Exodus Chapter 3
This is a seminal chapter in the Jewish faith.
In fact the story really begins with an encounter between
Moses the shepherd and a Burning bush that did not burn up.
Question – When bad things are happening do you wonder, as I
have and often do, if God cares or even
notices? This chapter shows that God is aware of evil happening and
in this case decides to take personal action and get Moses to intervene
Notice just how keen Moses is to take on this challenge?
Who am I to do this? – asks Moses
God replies – I will be with you and you will bring the
Israelites out and worship here.
What if the Israelites ask “who sent you”? Asks Moses
Tell them I am – Replies God
God then assures Moses that his people will listen and
support him, and that Pharaoh will eventually let them go, but god says he has
to be shown by demonstration who God is. And by doing this the Egyptians will
give them gifts just to go away and leave them alone.
It is interesting and as true today as it was then, that those chosen by God are not always either expecting to be chosen, nor is what they are asked to do very often at the top of their "to do list"
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