MOSHE

SHEMOTH

The Biblical Times

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Special points of
interest:
Volume 1, Issue 5
 Born a
Newsletter Date: BCE
Hebrew slave. Mission Possible
 Raised and Moshe. He’s the guy who Moshe to go set his
went toe to toe with the people free. Humble
educated an most Moshe did not think he
Egyptian powerful king on earth. was the man for the
Prince. Yet he was one of the job. But YHWH’s
 Heard YHWH most humble men who thoughts held a differ-
from out of the ever lived. Humble and ent view.
midst of a great don’t seem to go And said to him,
burning bush.
together in today’s “Who has made
 Received the world, do they? Yet, man’s mouth? Or who
And Mosheh said, “Let me turn a
side now, and see this great sight,
Ten Words makes dumb, or deaf,
why the bush does not burn
YHWH’s ways are not our ~Shemoth 3:3
from YHWH. or seeing, or blind? Is it
own… instructed by YHWH, off
 Led the not I, ? 12“And
now, go, and I shall be he went with his brother,
children of One day, YHWH, speaking with your mouth and Aharon the Lewite,to
Yisrael out of from out of the midst of teach you what to say.” tangle with
Mitsrayim. a burning bush, told
So after being Pharaoh.
 Wrote the
Torah. Many mighty Miracles
 Talked face to After a whole bunch of blood, bugs, stink- Sea, and with
face with wondrous miracles– ing pus boils, and YHWH’s might, he
YHWH Elohim. like walking-sticks, death of all parted it, and helped
turned into slithering firstborn, Pharaoh his people escape to
 Was a very snakes, a hand covered decided to let freedom in the wil-
humble man. in an instant with a Moshe lead millions derness. Moshe led
creepy scab-peeling, of Yisraelite slaves his people through
withering mega-disease, out of Egypt. He danger after danger
and finally ten horrific marched them for 40 years.
plagues of things like down to the Red
 Instructions in Righteousness
YHWH also had other jobs for Moshe to do. He gave Moshe the Ten
MOSHE Words or laws and then told him to teach the people how to live
YHWH’s way. Moshe also wrote the first five books of the Bible, the
SHEMOTH Torah. Was Moshe up to the task YHWH gave him? Well, yes and no.
On his own Moshe probably didn’t have either the ability or the confi-
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know YHWH was with him.

Shemoth: Shemoth 1. Define humble in your own words. ___________________

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1:1–6:1 Give Scripture to support your answer___________________
Va’era: Shemoth ________________________________________________
6:2–9:35 ________________________________________________
2. What are some things you need to trust YHWH with? _____
Bo: Shemoth ________________________________________________
10:1–13:16 How can you begin to do this? _________________________
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Beshalach: Shemoth 3. Who gives you what you need to walk in the Righteous
13:17–17:16 Instructions? ______________________________________
4. Are the Ten Words the only law we are to follow today? Why
Yitro: Shemoth or why not? Explain your answer._______________________
18:1–20:23 ________________________________________________
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Working It Out Scripture Supercharge

So, just what is
Moshe had a humble? Well: So do not fear,
hundred and one  It isn’t putting our- for I am with
excuses why he selves down. you; do not be
wasn’t the man for  It isn’t taking confi-
the job YHWH dismayed, for I
dence in our own
wanted done. Yet am your Elohim.
selves.
YHWH wasn’t buy- I will strengthen
ing it.YHWH knew  It is knowing that
Moshe was the one YHWH will help you and help you.
for the job, because you when you say ~
He is the Only YES to His plan. Yeshayahu 41:10
Good One, and it  It is knowing you
was His plan. are in YHWH’s
Moshe was known hands, and placing
as a very humble Your
man.  confidence in HIM
alone.