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The Story of Crying out to God
Exodus 2:23-3:15, 16-17
For the next couple of weeks we are going to be jumping back into the Gospel Project.
This is a reoccurring three year teaching that we do that covers from Genesis to Revelation and everything in-between!
With the main focus being God’s plan for salvation through His son Jesus.
So we looked at creation over the summer and even got into Abraham and the promise that God had made him to make him great and his line would be as numerous as the stars.
Now we are going to be looking at Moses over the next couple of weeks and how God uses him to rescue the Israelites out of Egypt.
Before we can talk about that— I want to make sure we all know what is happening here and how we got here.
First off- Abraham had a son- who he was going to sacrifice— but God called him off.
Well from that moment Isaac who was Abraham’s son would have two sons named Jacob and Esau.
Jacob was clever and very deceitful and he ended up with the birthright and the blessing.
Which was meant for the first born Esau.
They eventually would meet up and hug it out and everything would be good there.
Jacob would have many sons!
One’s name was Joseph and Jacob liked him the most.
He gave him a robe of many colors.
That cause jealous and rage from his brothers who beat him up, threw him into a pit and then sold him off into slavery.
NOT the best brothers.
But while Joseph was being sold off— Joseph found favor with everyone that would eventually lead him to finding favor with Pharaoh!
And Pharaoh promoted Joseph to 2nd in charge!
A huge famine caused Joseph’s brother to make their way to Egypt.
They thought Joesph was dead at this point and they did not recognize Joesph.
Joesph eventually was like— Guess what I’M JOESPH!!!
They were scared— but Joesph was all like its okay— What you want to be used for bad— God meant it for good.
So all of Jacob and his family moved to Egypt.
Where they would be in place living among the Egyptians as equals.
It was not until Pharaoh died and the new Pharaoh did not know Joesph and they made the Israelites their slaves.
It was hard work and the Egyptians were not kind to the Israelites.
Look at Exodus 2:23-24
As we dive into this next part of the Gospel Project— we must understand that God hear us.
God Heard and He remembered his people.
Let me ask you a question:
Actually I want you to do something for me.
Call out the names of different charities and organizations they’ve heard about.
What do you know about those organizations?
How do they help those in need?
Each of these organizations started because someone saw a need when people were suffering and decided to do something about it.
When you see suffering, what are you moved to do?
Do you consider yourself to be a compassionate person who cares about the needs of others?
Have you ever felt like no one cared about you when you were suffering?
Did you feel alone, invisible, or unimportant?
There is never a single moment when God is not aware of your hurt, disappointments, or challenges.
Today you will be reminded that God never forgets about His people.
He sees our need and will respond with compassion and wisdom.
So if you have your Bibles flip open to Exodus.
Do you know what Exodus means?
Exodus means “a going out” or “departure.”
This book of the Bible provides the historical account of God’s deliverance of His people from Egypt’s cruel slavery.
The people cried out to God.
They were in trouble and in need.
As we will see shortly the people needed someone and God was going to call someone to help lead His people out of Egypt.
God heard them and He was going to set his plan in motion.
GOD HEARS THE PRAYERS OF THE OPPRESSED
In chapter 2, we read about Moses’ birth (vv.
1-10), his growth (vv.
11-15), and his flight from Egypt (vv.
15-22).
The story continues in verse 23 with a new king ruling Egypt.
Despite this change in government, slavery remained intense.
As a result, Israel groaned and cried out for help.
During those many days the king of Egypt died, and the people of Israel groaned because of their slavery and cried out for help.
Their cry for rescue from slavery came up to God.
And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
God saw the people of Israel—and God knew.
(Ex.
2:23-25)
When the people cried out, God heard them.
God also saw their oppression, and the writer says that God took notice of the situation (2:24-25).
God heard.
God saw.
God knew.
God’s attentive nature is revealed throughout Scripture.
God’s people can cry out to their God and trust that He hears them and cares about their situation.
In chapter 3, we hear some of the same language, and we see the Holy God to whom we pray.
This time God tells Moses that He has heard the groans of His people.
God calls Moses to serve as His agent of redemption, and in so doing reminds Moses that He has heard Israel’s prayers.
As a result of this, God tells Moses of His plan to free His people.
The writer gives the description of Moses’ call this way:
In this passage, we read of the burning bush and the angel of the Lord who appeared to Moses.
God spoke to Moses and called him to remove his sandals as an act of reverence.
Going Further with the Story
The “fire” represents God’s holy presence.
Fire appears later in Exodus and elsewhere in Scripture: a pillar of fire that leads God’s people; fire at Mt. Sinai; fire in the tabernacle; and fire on the Day of Pentecost.
When God forbids idolatry later in Deuteronomy, Moses says, “For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God” (Deut.
4:24).
The author of Hebrews uses this language also in describing how to worship (Heb.
12:28-29).
Fire is appropriate because we know that we are drawn to fire, even amazed by fire, but we also have to tell children, “Don’t play with fire.”
Fire must be taken seriously.
So must God because He is holy.
God then identified Himself with the patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (3:6).
Before God entered a relationship with Moses, He entered a relationship with Moses’ fathers (see 2:24).
God was also giving Moses a bit of personal history of Himself.
All of this was to show Moses that the God of the burning bush wasn’t an unknown God; He was the God who acted on behalf of these men earlier in history.
Notice that God does not say, “I was the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob…” but rather, “I am the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob…”
This indicates that God’s people never really die; they’re part of an eternal relationship with God.
Who are some famous or semi-famous people you’ve met?
Does knowing about someone or meeting that person once mean that you know him or her?
Why or why not? (p. 10, PSG)
You must have a real encounter with God.
An encounter with God leaves a person with an unmistakable sense of His uniqueness and holiness.
The next step is to decide if we are willing to trust the God we encounter.
You have to decide
Here is the deal
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