Main Idea: The Lord prepares and commissions all who encounter Him as a part of His redemptive plan.

The Lord’s Providential Work of Preparation

• Moses kills an Egyptian in defense of a Hebrew slave and flees Egypt
  • Exodus 2:11–15
• Moses marries into a Midianite family
  • Exodus 2:16–22
• The Lord remembers His promises and knows His people’s suffering
  • Exodus 2:23–25
  • Psalm 105:7–11

The Lord’s Revelation of Himself and His Plan

• Moses encounters the Lord in a burning bush
  • Exodus 3:1–6
• The Lord calls Moses to serve as deliverer for His people
  • Exodus 3:7–12
  • Isaiah 46:8–11

The Lord’s Commission to Go in His Name

• The Lord sends Moses with clear instructions for the mission
  • Exodus 3:13–18
  • Matthew 5:14–16
• The Lord promises success in the mission
  • Exodus 3:19–22

So What?

• Jesus provides the only way for His people to encounter God and go with the message of deliverance to the world.
  • John 8:12–14, 34–36, 56–58