EXODUS 3:1-15 June 7th - Winthrop Congregational Church



Exodus 3:1-15 June 7th

Exodus 3:1-15 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

In this week’s story, Moses is close to 80 years old. For 40 years, he was a prince in Egypt. But he made some rash decisions that led him to flee Egypt. Then for another 40 years, he lived in the wilderness as a shepherd.

The Burning Bush

3 Moses’ father-in-law was named Jethro.[a] Jethro was a priest of Midian. Moses took care of Jethro’s sheep. One day Moses led the sheep to the west side of the desert. He went to a mountain called Horeb,[b] the mountain of God. 2 On that mountain, Moses saw the angel of the Lord in a burning bush.

Moses saw a bush that was burning without being destroyed. 3 So he decided to go closer to the bush and see how a bush could continue burning without being burned up.

4 The Lord saw Moses was coming to look at the bush. So he called to him from the bush. He said, “Moses, Moses!”

Moses said, “Yes, Lord.”

5 Then God said, “Don’t come any closer. Take off your sandals. You are standing on holy ground. 6 I am the God of your ancestors. I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.”

Moses covered his face because he was afraid to look at God.

7 Then the Lord said, “I have seen the troubles my people have suffered in Egypt, and I have heard their cries when the Egyptians hurt them. I know about their pain. 8 Now I will go down and save my people from the Egyptians. I will take them from that land and lead them to a good land where they can be free from these troubles.[c] It is a land filled with many good things.[d] Many different people live in that land: the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. 9 I have heard the cries of the Israelites, and I have seen the way the Egyptians have made life hard for them. 10 So now I am sending you to Pharaoh. Go! Lead my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.”

11 But Moses said to God, “I am not a great man! How can I be the one to go to Pharaoh and lead the Israelites out of Egypt?”

12 God said, “You can do it because I will be with you. This will be the proof that I am sending you: After you lead the people out of Egypt, you will come and worship me on this mountain.”

13 Then Moses said to God, “But if I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your ancestors sent me,’ then the people will ask, ‘What is his name?’ What should I tell them?”

14 Then God said to Moses, “Tell them, ‘I Am Who I Am.’[e When you go to the Israelites, tell them, ‘I Am’ sent me to you.” 15 And God said, “Tell the Israelites that you were sent by Yahweh, the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob. This will always be my name. It is how I want the people to remember me from now on.

You might want to watch the animated film on YouTube - Moses And The Burning Bush

Where in the World did this story happen –

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Questions to ask about the story

• What was Moses doing at the start of the story?

• And what did Moses see while he was tending to his sheep?

• Did Moses ignore the burning bush?

• What did Moses do about the burning bush?

• What did Moses encounter when he went to check out the burning bush?

• How does God introduce himself?

• What does God tell Moses to do?

• Does Moses agree with God?

• Moses asks God what to call God. What name does God give Moses?

Prayer

Father, we are gathered in your name. Just as you spoke to Moses long ago, speak to our hearts today. In Jesus' name we pray, amen.

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CRAFT

Use sheets of construction paper.

Pick your favorite color.

Cut out what you imagine the Burning Bush might have looked like.

In the middle of what you cut-out, you are going to write your name, so make the bush and/or flame fairly decent-sized.

Once you’ve cut out your bush and/or flame, print your name (you can do first or first and last name).

Then, take a push-pin and outline the letters of your name with holes from the pushpin.

Finally, punch a hole at the top of the craft and thread it with yarn or string to hang in a window.

The effect of the craft is that the sunlight will shine around your name, acting as reminder of how God uses light to help us pay attention to God, just like the burning bush helped Moses pay attention to God in the story we read today.

Works Cited

/“The Burning Bush Coloring Page.” Sermons4Kids, Sermons 4 Kids, Inc., 2020, moses_and_the_burning_bush_colorpg.

“The Burning Bush.” Bible Gateway, Bible League International, 2006, passage/?search=Exodus%2B3%3A1-15&version=ERV.

“Moses and the Burning Bush Crossword.” Sermons4Kids, Sermons 4 Kids, Inc., 2020, moses_and_the_burning_bush_crossword.htm.

“Moses and the Burning Bush Decoder.” Sermons4Kids, Sermons 4 Kids, Inc., 2020, moses_and_the_burning_bush_decoder.htm.

“Moses and the Burning Bush Word Search.” Sermons4Kids, Sermons 4 Kids, Inc., 2020, moses_and_the_burning_bush_wordsearch.htm.

“Moses And The Burning Bush.” YouTube, Sharefaith Kids, 18 July 2017, youtu.be/omn08jyfN3s.

Vissia, Nathanael. “This Material Is the Copyrighted Material of R4 Ministries. Please Use, Improve upon and Share This material1 S1.Patriarchs, Joseph & Moses: The Burning Bush Exodus 3:1-15.” , RFour MInisteries, 7 Oct. 2016, 9:08:59 AM, lessons/1rs1/9.%201R-S1-Patriarchs%20-%20Burning%20Bush.pdf.

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