GREAT LENT - 3RD WEEK

New month started …COME & CONFESS!

MOSES

MOSES

• Wrote first 5 books in Old Testament

• Israelites were living in Egypt for 400 yrs

• Fear came on Egyptians

• Israelites put in slavery & suffering

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• Pharaoh ordered killing of Israelite baby boys

• Moses hidden for 3 months

• Put in basket, floated down river

• Found by Pharaoh’s daughter

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• Moses escaped from Pharaoh after killing Egyptian

• Was a shepherd for 40 yrs in desert

• God appeared in burning bush

• Moses chosen to lead His people out of slavery

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Moses was afraid: –What if people

don’t believe me? – I am weak in speech– I am not able, send

someone else …

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God reassured Moses: – Shepherd’s rod

turned into serpent– Leprous hand–Mouth opened–Aaron sent to help

MOSES10 Plagues sent to Egyptians:

1) water turned to blood2) Frogs3) Lice4) Flies5) Diseased cattle6) Boils7) Hail8) Locusts9) Darkness10) Death of Egyptian first born

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• Moses led Israelites out of Egypt

• God guided them: pillar of cloud by day & fire by night

• Egyptian army chased after Israelites

• Moses stretched out hands over Red Sea

• Israelites crossed over on dry ground

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• Moses stretched out hand again, water closed on Egyptians

• Moses received the 10 COMMANDMENTS at Mount Sinai (God’s Law)

MOSES

“Now the man Moses was very meek, more than all the men on the face of the earth.” (Numbers 12:3)

MOSES• God has a purpose for …

YOU & ME• God saved Moses to:

deliver His people from slavery

• God changed Moses:Scared - Doubtful - Weak

Fearless - Loving - Powerful

Humble Prophet

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