A Fiery Lesson
Key Scripture Exodus 3:1-12.
The story of Moses.
- A new Pharaoh came into power that didn't know about Joseph.
- He felt threatened by the growing population of the children of Israel.
- He enslaved them using taskmasters.
- He tried to control their population by getting the Hebrew mid-wives to kill the baby boys once they were born.
- Moses' mother made a basket and hid him in it.
- Through the divine plan of God, Pharaoh's daughter found him and took him to raise.
- Once grown, Moses killed an Egyptian who was beating a Hebrew slave.
- Pharaoh wanted to kill Moses.
- Moses fled into Midian.
- God spoke to Moses from a burning bush while he was taking care of his father-in-law's sheep.
A mission for Moses.
- God had a mission for Moses.
- God had heard the cries of the children of Israel while they were in slavery.
- He wanted Moses to go back into Egypt and tell Pharaoh to let the children of Israel go.
Application.
- God hears your cries, no matter where you are or what you are facing.
- God will meet you where you are.
- God wants to deliver you from whatever you're going through.