Read Exodus 2:15-20

Moses obviously has a desire to see things “right”. He protects these women, he cares for their flock, he stood up for his fellow Hebrew, and he questions the Hebrews fighting each other.

This desire for justice in his world was a huge motivator for Moses. And yet, he is often unable to accomplish it himself.

• What are the strong motivators for you? Why do you get up the morning and do the things that you do?
• What would it look like for you to involve the Holy Spirit in your day to speak into your motives and desires?
• What would need to change to see this happen?

Read Exodus 2:11-14

Moses hides the man that he killed but cannot hide the knowledge of this murder.

We don’t know whether Moses was afraid because he had committed this grievous sin, or because he’d been found out and feared the consequences.

Read James 4:1-12

• What does James state as truth in this section?
• What is the difference between the envy that moves us to sin, and the jealousy that God feels for us as His people?
• What are some ways that you would describe us as a people of God based on this passage in James? (e.g. We are a people who seek to be humble).

Read through Exodus 2:11-25 a couple times.

• What words or phrases pop out to you as you read?

Moses obviously knew that he was a Hebrew. This is interesting being raised by Pharaoh’s daughter. He is angered by the injustice that he sees and takes matters into his own hands.

• What injustice in your world causes the anger to rise up in you?
• How do you generally respond to injustice?

Read Psalm 82 and pray through this regarding the above situation.

Let’s take this morning to sit with the Lord in some of the losses in our lives.

We just read in Exodus how mother’s lost their babies. Who knows how many died at the whim of this Pharoah, but the loss was tremendous- individually and corporately.

Read Psalm 6 and ask the Holy Spirit to bring up those things in your own life that need to be lamented and grieved with the Lord.

Read again:

Exodus 1:1- 22

Exodus 2:1-25

• What stands out to you from these two chapters?
• What are you learning about who God is?
• Are there things that you have learned about yourself? Or people in general?

We will read one more passage about some of the names that our Father God calls us and speaks over us.

Read 1 Peter 2:1-12

• What are some of the names used of you in this passage?
• Which one stands out to you as most meaningful right now?
• What are some real ways in which you live as a foreigner or exile?
• What do all these names that God calls us have to do with His command to abstain from worldly desires? How does one flow from the other?

Pray about the worldly desire that trips you up the most.

Read Exodus 2:8-10

Pharoah’s daughter (interesting that we never learn her name), names Moses. She says, “I drew him out of the water”.

It reminded me of all the ways that we, as children of God, are described in the first chapter of Ephesians.

Read Ephesians 1:1-14

• What are some of the names used of you in this passage?
• Which one stands out to you as most meaningful right now?

God, the creator of the universe calls you a beloved child. On a separate piece of paper, journal a bit about how that makes you feel.