"It came to pass in the process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage."(Exodus 2:23)
Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.
2 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
4 And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.
5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
6 Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.
7 And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
8 And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
9 Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.
10 Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.
11 And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?
12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.
13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?
14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, the LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.
16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:
17 And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.
18 And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.
19 And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.
20 And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.
21 And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty.
22 But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians.
1) In Exodus 3:1, Moses was tending the flock of a certain relative of his.
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Who was this relative?
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What special identity did this relation of Moses possess?
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What geographical region whose history goes back to a son of Abraham by his concubine by Keturah, was this relative living in?
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2) At what location was Moses with the flock when he had a divine encounter with the Almighty God, and what special designation concerning the Lord is given this place?
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3) In what form did God appear to Moses at the burning bush?
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4) Moses observed that although the bush was burning, there was something unusual about it. What was this unusual appearance concerning the fire which was outside the realm of normal, signifying the occurance of a supernatural event, and which shows the sensitivity of Moses to his surroundings?
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5) The sight of this supernatural occurance, caused Moses to make a certain decision. What was this?
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6) God responded to Moses when Moses made the decision that he did. The action which Moses took caused God to call out to him. Where did God call to him from?
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How did the Lord vocally reveal His presence to Moses at this time, and what did He say?
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7) Moses responded to God in what way?
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8) In Exodus 3:5 the Lord gave Moses a solomn warning, concerning approaching Him. What was this?
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9) God told Moses something about the ground on which he met with God. It reveals to us that the place where God meets with man is sanctified in the Lord's eyes. What was this? Moses was to take a certain action. God told him to what?
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11) In Exodus 3:6 God revealed Himself to Moses in a particular way that reflected on his dealings with Moses fore-fathers. His placed the focus upon what?
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12) When God spoke to Moses this revelation of Himself concerning his fore-fathers, Moses responded in a peculiar way. What was this?
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13) In the discourse in Exodus 3:7, God told Moses that He was concerned for the miserable state of His people in Egypt. What had God seen or heard that caused him to respond in the way that he did?
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14) God stated that he had come to rescue His people from Egypt and to what?
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15) What good name is the land called, to which the people of God were to be taken?
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16) Though the land was good, it was the habitation of various enemies. Who were these adversaries?
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17) God had seen the Egyptians engaged in a certain action concerning the Israelites. What was this
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18) As the visitation with God ended, and the Lord dismissed Moses, he gave him a solomn charge. What was this in Exodus 3:10?
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19) Moses said something to God with regard to his feelings concerning the calling to which the Lord has called him. What was this?
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20) The Lord responded that He would be with Moses and that there would be a sign that He had called Moses. When Moses had performed this work, he and all Israel would worship the Lord God in a certain place. Where is this?
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21) Moses enquired of the Lord: Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them: The God of your fathers sentme to you, and they say a certain thing to me? What was Moses concern as to Israel's response? What information did Moses want to receive from the Lord, for the children of Israel, in Exodus 3:13?
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22) God gave Moses a significant revelation of Himself in a divine name. What is this name which is found in Exodus 3:14, and which name was given to Moses that would reveal something about the relationship of God to His people Israel, and the holy character of the Almighty?
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In the words of Yeshua haMashiach:
24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I Am, ye shall die in your sins. (John 8:24)
In John 8:24, observe that in some versions, the word "he" is in italics... This means it has been supplied by Gentile translators and is not in the original scriptures. What Yeshua stated here when He spoke those words is: "for if ye believe not that I am, ye shall die in your sins." That "I AM" of the Old Testament is the same "I AM" declared to be the Almighty. To be the revealed name for the children of Israel. Read in Exodus 3:14, that God gave this name to Moses as a sign.
Where do we see this concept of One God, as the Shema states it? I AM alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending says the Lord, which is and which was and is to which is to come. The Almighty. (Rev. 1:8) The descriptive name Almighty implies that there is none else. The one true and living God alone who created the world and the living things in it has all power. Describe Who the Almighty is to you.
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The fact that Yeshua was fully human, and fully divine, does not mean that He is "another." It does not mean the Spirit of the Lord is another, beside Him. Yeshua said: I and my Father are One. Never did he compartmentalize the Godhead as the Gnostics did. When, as He stated "it was expedient for Him to go away, because the Comforter could not come, unless Messiah ascended, and baptized His people in the Holy Spirit, it is clearly understood that He did this as the victorious Living Pesach Lamb, who holds the keys of death and hell -- who paid the redemption price in Rev. 5:5. He poured forth this as the Lord God Almighty of Rev. 1:8. The three-throne or two throne theology is simply untenable. The popular Messianic Jewish song which speaks of Messiah being seated "beside" His Father," is derived from a misunderstanding of the term "right hand of God." To me, it is an example of "musical and doctrinal enchantment." The term "enchantment" comes from the Latin "incantare, meaning "To bring in through music, or singing." I love my Messianic Jewish music tapes, but am commanded by scripture to judge all prophetic manifestations, by God's unchanging word.
God's Word says: There is no God beside Me. The Hebraism: "Right hand of God" is terminology which speaks of the position of all power and authority. It violates the scriptural Shema, which Messiah calls the first and greatest commandment, and states: Hear O Isrel, the Lord our God is one Lord. The one throne of God is called the throne of God and of the (Pesach) Lamb to place significance upon Messiah as Redeemer.
58 Yeshua said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. (John 8:58)
Yeshua has existed as the Almighty forever. In the purposes of God He would in the fulness of time, incarnate Himself, as the Pesach Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. The angel said: You shall call his name Jesus/Yeshua, (Yahweh is Salvation) for He shall save His people from their sins.
59) Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, and passing through the midst of them, he was suddenly gone. (John 8:59)
As deity, He could appear, or disappear from the very midst of them. As the glorified Messiah, He walked through the wall, and suddenly appeared in the midst of His disciples. Wherever two or more are gathered in His name, He is in the midst.
"Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. 20) For where TWO or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." (Matt. 2:19)
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