Sermon Tone Analysis

Moses goes to see Pharaoh

Last Week On the Exodus...

Moses is officially asked to help the people of Isreal by confronting Pharaoh

Moses initially says no to God and comes up with several reasons why he can’t

God responds to all the excuses and will not let Moses refuse the job

Finally Moses agrees to take the job but is not very confident.

Exodus 4:20-23

Harden his heart?

What does God mean by harden Pharaoh’s heart?

What would be the point of making his heart hard?

(Answer in following passages)

Firstborn?

God reveals to Moses that Israel is His “Firstborn son”.

That escalated fast!

Moses goes to see Pharaoh

Exodus 5:1-5

Bricks without straw

Have you ever been shot down before you even started asking for what you wanted?

Who’s fault is it that the brick makers have no straw?

Who is being blamed?

Exodus

Have you ever tried to improve an area of your life?

Did things get better or worse?

Who is the victim here?

Why does this scene seem backwards?

Did I do that?

Moses, what have you done?

What do you think about the foreman’s statement to Moses?

How would you reply to them?

Have you ever tried to help someone and you seemingly made things worse?

Moses cool under pressure

Just Kidding, Moses freaks out! (God, it’s your fault!)

What do you think about Moses statement to God? What would you say to God?

God Reaffirms His Promise

Exodus 6:1

Go tell the people

Exodus 6:6-

Too scared to listen!

Exodus 6:9

Just Kidding!

Have you ever tried to help someone that was too scared or too hurt to receive your help?

What did you do?

God sends Moses back to Pharaoh

God sends Moses back to Pharaoh

Exodus 6:10-

“The Pharaohs had a favorite and effective strategy to keep their slaves in bondage: keep them fighting among themselves.

The divide-and-conquer technique has been a potent weapon in the arsenal of oppression.

But when slaves unite, the Red Seas of history open and the Egypts of slavery crumble.”

-Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr. (Where Do We Go from Here? Chaos or Community [New York: Harper & Row, 1967], p. 124) puts it this way: “The Pharaohs had a favorite and effective strategy to keep their slaves in bondage: keep them fighting among themselves.

The divide-and-conquer technique has been a potent weapon in the arsenal of oppression.

But when slaves unite, the Red Seas of history open and the Egypts of slavery crumble.”

Fretheim, T. E. (1991).

Exodus (p.

85).

Louisville, KY: John Knox Press.