ni lesson) Exodus 33 Jul 17, '12 8:20 PM
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Daily Reading Personal Application Questions
Exodus Chapter 33
1. What can you apply to your life from today's reading?That The Lord is with us and will guide us in the wasy that we need to go.That back then the meeting place was outside the camp and only Moses could go and talk to God . I don't think that I could tell someone some of my sins that I cmmited before becoming a christain. they may not be bad to some but to me they were bad enght thatI would not want others to know about them.
2. What portion of this chapter stands out to you?5 For the LORD had said to Moses, "Tell the Israelites, 'You are a stiff-necked people. If I were to go with you even for a moment, I might destroy you. Now take off your ornaments and I will decide what to do with you.
3. How would you describe the theme of the chapter to someone who does not know much about the Bible?
4. What example did you find to follow? Be faitrhfull to God in all that we do.
5. Was there an error (sin) you found to avoid?Being stiff necked
6. Did you find a duty (command) to obey?always worship and praise God were ever we are at.
7. How will reading this chapter effect your life from now on?
8. Pick a verse to meditate on and try to memorize it.
9. Was there a promise to claim?
10. What is your summary and prayer today?
Observation Questions For
Exodus Chapter 33
Moses has come down after 40 days on the mountaintop, only to find an idolatrous party going on. He smashes the tablets, orders men to be killed until the party stops, then goes back up on the mountain to intercede for the people. God tells Moses to go lead the people into the land He had promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. But, He says, He Himself would not be leading them, but an angel. The people will be getting the promise of God, yet without the presence of God. The people put away their jewelry and Moses goes out to the tent of meeting to plead with God to go with them or not send them out. .....
Exodus 33
1. Where does the Lord instruct Moses to go to at this point? vs. 1Thfe land that he had promsed them.
2. What will God send along with them to drive out the nations they will possess in the promised land? vs. 2Angfel
3. What will the land be like when they possess it? vs. 3 flowing with mild and honey.
4. Why does God Himself say He will not be going up to be in their midst with them? vs. 3They were stiffnecked.
5. When the people heard this, they were sad. What did they stop wearing after that? vs. 4ornaments
6. Who had told them to take the ornaments off? vs. 5The Lord
7. Where were the sons of Israel at when they stripped themselves of their ornaments and did they ever put them back on? vs. 6Horeb
Note: Jewish Enclyclopedia > Mt. Sinai and Mt. Horeb are the same mountain with different names for it.
8. Where did Moses go to speak to the Lord when he was needing guidance? vs. 7atent meeting place
Note: Remember this was before the "tabernacle" was built that God gave the instructions on the mountain about when Moses was there 40 days and nights.
9. Who else could go out to the tent of meeting when they wanted to seek the Lord? vs. 7b anyonethat wanted to tqalk to him.
10. What would happen when Moses went out to the tent? vs. 8The people stood at thier tent entrace and watched him as he the tent meeting place
11. What would happen when Moses went inside the tent? vs. 9A pillar of cloud would stay at the entre
12. What would the people do when they saw the pillar of cloud? vs. 10They stiid and wirshipped
13. How did the Lord speak to Moses? vs. 11As a friend
14. Does this contradict the fact that God said if anyone saw His face they would surely die? No, because God the Father and God the Son are both God and yet God the Son showed up in Pre-Incarnate ways to many of the patriarchs. Jesus said that Abraham saw His day and others claimed they had seen the living God and were kept alive such as Hagar, Jacob, Joshua and others. In the New Testament, we are also told that no one has seen the face of God at anytime. Comment on this verse:
1 John 4:12
If we love one another, God abideth in us - This is treated of, 1John 4:13 - 16. And his love is perfected - Has its full effect. In us - This is treated of, 1John 4:17 - 20.- 17Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. 18There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 19We love him, because he first loved us. 20If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? 21And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
we have to love each other even our enemies bacuse God is lonve and no one can lnot love others and love God.
Yet, this same John, the apostle, said this in his gospel account of seeing and touching and hearing the Word of God and said that He is God - Jesus. Read these verses and comment:
John 1:1-4 -1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2The same was in the beginning with God. 3All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
Jesus is the light of the world why he was here but then we became that light and He was there with God in the beginning beacuse he was God the Son.
