A.) In Exodus Moses is very successful in secular life. As a baby the reigning Pharaoh ordered that any baby born a boy should be executed. When he was born his mom knew this, and because she loved him, decided to give him a chance. in order to do this, she gave him to her sister who put the baby in a basket and placed him among the reeds. The Pharaohs daughter then was walking by and saw this "package" a retrieved it. When she found it was a baby she decided to give it to a Hebrew woman to nurse it. Once moses became older the Pharaoh's daughter adopted him. And the Pharaoh appointed him the next leader of the Egyptians.
B.) The first injustice Moses finds in Exodus is when he saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew. In order to stop this he found it fit to resolve this conflict by slaying the Egyptian. And that is what he did. The second injustice he sees is When he finds two Hebrews fighting each other. He decides to stop this conflict peacefully and proceeds to do so. The third and final injustice is when Moses is resting by a well after a long journey and sees seven daughters of the priest of Midian coming to draw water from the well. The daughters are unable to do so because Shepperd's came and drove the girls away. Moses saw this and fought off the Shepperd's and helped the girls draw the water. How Moses deals with these injustices show a lot about his character and shows that God is willing to use flawed people such as us to teach his word.
C.) Moses is special in the way he was converted. He was converted by meeting God. One day as he was tending to Jethro's flock in the desert he came across a burning bush that was not becoming consumed. Moses was amazed. He went over to the bush and while he was admiring it God began to communicate with Moses.
D.) Moses like any average person would do was afraid of taking on responsibility for God's people. He comes up with every excuse he can think of, which include What if the people don't listen to me and that he was to old to do the task. He does not believe in himself. But God knows he can do it and continues to reassure Moses of this. When finally it works and Moses agrees to God's commands.
E.) In the story of Moses God shows us once again that God uses flawed people to do his work. In the story Moses kills a Egyptian instead of making peace with each as he tried to do the second time. Although he looks like he has done wrong to the reader, to God he is one of his disciples that he will always love. This story shows that we should always be ready because you never know when God will talk to you or what he will say. God always looks on the present. If you are sorry and want to be with God he will be there. God also show his power in this story. He was able to lead Moses into Egypt and then brought a whole nation out of slavery. God can do wondrous deeds and shows us this through out lives still today.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
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