{"id":3997,"date":"2023-11-05T10:55:10","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T15:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mzgtiglobal.org\/?p=3997"},"modified":"2023-11-05T10:55:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T15:55:11","slug":"moses-the-lords-servant-pt-i-november-5th-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mzgtiglobal.org\/?p=3997","title":{"rendered":"MOSES: THE LORD\u2019S SERVANT PT. I, November 5th, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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HYMN: \u201cThere’s not a friend like the lowly Jesus\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CENTRAL THOUGHT
Believers, like soldiers, should endure hardship in service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TEXT: EXODUS 2:1-25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

INTRODUCTION:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The book of Exodus is the record of Israel\u2019s deliverance as a nation. Within the protective \u201cwomb of Egypt\u201d, the Jewish family of seventy rapidly multiplied. At the right time, accompanied with severe pains, an infant nation numbering between two and three million people was divinely protected, fed, and nurtured. Moses, therefore, was born as a deliverer.
This servant of the Lord was born when an ungodly decree by Pharaoh was given, that every male child born of any Israelite in Egypt should be killed. God helped him to survive that situation and he was brought up in Pharaoh’s house. The circumstances surrounding Moses\u2019 birth and how he was prepared divinely as a deliverer is the basis or focus of this study. It is also to show Christians that the prevailing circumstances of one\u2019s birth is less important if we focus on the Lord for guidance and protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LESSON OBJECTIVES:
The objectives of this lesson are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. To know that prevailing circumstances during a person\u2019s birth does not matter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. To know that positive actions of parents towards a child is very important.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. To recognize that Christian homes are where children are trained.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. To know that any man divinely supported and directed would make an impact that will stand the test of time.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    BIBLE TRUTH:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    QUESTION 1.) DISCUSS THE PREVAILING CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN MOSES WAS BORN.
    EX. 1:11-22
    Moses was born in a period when the Israelites were under heavy affiliations and life became bitter and increasingly unbearable, According to Dake\u2019s commentary, the seven-fold labor of the Israelites were – (i) Digging the clay for making bricks, (ii) Kneading clay to proper consistency (i.e to press wet clays with your hands, very laborious\/ difficult), (iii) taking clay to brick mold, (iv) Forming the bricks, (v) Drying them in the sun, (vi) Carrying them to the building places,, (vii) Building cities out of bricks (e.g Pharaoh’s treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses (Exodus 1:11-14)).
    In spite of these severe afflictions, the population of the Israelites was increasing, and a decree was issued by Pharaoh that all the sons of the Hebrew women be killed at the point of delivery. It was at this point that Moses was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    QUESTION 2.) COMMENT ON THE ACTIONS OF HIS PARENTS. EX. 2:1-4; HEB. 11:23
    To the parents, Moses was their second son and third child. They evidently believed God\u2019s word and hid the child for three months. Heb. 11:23 says, \u201cBy faith Moses, when he was born was hid three months of his parents because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king\u2019s commandment.\u201d. By faith they took him to the river brink and \u201chis sister stood afar off, to know what would be done of him\u201d Ex. 2:4. Also, Pharaoh\u2019s daughter had compassion on the child Moses, and took him into Pharaoh’s palace as her son (Ex. 2:5-6,9). The action of Moses\u2019 parents, his sister and even Pharaoh\u2019s princess were in line with God\u2019s plan for Moses, and indeed for the nation of Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    QUESTION 3.) MOSES DENIED HIMSELF THE COMFORT AND BENEFITS OF THE KING\u2019S COURT CHOOSING TO IDENTIFY WITH THE SUFFERING OF HIS PEOPLE. (HEB. 11:24-28). EXPLAIN HIS ACTION AND WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM THIS.
    Moses by adoption became a prince of Egypt, with all the associated rights and privileges. As he grew up, he realized his parenthood and heritage; he knew he was a Hebrew. He chose to identify with the people of God when it mattered the most, despite the risks involved and the possible threat to his life.
    In defending his own people. He expected his brethren (Israelites) to acknowledge him as one of their own. He forsook the pleasures of sin, the comfort of the palace, and the fame that awaited him in Egypt and found grace in the sight of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    QUESTION 4.) MOSES FLED FROM THE PRESENCE OF PHARAOH! HOW DID THIS PREPARE HIM FOR THE TASK AHEAD? EX. 2:15-25
    He fled from Pharaoh where he was being ministered unto as a Prince by palace servants\/ guards. In Jethro\u2019s houses Moses became a servant. As he served Jethro, he was given Zipporah as wife and God favored him with the revelation of His plan for the nation of Israel. His fleeting from Pharaoh and serving in the household of Jethro was actually preparing him for his servanthood under God.
    If Moses endured long years of serving before assuming a leadership role, believers today should not be in a hurry to take up leadership positions without adequate preparation and training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    DAILY LIVING APPLICATION:
    The believer should know that God chooses his own and would make all things work together for his good. Therefore, parents need to be conscious of the grace of God that follows our children and should believe God for each child while nurturing and training them in the ways of the Lord, so that they would fulfill God\u2019s purpose for their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    MEMORY VERSE:
    HEB. 11:24
    \u201cBy faith Moses when he was come to years refused to be called Son of Pharaoh\u2019s daughter\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    MONDAY: PREVAILING CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN MOSES WAS BORN.
    Ex. 1:11-22
    TUESDAY: MOSES\u2019 PARENTS BELIEVED GOD FOR HIS KEEPING.
    Ex. 2:1-4; Heb. 11:23
    WEDNESDAY: PHARAOH\u2019S DAUGHTER HAD COMPASSION ON THE CHILD.
    Ex. 2:5-6, 9
    THURSDAY: MOSES DENIED HIMSELF OF THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF THE KING’S PALACE.
    Heb. 11:24-28
    FRIDAY: MOSES FLED FROM PHARAOH.
    Ex. 2:15-22
    SATURDAY: MOSES\u2019 TRAINING IN THE DESERT FOR 40 YEARS.
    Ex. 2:23-25<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    HYMN: \u201cThere’s not a friend like the lowly Jesus\u201d. CENTRAL THOUGHTBelievers, like soldiers, should endure hardship in service. TEXT: EXODUS 2:1-25 INTRODUCTION: The book of Exodus is the record of Israel\u2019s deliverance as a nation. Within the protective \u201cwomb of Egypt\u201d, the Jewish family of seventy rapidly multiplied. At the right time, accompanied with severe […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3999,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sundayschool"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mzgtiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1-the-light-by-his-stripes-william-walts-9-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mzgtiglobal.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mzgtiglobal.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mzgtiglobal.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mzgtiglobal.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mzgtiglobal.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3997"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mzgtiglobal.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4000,"href":"https:\/\/mzgtiglobal.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3997\/revisions\/4000"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mzgtiglobal.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mzgtiglobal.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mzgtiglobal.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mzgtiglobal.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}