John 1:14 -14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
He the son came to earth to die for our sins . He came in the form of human and felt everything that we feel,
John 1:18 -18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
And comment on what the writer of Hebrews tells us in the verse below:
Hebrews 1:3-5 -3Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; 4Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
5For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?
15. Jesus spoke with Moses face to face just as a man speaks to his friend. How does the Lord speak to us and what does He call us?
2 Corinthians 4:6 -6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 3:18 -18But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
John 15:15,16 - 15Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you. 16Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
16. Who stayed in the tent of meeting with God even when Moses left to go back into the camp with the people? vs. 11Joshus
Note: We have seen Joshua a few times now. He was the one who fought Amalek while Aaron and Hur held Moses arms up in prayer. He was the one who went up the mountain to assist Moses even though he did not go to the very top to be in the presence of God with him. He was there waiting to come back down with Moes and assist him again. Now we see that he goes out to pray with him and stays when he returns back to the camp. He is getting groomed and we will find out that he is the very one that will lead the children of Israel into the promised land after Moses dies. Wow. How awesome it would be to be the assistant/servant to Moses at that time.
17. We have the record of the prayer that Moses prayed to the Lord and how the Lord responded back to him! (vs.12 - 23) - How awesome it is.
What does Moses need to know from God? vs. 12awere he want s them to go
God has told him He knows him by name and that he has found favor (grace) in His sight. (12b). What does Moses need to know in order to know the Lord better? vs. 13a teach him his ways. This is one pray that we should take to heart every sday and asked God to teach us his will each day .
What does Moses want the Lord to remember? vs. 13b
How did God respond to Moses? - vs. 14 - Name 2 things
He would so this for Moses
He was very pleased with him.
What did Moses say to Him in return? vs. 15 If "God was not with them then not to send them from there.
How did Moses say others would 'know' that he and God's people have His favor? vs. 16That God go with them.
This is the same today, isn't it? How do people know that you belong to God? Read 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 and 1 Peter 2:9-12 and make comments.
Back to Ex.33. - What did the Lord say to Moses in return? vs.17a -That he would do this for him.
How did the Lord know Moses? vs. 17b -By name
18. What does Moses cry out? vs. 18 to show him his glory
19. What did God say His glory would be? vs.19a - Name 2 things
Goodness
merscy
20. Who will God be gracious to and have compassion on? vs. 19b on all thfat he has compassion on.
21. Why could God not allow Moses to see His face? vs. 20 He would die
Note: Again, this is why most believe it was the Son of God, Jesus, in Pre-carnate form speaking with Moses in the tent face to face and not God the Father's face that he would have seen.
22. Where did Moses stand to be beside the Lord? vs. 21-clifted of the rock
23. God put him in the cleft of the rock as His glory passed by and covered him with His hand until He passed by. (vs.22) Then God took His hand away and allowed Moses to see what? vs. 23his back
Application:
24. Moses longed to know God deeper; to know His ways so that He would know Him better. This should be the heart of every child of God. Paul had this longing so deep that he even longed for suffering to help him know his Lord more intimately. Read and comment on these verses.
Philippians 3:10 -
25. Jesus prayed for you and I to taste this glory of knowing Him and knowing God in all the fullness of oneness with Them. Let's read John 17 and catch the phrases that Jesus prayed for us.
Who shall we know in order to have eternal life? - vs.3 - Name 2
What glory does Jesus want to have once again? vs. 5
What did Jesus manifest to His own while on earth? vs. 6
How did Jesus keep those while He was with them? vs. 12
How will we be sanctified (set apart) for God? vs. 17
As the Father sent the Son into the world, where is the Son of God sending us? vs. 18
Who was Jesus praying for other than His disciples at that time? vs. 20
What was His prayer for all of us who know Him for all time? vs. 21
What did God give to Jesus and in turn Jesus gives to us? vs. 22
Wasn't this the prayer of Moses also? Think about it!
What was Jesus' final requests to the Father for us? vs. 24
26. To know Jesus is to know the glory of God. Amen! How will this lesson effect your prayer life from this point forward?
27. Summarize the chapter and post a prayer if you would like.E
Love you, Brenda