9/15/20151 OVERVIEW OF OLD TESTAMENT PROPHETS & The Prophet MOSES

9/15/20152 MY BEST RESPONSE  GOD is perfectly just and holy.  How do these two qualities work together?  GOD is perfectly loving and merciful.

9/15/20153 PROPHETS nabiy = איבנHebrew for prophet, from naba = עכנHebrew for bubbling, gushing forth, overflow. PROPHET (assigned purpose): A prophet is one who is to speak God ’ s word on God ’ s behalf and to represent God to the people.A prophet is one who is to speak God ’ s word on God ’ s behalf and to represent God to the people. He is God ’ s mouth, or someone who preaches the word of God (message that comes from God).He is God ’ s mouth, or someone who preaches the word of God (message that comes from God). He is the antithesis of a priest, who represents or speaks to God for the people.He is the antithesis of a priest, who represents or speaks to God for the people.

9/15/20154 PROPHETIC BOOKS 4 major prophets 1.Isaiah 2.Jeremiah 3.Ezekiel 4.Daniel 12 minor prophets 1.Hosea 2.Joel 3.Amos 4.Obadiah 5.Jonah 6.Micah 7.Nahum 8.Habakkuk 9.Zephaniah 10.Haggai 11.Zechariah 12.Malachi

9/15/20155 MY BEST RESPONSE  What is the best sermon you can recall?  Who is the best preacher you have ever heard?

9/15/20156 DETAILS OF MOSES’ LIFE Exodus 6:20Amram and Jochebed were his parents Exodus 2:1-10Birth of Moses Exodus 2:8-9Moses was raised by his own mother Exodus 2:10 Moses means “ the One Drawn Out ” Exodus 2:11Moses killed an Egyptian Exodus 2:15Escape from Egypt Exodus 2:15Moses fled to Midian Exodus 2:21Moses won his wife Exodus 2:22Moses ’ wife had a son Exodus 3:2Called through a burning bush Exodus 3:6Moses was God-fearing Exodus 4:10Moses had a speech problem Exodus 4:14Moses ’ brother, Aaron, went with him to speak on Moses behalf Exodus 19-20Received the Commandments on the mount Deuteronomy 34:1-12Death of Moses

9/15/20157 DETAILS OF MOSES’ LIFE

9/15/20158 To Whom Am I Talking? YAHWEH (YHWH) הוהי YAHWEH (YHWH) = הוהי Hebrew for “ I Am Who I Am! ” (Exodus 3:14)Hebrew for “ I Am Who I Am! ” (Exodus 3:14) John 8:58John 8:58 “ Before Abraham was I AM. ”“ Before Abraham was I AM. ” The Self-Existing One.The Self-Existing One. THE TETRAGRAMATON

9/15/20159 To Whom Am I Talking? MOSES OBJECTIONS  Exodus 3:11  Exodus 3:13  Exodus 4:1  Exodus 4:10  Exodus 4:13 MOSES OBJECTIONS  Exodus 3:11  Exodus 3:13  Exodus 4:1  Exodus 4:10  Exodus 4:13  …no ability  …no credibility /no message  …no authority  …no eloquence  …no inclination

9/15/ To Whom Am I Talking?  GOD’S Counterarguments:  Exodus 3:12  Exodus 4:2-9  Exodus 4:11-12  Exodus 4:14-16  GOD’S Counterarguments:  Exodus 3:12  Exodus 4:2-9  Exodus 4:11-12  Exodus 4:14-16  …His presence  …His omnipotence  …His enabling  …His direction & instructions

9/15/ MOSES the PROPHET  ATTRIBUTES of a PROPHET  Numbers 1:1…  Numbers 9:23 …  Numbers 11:29 …  Numbers 12:6-8 …  Deuteronomy 18:15 …  Acts 3:22-26…  ATTRIBUTES of a PROPHET  Numbers 1:1…  Numbers 9:23 …  Numbers 11:29 …  Numbers 12:6-8 …  Deuteronomy 18:15 …  Acts 3:22-26… YHWH speaks to Moses YHWH speaks to Moses YHWH commands the Hebrews through Moses YHWH commands the Hebrews through Moses Moses didn’t ask to be a Prophet…was chosen by YHWHMoses didn’t ask to be a Prophet…was chosen by YHWH YHWH gives dreams and visions to Moses—speaks to him face to face; and calls him a faithful servant YHWH gives dreams and visions to Moses—speaks to him face to face; and calls him a faithful servant Moses foretells of the coming Messiah—”a prophet like me” from among the Hebrews… listen to Him.Moses foretells of the coming Messiah—”a prophet like me” from among the Hebrews… listen to Him. Jesus fulfilled Moses prophecy Jesus fulfilled Moses prophecy

9/15/ MY BEST RESPONSE  How do you know if someone is telling you the truth about something that he/she is trying to sell you?

