The Deliverer’s Encounter with the Holy God

Exodus 3:1-10

Today we will see the process of the calling of the deliverer

Verse 1 – Presents the reality of the deliverers season in life.

Verses 2-4 – Moses’ curiosity as he encounters the Holy God

Verses 5-6 – How to approach the Holy God

Verses 7-10 – God’s purpose of Moses’ calling is revealed

Exodus 3:1-10
Today we will see the process of the calling of the deliverer

Verse 1 – Presents the reality of the deliverers season in life.

Exodus 3:1 (HCSB)
1 Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.

Verses 2-4 – Moses’ curiosity as he encounters the Holy God

Exodus 3:2–4 (HCSB)
2 Then the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire within a bush. As Moses looked, he saw that the bush was on fire but was not consumed. 3 So Moses thought: I must go over and look at this remarkable sight. Why isn’t the bush burning up? 4 When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from the bush, “Moses, Moses!” “Here I am,” he answered.

Verses 5-6 – How to approach the Holy God

Exodus 3:5–6 (HCSB)
5 “Do not come closer,” He said. “Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.” 6 Then He continued, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” Moses hid his face because he was afraid to look at God.

Hebrews 4:16 (HCSB)
16 Therefore let us approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us at the proper time.

Leviticus 10:1–2 (HCSB)
1 Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu each took his own firepan, put fire in it, placed incense on it, and presented unauthorized fire before the Lord, which He had not commanded them to do. 2 Then fire came from the Lord and burned them to death before the Lord.

Philippians 1:27 (HCSB)
27 Just one thing: Live your life in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or am absent, I will hear about you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind, working side by side for the faith that comes from the gospel,

Verses 7-10 – God’s purpose of Moses’ calling is revealed

Exodus 3:7–10 (HCSB)
7 Then the Lord said, “I have observed the misery of My people in Egypt, and have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I know about their sufferings. 8 I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and to bring them from that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey —the territory of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. 9 The Israelites’ cry for help has come to Me, and I have also seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them. 10 Therefore, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh so that you may lead My people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.”

1 Peter 2:9 (HCSB)
9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for His possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of the One who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.