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MosesMosesMosesMoses
Lost TreasureLost TreasureLost TreasureLost Treasure
If you could, would you search for:
• Atlantis,
• Ark of the Covenant,
• Treasure of The Copper Scroll, or
• ________________?
Is seeking God as exciting as seeking treasure?
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“Face to Face”“Face to Face”“Face to Face”“Face to Face”
• Five ~ynp-la ~ynp encounters with God
• Jacob Genesis 32 Feb 8
• Moses Exodus 33 Feb 15
• Moses Deuteronomy 34 Mar 1
• Gideon Judges 6 Mar 8
• Israel Ezekiel 20 Mar 15
The Moses NarrativeThe Moses NarrativeThe Moses NarrativeThe Moses Narrative
• Exodus to Deuteronomy
• Approx 1,400 or 1,200 BC
• The story so far:
• Escape from Egypt
• The Law as loyal living
• Tabernacle and rituals
• The Golden Calf
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Exodus 33:7Exodus 33:7Exodus 33:7Exodus 33:7----11111111
• A theophany and an etiology
• Listen for elements of:
• Divine initiation
• Personal significance
• Intentional solitude
• Supernatural verification
Exodus 33:7Exodus 33:7Exodus 33:7Exodus 33:7----11111111
Now Moses used to take a tent and pitch it outside the camp some distance away, calling it the "tent of meeting." Anyone inquiring of the LORD would go to the tent of meeting outside the camp. And whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people rose and stood at the entrances to their tents, watching Moses until he entered the tent. As Moses went into the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and stay at the entrance, while the LORD spoke with Moses. Whenever the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent, they all stood and worshiped, each at the entrance to their tent. The LORD
would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young aide Joshua son of Nun did not leave the tent.
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Exodus 33:7Exodus 33:7Exodus 33:7Exodus 33:7----11111111
1. Moses and the people sought God
Moses left the camp
People sought the Lord
Everyone stood at their entrances
Pillar of cloud at the entrance
The Lord spoke with Moses
Pillar of cloud at the entrance
Everyone stood at their entrances
The Lord spoke to Moses ~ynp-la ~ynp
Moses returned to the camp
Exodus 33:7Exodus 33:7Exodus 33:7Exodus 33:7----11111111
1. Moses and the people sought God
Moses left the camp
People sought the Lord
Everyone stood at their entrances
Pillar of cloud at the entrance
The Lord spoke with Moses
Pillar of cloud at the entrance
Everyone stood at their entrances
The Lord spoke to Moses ~~~~ynpynpynpynp----la ~la ~la ~la ~ynpynpynpynp
Moses returned to the camp
1. Am I actively seeking God?
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Exodus 33:7Exodus 33:7Exodus 33:7Exodus 33:7----11111111
2. Moses was known to have a relationship with God
• Spoke with God on the behalf of others
• Spoken to by God as a friend (cf. Num 12:8)
• “face to face” initiated by God (handout at kiosk)
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2. Does my life reflect a relationship with God?
Exodus 33:7Exodus 33:7Exodus 33:7Exodus 33:7----11111111
3. Joshua didn’t chase Moses, he stayed where God was
• Joshua “did not leave the tent”
• Joshua was later commissioned “at the tent of meeting” (Deut 31:14-23)
• “Be strong and courageous, for you will bring the Israelites into the land I promised them on oath, and I myself will be with you.”
3. Who is my source of spiritual life and strength?
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Now what?Now what?Now what?Now what?
1. Explore what it means to seek God (handout at kiosk)
2. Follow God, not Christian celebrities
3. If you mentor/disciple someone, point them to Jesus (not yourself)