9/15/ MOSES the PROPHET  EXODUS 3 & 4  GOD reminds Moses who He is  GOD reminds Moses that He knows what they are suffering  YHWH Redemptive God  PHAROAH…who was evil, was allowed to become even more wicked so that God’s plan was fulfilled  EXODUS 3 & 4  GOD reminds Moses who He is  GOD reminds Moses that He knows what they are suffering  YHWH Redemptive God  PHAROAH…who was evil, was allowed to become even more wicked so that God’s plan was fulfilled

9/15/ MOSES the PROPHET  EXODUS 3 & 4 Nine times in Exodus the hardening of the pharaoh’s heart is ascribed to God (4:21; 7:3; 9:12; 10:1, 20, 27; 11:10; 14:4, 8); another nine times the pharaoh is said to have hardened his own heart (7:13-14, 22; 8:15, 19, 32; 9:7, 34-35). By using Romans 1:24-25, we can understand that the pharaoh alone was the agent of the hardening in each of the first five plagues. Not until the sixth plague did God confirm the pharaoh’s willful action (9:12), as He had told Moses he would do (see Romans 9:17-18 et al for further clarification). Notes from Concordia Self-Study Bible, New International Version, Robert G. Hoerber, editor, Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, 1986  EXODUS 3 & 4 Nine times in Exodus the hardening of the pharaoh’s heart is ascribed to God (4:21; 7:3; 9:12; 10:1, 20, 27; 11:10; 14:4, 8); another nine times the pharaoh is said to have hardened his own heart (7:13-14, 22; 8:15, 19, 32; 9:7, 34-35). By using Romans 1:24-25, we can understand that the pharaoh alone was the agent of the hardening in each of the first five plagues. Not until the sixth plague did God confirm the pharaoh’s willful action (9:12), as He had told Moses he would do (see Romans 9:17-18 et al for further clarification). Notes from Concordia Self-Study Bible, New International Version, Robert G. Hoerber, editor, Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, 1986

9/15/ MOSES the PROPHET  EXODUS 5:1-19, 5:22-6:8  Israel complains to Moses  Moses complains to YHWH (in the form of a prayer)  YHWH answers with “I AM God Almighty”  Delivers and redeems  EXODUS 5:1-19, 5:22-6:8  Israel complains to Moses  Moses complains to YHWH (in the form of a prayer)  YHWH answers with “I AM God Almighty”  Delivers and redeems

9/15/ MOSES the PROPHET  Moses’ 40 years  First 40+ brought up in Egypt as an Egyptian (Exodus 1-2:15; also see Acts 7:23)  Customs  Lifestyles  2nd 40 years--a stranger in a strange land. (Exodus 2:16-4:19; also see Acts 7:29-30)  Wandering in the desert…a shepherd  Becoming enslaved  Third 40 years--Moses as a YHWH’s prophet (see Acts 7:36)  wandering in the desert)…a shepherd  until his death (Deuteronomy 34:5-7)  Moses’ 40 years  First 40+ brought up in Egypt as an Egyptian (Exodus 1-2:15; also see Acts 7:23)  Customs  Lifestyles  2nd 40 years--a stranger in a strange land. (Exodus 2:16-4:19; also see Acts 7:29-30)  Wandering in the desert…a shepherd  Becoming enslaved  Third 40 years--Moses as a YHWH’s prophet (see Acts 7:36)  wandering in the desert)…a shepherd  until his death (Deuteronomy 34:5-7)

9/15/ MOSES the PROPHET  Hebrews 11:23-29  List everything Moses and his family did by faith  Hebrews 11:23-29  List everything Moses and his family did by faith

9/15/ MY BEST RESPONSE  Is it ever okay to yell at God?  Why or why not?  Is it ever okay to yell at God?  Why or why not?

9/15/ MY BEST RESPONSE  How does God come to us today and talk to us?  How do you relate back to God?  How does God come to us today and talk to us?  How do you relate back to God?