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Exodus 3 · Grade 5

Moses Asks, God Answers

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Forty years after fleeing Egypt (Acts 7:30), Moses is an ordinary shepherd at Horeb (Sinai). God draws him with a bush that burns but is not consumed. Fire often signals God's holy presence in Scripture, and the unconsumed bush may picture Israel, afflicted but not destroyed because God dwells with them. God's command to remove his sandals teaches that God is holy and must be approached with reverence.

God's speech overflows with compassion: I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows. God identifies Himself as the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, connecting this rescue to His covenant promises. In the New Testament, Jesus used this verse to teach about the resurrection: God is the God of the living (Mark 12:26-27).

Moses' first objection, Who am I?, is answered not by building up Moses but by God's promise: Certainly I will be with you. Moses' second question asks God's name. God answers, I AM WHO I AM, connected to the name Yahweh (often written LORD). This name reveals God as self-existent, eternal, unchanging and faithful. In the New Testament, Christians have read Jesus' I am sayings in John's Gospel, especially John 8:58, in light of this name.

Show What You Know

  1. What might the unconsumed bush picture?

  2. How did God show compassion in His speech?

  3. How did Jesus use this passage in Mark 12:26-27?

  4. How did God answer Moses' Who am I?

  5. What does the name I AM reveal about God?

Think About It

  1. God met Moses' weakness by staying with him. Where do you need to trust God's promise, Certainly I will be with you?

  2. How does knowing God never changes give you confidence?

Memory Verse

God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM,” and he said, “You shall tell the children of Israel this: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”

Exodus 3:14 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you answer when God calls you to a hard task?
  • When do you feel unworthy, and what does God's presence mean for you?
  • How can you lean on God when you feel unsure?

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