2. 1.The Suffering of Israel 2.The Emergence of Moses 3.The Call of Moses 4.The Commission of Moses

3. Moses went back to Jethro his father-in- law... (Exodus 4:18)

4. “Please let me go back to my brothers in Egypt to see whether they are still alive.”

5. “Go in peace.”

6. “Go back to Egypt, for all the men who were seeking your life are dead.” (4:19)

7. So Moses took his wife and his sons and had them ride on a donkey, and went back to the land of Egypt. And Moses took the staff of God in his hand. (4:20)

8. Wife:Zipporah (2:18) Sons:Gershom (2:22) Eliezer (18:4)

9. When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the miracles that I have put in your power. But I will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go. (4:21)

10. Israel is my firstborn son, and I say to you, “Let my son go that he may serve me.” (4:22-23)

11. “If you refuse to let him go, behold, I will kill your firstborn son.” (23)

14. Place:at a lodging place on the way People:Moses and his family The LORD Circumstance:A Divine Encounter

19. Conflict:God’s assault Resolution:Circumcision Perform

23. MosesGershomEliezer Met him Kill him Her son His feet You are Let him

24. MosesGershomEliezer Met him Kill him Her son His feet You are Let him

25. MosesGershomEliezer Met him Kill him Her son His feet You are Let him

26. MosesGershomEliezer Met him Kill him Her son His feet You are Let him

27. Now Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, had taken Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her home, along with her two sons... (18:2-3)