses parents defied Pharaohs decree and hid the baby. But his parents didn’t name him. A Egptian princess did. Ex. 2:10
And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. So she called his name Moses, saying, “Because I drew him out of the water.”
God used an Ark to save Noah and his family and ultimately all of humanity. Now God used an Ark to save Moses who God would use ultimately to save Israel from Egypt.
And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.
Then the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river. And her maidens walked along the riverside; and when she saw the ark among the reeds, she sent her maid to get it.
And when she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the baby wept. So she had compassion on him, and said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children.”
Moses’ Early Years in Egypt
- Moses’ dual identity as both a Hebrew and an Egyptian prince
His dual identity caused great conflict because he didn’t know who he should give his allegiance to.
- **A. Moses Kills an Egyptian**
- Moses’ runs to the defence of a Hebrew slave and killed an Egyptian (Exodus 2:11-12)
Now it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out to his brethren and looked at their burdens. And he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his brethren.
So he looked this way and that way, and when he saw no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
Moses was about 40 year old when these event took place
By this time Moses was highly educated (Acts 7:22) and probably spoke fluently in both Egyptian and Hebrew.
And when he went out the second day, behold, two Hebrew men were fighting, and he said to the one who did the wrong, “Why are you striking your companion?”
Then he said, “Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you intend to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” So Moses feared and said, “Surely this thing is known!”
“Who made you a prince and a judge over us” Eventually he would be a prince and a judge over them.
This is one of the main issues one would have with leadership one is placed over you but I don’t want that one leading me.
Acts 7 Stephen gives a commentary on this story of Moses killing an Egyptian.
“Now when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the children of Israel.
And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended and avenged him who was oppressed, and struck down the Egyptian.
For he supposed that his brethren would have understood that God would deliver them by his hand, but they did not understand.
And the next day he appeared to two of them as they were fighting, and tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brethren; why do you wrong one another?’
But he who did his neighbor wrong pushed him away, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?
Do you want to kill me as you did the Egyptian yesterday?’
Then, at this saying, Moses fled and became a dweller in the land of Midian, where he had two sons.
- **B. Moses Flees to Midian**
- Moses escapes to the land of Midian after Pharaoh learns of the killing (Exodus 2:13-15)
- **C. Life in Midian**
- Moses marries Zipporah, daughter of Jethro, and becomes a shepherd (Exodus 2:16-25)
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**IV. The Call of Moses (Exodus 3:1–4:17)**
- **A. The Burning Bush (Exodus 3)**
- Moses encounters God in the burning bush (Exodus 3:1-6)
- God reveals Himself as “I AM” (Exodus 3:13-15)
- Moses is called to lead the Israelites out of Egypt (Exodus 3:7-10)
- **B. Moses’ Reluctance and God’s Assurance**
- Moses questions his own worthiness (Exodus 3:11-12)
- Moses asks for God’s name (Exodus 3:13-14)
Then Moses said to God, “Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is His name?’ what shall I say to them?”
