God called down to Moses and said, "I've got good news and bad news. Which do you want first?"
Moses replied, "Most merciful God, if I have brought you any favor, please give me the good news first."
"Moses, the good news is that I've chosen you to deliver my people from bondage," God answered. "I will force Pharaoh to release my children by causing years of pestilence in Egypt. There will be plagues of locusts and frogs and incredible devastation upon the land. Pharaoh's armies will chase you as you try to leave, but do not fear because I will part the waters of the Red Sea to aid in your escape."
"And the bad news?" Moses inquired.
"You have to prepare the Environmental Impact Statement," God replied
Exodus 3 Names of God Bible (NOG)
Moses at the Burning Bush
3 Moses was taking care of the sheep of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. As he led the sheep to the far side of the desert, he came to Horeb, the mountain of Elohim.
2 The Messenger of Yahweh appeared to him there as flames of fire coming out of a bush. Moses looked, and although the bush was on fire, it was not burning up. 3 So he thought, “Why isn’t this bush burning up? I must go over there and see this strange sight.”
4 When Yahweh saw that Moses had come over to see it, Elohim called to him from the bush, “Moses, Moses!”
Moses answered, “Here I am!”
5 Elohim said, “Don’t come any closer! Take off your sandals because this place where you are standing is holy ground. 6 I am the Elohim of your ancestors,[a] the Elohim of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” Moses hid his face because he was afraid to look at Elohim.
7 Yahweh said, “I have seen the misery of my people in Egypt, and I have heard them crying out because of the slave drivers. I know how much they’re suffering. 8 I have come to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and to bring them from that land to a good land with plenty of room for everyone. It is a land flowing with milk and honey where the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites live. 9 I have heard the cry of the people of Israel. I have seen how the Egyptians are oppressing them. 10 Now, go! I am sending you to Pharaoh so that you can bring my people Israel out of Egypt.”
11 But Moses said to Elohim, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the people of Israel out of Egypt?”
12 Elohim answered, “I will be with you. And this will be the proof that I sent you: When you bring the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship Elohim on this mountain.”
13 Then Moses replied to Elohim, “Suppose I go to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The Elohim of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ What should I tell them?”
14 Elohim answered Moses, “Ehyeh Who Ehyeh. This is what you must say to the people of Israel: ‘Ehyeh has sent me to you.’”
15 Again Elohim said to Moses, “This is what you must say to the people of Israel: Yahweh Elohim of your ancestors, the Elohim of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, has sent me to you. This is my name forever. This is my title throughout every generation.
16 “Go, assemble the leaders of Israel. Say to them, ‘Yahweh Elohim of your ancestors, the Elohim of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, appeared to me. He said, “I have paid close attention to you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt. 17 I promise I will take you away from your misery in Egypt to the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, a land flowing with milk and honey.”’
18 “The leaders of Israel will listen to you. Then you and the leaders must go to the king of Egypt and say to him, ‘Yahweh Elohim of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us travel three days into the desert to offer sacrifices to Yahweh our Elohim.’ 19 I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go, even if he is forced to. 20 So I will use my power to strike Egypt. After all the miracles that I will do there, he will let you go. 21 I will make the Egyptians kind to the people of Israel so that, when you leave, you will not leave empty-handed.
22 “Every Hebrew woman should ask her Egyptian neighbor and any woman living in her home for silver and gold jewelry and for clothes. Put them on your sons and daughters. This way you will strip Egypt of its wealth.”
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I truly believe that when God call us as His Leaders, he had to show us some remarkable events in our own life to come to the point that we will believe HIM. I like this story about God and Moses, because no matter what excuses Moses had, God continue with the plan. Moses couldn’t believe and wouldn’t believe God had a plan to use him. He came up with all types of incidents of “what if’s” What if that, what if this, and that is how we are today in our commitment to God. What if the people don’t like me, What if the people won’t let me, all the “what if’s” but yet the plan, the orchestrated planned of God will go forth. I pray that we begin to trust God with it all, trust Him to complete the process, trust God that He knows exactly what He is doing. Begin to enter into His Presence so the release of Greatness and Authority can explode in our lives...Saying Yes, no matter what...My God...
AMEN GOD saw that Moses was obedient to do wbat he had commanded him to do which wad to take his people out of Egypt. AMEN.
Amen
EVANGELIST BOBIE SMITH said:
Ikr Apostle trina i love stories about moses for thats how it kick off.
Apostle Trina Davis said:
Now i never knew about Ehyeh being his name wow learning more everyday
I like this story, one is because the Lord heard his people's cry, their cry reached God's heart, his throne and God chose Moses to lead his people out of bondage and the way he chose Moses, God Drew Moses up to that mountain where the Burning Bush was and Moses had a god encounter God- manifested himself to Moses and Moses was never the same, once Moses left that mountain, Moses was never the same, that alone speaks volumes to me. When you have a God encounter and your whole continents your demeanor everything about you is transformed you can't help but go and follow the Lord's Direction and go and Lead his people from captivity come on now and God equip Moses, God gave Moses what he needed and His presence was with Moses.
AMEN thank you Jesus for leading and guiding us into the land flowing with milk and honey. Thank you for watching over us and protecting us and giving us ways of escape from the hands of the no name. With you Yahweh Elohim all we do is win
Your grace Lord allows us to come to You in faith. Just as You told Moses that You are with I trust and believe that You are with me also. Thank You for Your presence.
Moses first experience with God through fire
Moses was a great example as a servant Leader. God used him to stand up for his people. The problem was Moses had a speech problem and didn't feel comfortable enoch to speak him front of everyone. nevertheless God still used him in a great even with his speech problem.
Awesome reading. Good will use anyone He wants to and it’s His timing. The age of a person does not matter for He can use a child to bring forth His assignment.