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The Name that Reveals God's Personality

Exodus 3:13-15

July 23, 2023 • Brian Jones • Exodus 3:13–15

Exodus 3:10-15

10 So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.”


11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”


12 And God said, “I will be with you. And this will be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God on this mountain.”


13 Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them?”


14 God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’”


15 God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ “This is my name forever, the name you shall call me from generation to generation.”+

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September 10, 2023 • Brian Jones • Exodus 4:27–31

Exodus 4:27-31 27 The Lord said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” So he met Moses at the mountain of God and kissed him.  28 Then Moses told Aaron everything the Lord had sent him to say, and also about all the signs he had commanded him to perform. 29 Moses and Aaron brought together all the elders of the Israelites,  30 and Aaron told them everything the Lord had said to Moses. He also performed the signs before the people,  31 and they believed. And when they heard that the Lord was concerned about them and had seen their misery, they bowed down and worshiped.

Why Does God Do What He Does?

September 3, 2023 • Brian Jones • Exodus 4:22–26

Exodus 4:22-26 22 Then say to Pharaoh, ‘This is what the LORD says: Israel is my firstborn son,  23 and I told you, “Let my son go, so he may worship me.” But you refused to let him go; so I will kill your firstborn son.’” 24 At a lodging place on the way, the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him.  25 But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin and touched Moses’ feet with it. “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,” she said.  26 So the Lord let him alone. (At that time she said “bridegroom of blood,” referring to circumcision.)

Can We Evade God's Commands?

August 20, 2023 • Brian Jones • Exodus 4:13–17

Exodus 4:13-17 13 But Moses said, “Pardon your servant, Lord. Please send someone else.” 14 Then the Lord’s anger burned against Moses and he said, “What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he can speak well. He is already on his way to meet you, and he will be glad to see you. 15 You shall speak to him and put words in his mouth; I will help both of you speak and will teach you what to do. 16 He will speak to the people for you, and it will be as if he were your mouth and as if you were God to him. 17 But take this staff in your hand so you can perform the signs with it.”