And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ”
- Moses expresses doubt about the Israelites believing him (Exodus 4:1)
- God provides signs and miracles to confirm Moses’ calling (Exodus 4:2-9)
- Moses’ speech impediment and God’s provision of Aaron as spokesperson (Exodus 4:10-17)
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**V. Moses’ Return to Egypt (Exodus 4:18–31)**
- **A. Moses’ Obedience and Return**
- Moses returns to Egypt, bringing his family and Aaron (Exodus 4:18-20)
- **B. Moses and Aaron Confront Pharaoh**
- Moses and Aaron perform signs before the people (Exodus 4:29-31)
- Pharaoh’s refusal and increased hardship for the Israelites (Exodus 5:1-23)
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**VI. The Exodus: Moses as Deliverer (Exodus 5:1–14:31)**
- **A. Confrontation with Pharaoh (Exodus 5:1-7:13)**
- Moses and Aaron demand Pharaoh let Israel go (Exodus 5:1)
- Pharaoh’s stubbornness and the initial plagues (Exodus 7:14-25)
- **B. The Ten Plagues (Exodus 7:14–12:30)**
- God sends plagues upon Egypt to convince Pharaoh to release the Israelites
- The final plague: the death of the firstborn (Exodus 12:29-30)
- **C. The Passover and Institution (Exodus 12:1-28)**
- The first Passover instituted as a sign of God’s protection (Exodus 12:1-14)
- **D. The Exodus (Exodus 12:31–14:31)**
- The Israelites leave Egypt in haste (Exodus 12:31-42)
- The crossing of the Red Sea (Exodus 14:1-31)
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**VII. The Wilderness Journey and the Covenant (Exodus 15–40)**
- **A. The Song of Moses and Miriam (Exodus 15:1-18)**
- Celebration of the victory at the Red Sea
- **B. Bitter Water at Marah and Provision of Manna (Exodus 15:22–16:36)**
- The Israelites grumble, and God provides for them (Exodus 16:4-36)
- **C. Water from the Rock at Rephidim (Exodus 17:1-7)**
- **D. The Battle with Amalekites (Exodus 17:8-16)**
- **E. The Giving of the Law at Mount Sinai (Exodus 19–24)**
- Moses receives the Ten Commandments and other laws (Exodus 19-24)
- The covenant is ratified (Exodus 24:1-8)
- **F. The Golden Calf and Moses’ Intercession (Exodus 32–34)**
- The Israelites’ sin of idolatry (Exodus 32)
- Moses intercedes for Israel (Exodus 32:11-14)
- Moses receives new tablets of the law (Exodus 34:1-4)
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**VIII. Moses’ Leadership and Challenges (Numbers 11–20)**
- **A. Complaints and Rebellions**
- Complaints about food and water (Numbers 11:1-15, 20:1-13)
- The rebellion of Korah (Numbers 16)
- **B. Moses’ Struggles with Leadership**
- Moses’ burden of leadership (Numbers 11:14-15)
- His frustrations and moments of doubt
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**IX. Moses’ Final Days and Death (Deuteronomy 31–34)**
- **A. Moses’ Farewell Address**
- Moses prepares Israel for the future and his successor, Joshua (Deuteronomy 31-32)
- **B. Moses’ Death on Mount Nebo**
- God shows Moses the Promised Land, but Moses dies before entering it (Deuteronomy 34:1-5)
- Moses is buried by God in an undisclosed location (Deuteronomy 34:6)
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**X. Conclusion: Legacy of Moses**
- **A. Prophet and Lawgiver**
- Moses as the central figure in Israel’s history and faith
- The Mosaic Covenant and its significance for Israel’s identity
- **B. New Testament References to Moses**
- Moses as a precursor to Christ (e.g., Matthew 17:1-9, John 5:45-47)
- **C. Moses’ Role in Jewish Tradition**
- Moses as the ideal prophet in Jewish tradition (Deuteronomy 18:15)
Key Theories on the Pharaoh of the Exodus:
Ramses II (13th Century BCE)
The most widely accepted theory is that Pharaoh during the Exodus was Ramses II, also known as Ramses the Great, who ruled from 1279 to 1213 BCE.
This theory is supported by the mention of the city of Ramses in Exodus 1:11, where the Israelites are said to have been enslaved in the land of Goshen. Ramses II built a city named “Ramses,” and this reference may point to his reign.
Ramses II is also known for his military campaigns and extensive building projects, which might align with the biblical account of Pharaoh’s oppressive reign over the Israelites.
Thutmose III (15th Century BCE)
Some scholars argue that the Pharaoh during the Exodus was Thutmose III, who ruled from 1479 to 1425 BCE. This theory is based on the belief that the Exodus took place during the 15th century BCE.
Proponents of this theory often refer to the chronology presented in 1 Kings 6:1, which suggests the Exodus occurred 480 years before the construction of Solomon’s temple (approximately in 1446 BCE).
Amenhotep II (15th or 14th Century BCE)
Another theory places the Pharaoh of the Exodus as Amenhotep II, who ruled from 1427 to 1401 BCE.
This theory is based on some historical and archaeological correlations, including records of plagues, climate events, and the collapse of the Egyptian power in the region.
The Pharaoh of the Exodus as Unknown
Some scholars argue that the identity of the Pharaoh is deliberately left unnamed in the Bible to emphasize God’s sovereignty and the focus on His actions, rather than the king of Egypt.
