In chapter 2, He was raising up a deliverer. But all of this was happening behind the scenes. Not once in chapters 1 -2 did God actually speak. He was a silent actor behind the scenes. Well in chapter 3 God steps out from behind the curtain and takes centre stage. No longer is He working silently, behind the scenes. Now He starts to speak and do mighty miracles and to reveal Himself on the centre stage of history. And in this passage God reveals Himself to Moses and sends him to go and rescue His people. But we gona see what an unsuitable choice Moses actually is. unimportant. uninformed. He’s He’s He’s unimpressive. unworthy. pretty much un-everything that a He’s He’s great to be. And yet in a strange way that makes him rescuer’s meant the right choice. Because in His weakness God displays His strength. In his sin, God displays His grace. And so there 3 main points this morning. Firstly Moses encounters the holiness of God. Secondly Moses is empowered by the presence of God. Thirdly, Moses escapes from the judgment of God We pick up the story in chapter 3 verse 1. Moses is now an old man. looking after sheep in Midian. He comes He’s to the mountain of God. According to verse 1, the name of this mountain is Horeb. But another name is Mount Sinai. And so that should ring a few bells. This is a very significant mountain in Exodus. the place It’s where God reveals Himself to His people. In chapter 3, He reveals Himself to Moses. In chapter 19 He reveals Himself to the people. And on both occasions, He reveals Himself as holy And you can see that in verse 2. Moses sees a bush on fire. that’s And throughout the Bible, fire is a symbol of holiness; the burning God’s purity of God. Hebrews chapter 12 verse 28 says: worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our is a “God consuming fire.” We teach our kids: with fire, lest you be consumed. Well we Don’t play play with God. a consuming fire. mustn’t He’s And yet something very strange about this fire. It consuming there’s isn’t the bush. Verse 2. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire, it did not burn up.
In chapter 2, He was raising up a deliverer. But all of this was happening behind the scenes. Not once in chapters 1 -2 did God actually speak. He was a silent actor behind the scenes. Well in chapter 3 God steps out from behind the curtain and takes centre stage. No longer is He working silently, behind the scenes. Now He starts to speak and do mighty miracles and to reveal Himself on the centre stage of history. And in this passage God reveals Himself to Moses and sends him to go and rescue His people. But we gona see what an unsuitable choice Moses actually is. He’s unimportant. He’s uninformed. He’s unimpressive. He’s unworthy. He’s pretty much un-everything that a great rescuer’s meant to be. And yet in a strange way that makes him the right choice. Because in His weakness God displays His strength. In his sin, God displays His grace. And so there 3 main points this morning. Firstly Moses encounters the holiness of God. Secondly Moses is empowered by the presence of God. Thirdly, Moses escapes from the judgment of God We pick up the story in chapter 3 verse 1. Moses is now an old man. He’s looking after sheep in Midian. He comes to the mountain of God. According to verse 1, the name of this mountain is Horeb. But another name is Mount Sinai. And so that should ring a few bells. This is a very significant mountain in Exodus. It’s the place where God reveals Himself to His people. In chapter 3, He reveals Himself to Moses. In chapter 19 He reveals Himself to the people. And on both occasions, He reveals Himself as holy And you can see that in verse 2. Moses sees a bush that’s on fire. And throughout the Bible, fire is a symbol of God’s holiness; the burning purity of God. Hebrews chapter 12 verse 28 says: worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our “God is a consuming fire.” We teach our kids: Don’t play with fire, lest you be consumed. Well we mustn’t play with God. He’s a consuming fire. And yet there’s something very strange about this fire. It isn’t consuming the bush. Verse 2. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire, it did not burn up.