Posted by Chester Morton / Thursday 21 January 2016 / No comments
Moses returns to Egypt
At the time Moses got to Egypt, the spirit of God had also led Aaron into the wilderness where the two men met. Moses told Aaron about the revelations he had received from God and His call to return to Egypt and lead the Israelites out of bondage.
When the two men got into the
city, they called all the elders together and Aaron told them the message from
God, through Moses and also performed all the signs. The elders believed.
Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him what the Lord had told them to say. They told Pharaoh that God wanted the Israelites to hold a three days’ feast for the Lord in the desert. Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord that I might listen to him?”
Instead of Pharaoh listening to
the voice of Moses and Aaron, he rather became very enraged. He, therefore,
instructed the taskmasters to increase the burdens of the Hebrews. For example,
instead of the Hebrews being given straw to make bricks as before, the Hebrew
men were asked to fetch their own straw to make the bricks. Even then, the
number of bricks to make a day was not reduced. Whenever they failed to meet
the daily quota, the Hebrew foremen were greatly punished.
The Hebrew foremen went to complain to Pharaoh that they were not given straw but they were being asked to produce bricks. They complained that they were being beaten for the slightest reason. Pharaoh replied that they were lazy that is why they were asking for three days to go into the wilderness to pray so they should go back to work.
At this point, the Hebrew foremen realized that Moses must have gone to Pharaoh to make the request. They cursed Moses and Aaron for making their difficult tasks even worse. Moses became disheartened that per the request he had made to Pharaoh, the plight of the people had become even worse.
Moses went back to God to ask why God had sent him to Pharaoh. Moses noted to God that since he had gone to Pharaoh, the burdens of the people had been increased. God further commanded Moses to tell Pharaoh to release the people, but Moses said his lips were not circumcised so he could not go to Pharaoh to deliver the message.
SAMPLE QUESTIONS
1. What circumstances led to the return of Moses to Egypt?
2. How did God call Moses?
3. Describe the events of the burning bush when Moses was working for Jethro.
4. Narrate the experience of Moses near Mount Horeb when he went to feed his father-in-law's flock.
5. How did God reveal Himself to Moses in the land of the Midianites?
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS ON MOSES
Test One
1. Moses was
keeping the flock of his father-in-law on Mount
A. Gilboa.
B. Horeb.
C. Nebo.
D. Carmel.
2. The
Hebrew midwives refused to kill male children because
A. the
Hebrew women prevented them from doing so.
B. they
feared God.
C. they were
of the same blood with the Hebrew women.
D. they had
pity on them.
3. “Who made
you a prince and a judge over us?” This statement by the two Hebrews to Moses
signifies the
A.
recognition of Moses’ divine authority by the Hebrews.
B.
recognition of Pharaoh’s authority by the Hebrews.
C. rejection
of Moses’ leadership by his people.
D. rejection
of Moses’ as an Egyptian.
4. When
Pharaoh’s daughter saw Moses in the basket she immediately
A. sent for
a nurse for him.
B. called
him Moses.
C. had pity
on him.
D. called
her maids.
5. Which of
the following officials were charged by Pharaoh to kill the Hebrew male
children?
A. Egyptian
physicians.
B. Egyptian
taskmasters.
C. Hebrew
midwives.
D. Hebrew
physicians.
6. Moses run
away from Egypt because he
A. did not want
to be brought up in Egyptian circles.
B. could no
longer the famine in the land.
C. heard a
divine call.
D. feared
that the news of his act of murder would reach the king
7. Aaron
accompanied Moses to Pharaoh because
A. Aaron was
a Levite.
B. Aaron was
bolder than Moses.
C. Moses was
deficient in speech.
D. Moses
wanted Aaron to be his witness before Pharaoh.
8. Moses
experienced the burning bush that was not consumed at
A. Horeb.
B. Bethel.
C. Nebo.
D. Meriba.
9. When
Moses brought the people of Israel out to meet God on Mount Sinai, the Mount
was wrapped in smoke because
A. God
kindled a fire on it.
B. the
Israelites set up fire round about the Mount.
C. the Lord
descended upon it with fire.
D. there was
an earthquake on the Mount.
10. Who among
the following did God direct Moses to appoint as his successor?
A. Caleb.
B. Aaron.
C. Eleazar.
D. Joshua.
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