Moses is stuck between a rock and a hard place. God called him to deliver the people of Israel, but Pharoah has given an emphatic NO, and Moses’ community is upset because his attempt to set them free has become a burden to them. Have you ever tried to help someone, only to make the situation appear worse? What’s a called but-not-yet-successful deliverer, to do? Moses is a lot like us; he forgot that God called him and therefore it was God who would deliver Israel. The deliverance of Israel wasn’t about Moses or even Israel, but about God keeping His word. God had put His reputation on the line; would He deliver? Moses, like us, is an instrument in God’s hand to serve God and His people, all to reveal His glory. God told Moses He would bring Israel out of Egypt in a most impressive way. God’s “delay” by means of human opposition gives both Moses and Israel an opportunity to know God and build trust with Him as He reveals He is God, He will deliver, He keeps His promises, and He will share His glory with no one.
God is Never Late (BG)
Battle Ground Campus
October 3, 2021 • Jon Siebert • Exodus 5:1—7:5
Christmas Eve: God With Us (BG)
December 24, 2021 • Jon Siebert • John 1:14, Exodus 30—31
God dwelling among man, found in Jesus. Where do you see the presence (as a present) in your life?
Christmas Eve: God With Us (WS)
December 24, 2021 • Kenan Stolz • John 1:14, Exodus 30—31
God dwelling among man, found in Jesus. Where do you see the presence (as a present) in your life?
The Glory of God (BG)
December 19, 2021 • Jon Siebert • Exodus 33:18–23
What is one of the biggest requests you have ever made of God? Provision in a season of scarcity? Healing in a time of sickness? Deliverance from a difficult, trying time? It can be quite revealing to see what is truly important to someone based on what types of prayers they make to God. After all that has transpired with Moses and the people of God, we find Moses alone with God in the tent of meeting and making a big ask of God: to see His glory. Out of all the experiences Moses had and all the things he had been through, the thing that he wanted the most was to see God for who He really is. Moses wanted to see the radiance, splendor, and beauty of God. At this point in Moses’ life, he had plenty of prior experiences with God, but it wasn't enough. What he had tasted before left him hungry for more. While God doesn't fully give Moses what he asks for, He discloses Himself in such a way that sticks with Moses, and what He says becomes one of the most quoted passages in all of Scripture.