“Exodus” is simply the Latin form of the Gk term exodos, for an exit or “going out”—
Even today, each passenger who steps out of a Greek motor bus exits from a door marked exodos.
The word Exodus applies above all else to the clans of Israel leaving Egypt, to settle back in Canaan whence their ancestors had earlier come.
Departure of Israel from Egypt led by Moses. The exodus was one of the most significant events in the history of the Hebrews.
This book is a unique demonstration of Gods power on behalf of His people. Israel who were working under conditions of forced labor indeed slavery for the Egyptians.
What was Israel “going out” from. It was an escape from foreign oppression and it led to the formation of an developing nation.
YHWH led them out of this oppression Himself with His power and ability through one man Moses. And this was an continual fulfillment of the covenant promise given to Abraham.
They were to leave Egypt to occupy Canaan.
This book has three major high points, One is leaving Egypt, two is the wilderness wandering, three is the giving of the Law.
This time of Exodus was so significant that it is mentioned throughout the OT and new Testament.
The enslavement of the Israelites in Egypt is mentioned multiple times throughout the Bible, particularly in the Old Testament. The main passages where it is referenced include:
Exodus: This is the most detailed account, especially in the early chapters, where the Israelites are enslaved and God raises Moses to lead them out of Egypt (Exodus 1-14).
2. Deuteronomy: In several places, Moses recalls the Israelites' bondage in Egypt as part of the history of their liberation, such as in
Deuteronomy 5:6, 6:12, 24:18.
But you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you from there; therefore I command you to do this thing.
then beware, lest you forget the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
‘I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
3. Joshua: Joshua refers to the exodus from Egypt in Joshua 24:17.
4. Psalms: The Israelites' enslavement and God’s deliverance are mentioned in several psalms, such as Psalm 105:25, 106:10, and 135:8.
5. Prophets: Various prophets, like Isaiah (Isaiah 52:4), Jeremiah (Jeremiah 11:4), and Ezekiel (Ezekiel 20:5-10), also mention Egypt and the Israelites' time in bondage as part of their prophetic messages.
Overall, the theme of enslavement in Egypt and subsequent deliverance is central to the narrative of Israel’s history and is referenced more than 40 times across different books in the Bible.
“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
The ten commandments starts off with grace. Gods deliverence of the people of Israel.
Ex. 13:3. De. 5:15; 7:8; 13:10; 15:15; 26:6–8. bondage. Heb. servants.
The Ten Commandments.
Ex. 20:1-2. The ten Commandments lit. “Ten Words”
The hub of all Israels religious and civil laws, has two parts.
The first four commandments pertain to the relationship of the Israelites with God, and the other six deal with social relationships within the covenant community.
He starts off the ten commandments with I an the Lord you God.
“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Centuries before, God had led Abraham out of Ur (Gen. 15:7); now He led Abraham’s descendants out of Egypt.
The Ten Commandments are an excellent summary of 10 divine rules for human conduct. They might be called rules of (1) religion, (2) worship, (3) reverence, (4) time, (5) authority, (6) life, (7) purity, (8) property, (9) tongue, and (10) contentment.
Religion- Exodus 21:3 “If he comes in by himself, he shall go out by himself; if he comes in married, then his wife shall go out with him.”
Worship- Exodus 21:4–6 “If his master has given him a wife, and she has borne him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself. But if the servant plainly says, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free,’ then his master shall bring him to the judges. He shall also bring him to the door, or to the doorpost, and his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him forever.”
Reverence- Exodus 20:7 ““You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.”
Time- Exodus 20:8–11 ““Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.”
Authority- Exodus 20:12 ““Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you.”
Life- Exodus 20:13 ““You shall not murder.”
Purity- Exodus 20:14 ““You shall not commit adultery.”
Property- Exodus 20:15 ““You shall not steal.”
Tongue- Exodus 20:16 ““You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.”
Contentment- Exodus 20:17 ““You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.””
All of these are pointing to broader examples how I should live my life. And Jesus reveal the heart of these examples. All of these things teach us how to honor religion, worship, reverence, time, authority, life, purity, property, tongue, and contentment.
These saying are so much broader then we think.
