Moses - Part 9
Notes
Transcript
Recap
Recap
I. The Birth of Moses
a. He was born in adversity
b. He was saved by his mother
c. He was found by the princess
II. The Time in Egypt
a. Moses spent 40 years in Egypt
b. Moses watched his people suffer wrongfully
c. Moses killed the Egyptian
d. Moses fled in fear (to Midian)
III. The Time in Midian
a. Moses was in Midian for 40 years
b. There was an identity crisis (vs. 9 “…an Egyptian delivered us…”
c. God Sees (God heard their cry, remembered his covenant, looked upon them and had respect unto them)
d. The communication to Moses (the place: Mount Horeb - The mountain of God - Mt. Sinai, the person was the angel of the Lord)
IV. The Time on Sinai
a. Moses inquired at the sight
b. Moses approached and listened (God didn’t speak until Moses approached closer)
c. We need to reverence God’s voice
V. The molding to God’s sight, plan and mission
a. Sharing God’s Sight (“I have seen their affliction” Do you? “I have seen their sorrows” - Do you?)
b. Sharing God’s Plan (God’s plan is from something to something, but remember, “When you leave something wrong for something right, there will always be an ite to fight”)
VI. The call to Moses
a. Sharing God’s Mission
b. The Question of the Call
VII. The confirmation from God
a. The Qualification of the Call to Moses
b. The Quickening (making alive) of the call
VIII. The proclamation, provision and promise from God
a. The Proclamation from God (Pharaoh will not let the people go)
b. The Provision from God (But God…)
c. The Promise from God “…when ye go, ye shall not go empty…”
Part 9:
1 And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The Lord hath not appeared unto thee. 2 And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. 3 And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it. 4 And the Lord said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand: 5 That they may believe that the Lord God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee. 6 And the Lord said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow. 7 And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh. 8 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign. 9 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.
Introduction:
1 And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The Lord hath not appeared unto thee.
Moses JUST received the orders from God saying to go, saying Pharaoh will not let the people go, but God has the provision AND when you go out, you will not go out empty...
Now Moses is responding to God saying that:
The problem is that Moses did not fully believe yet...
Therefore it was inconceivable for those he was going to tell to fully believe...
Question: How much do you believe God is the solution to your problem?
We have His promises but are hesitant to bring up God as the solution
If our prayer life is weak, it is unlikely prayer will be the first place we go
If our Bible study life is weak, it’s unlikely we will go to the Bible for answers
In a time where faith is lacking, we want to by second nature go to prayer and our Bible for answers, support and guidance...
But if our prayer life is weak now, it will be uninvolved in a time of distress...
If our Bible study abilities are not learned and practiced, it’s likely when we have a question in life, the Bible will not be the first place we go...
The truth here is that God needed Moses to believe first, before he could convince others to believe also...
Think about it:
If you don’t believe in prayer, you won’t be able to effectively tell someone to pray
If you don’t believe in the Gospel, you won’t tell people about the Gospel
Do you believe the Bible you read?
God needed Moses to believe before Moses could be the ambassador for God:
Act 1: something I hold… my things
2 And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. 3 And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it. 4 And the Lord said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand: 5 That they may believe that the Lord God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.
What was God saying here?
a.) The object was insignificant (a rod)
b.) The outcome was incredible (rod to snake, back into rod)
c.) The objective was to increase belief
2. Act 2: something I am… myself
6 And the Lord said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow. 7 And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh. 8 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.
A change of physical man
In a few verses God is going to tell Moses He made his mouth and can help him speak...
You have to be changed in order to be effective for God:
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
to prove the good, acceptable and perfect will of God… You must be TRANSFORMED...
How? By the renewing of your mind...
God can change our souls from dead to alive...
God can change our minds from conformation to transformation...
3. Act 3: something I see… my surroundings
9 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.
Now it’s more than just about my things… or even myself...
Now God is showing He can change something in front of us as well...
Do you think God wanted Moses to watch God change the water into blood so later Moses would believe that God could part the waters?
Conclusion:
These are the signs Moses would use to cause belief in the people...
30 And Aaron spake all the words which the Lord had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people. 31 And the people believed: and when they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
God ensured Moses took the rod: 17 And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.
