Exodus 3:11-17: The Great I Am - Revision history

Wakefien at 14:45, 25 September 2024

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Wakefien: /* Image: Being the president's chief of staff.= */

2022-10-09T03:37:51Z

‎Image: Being the president's chief of staff.=

Wakefien: /* Moses is asking a perfectly reasonable question. Which God am I speaking with? */

2022-10-09T03:34:57Z

‎Moses is asking a perfectly reasonable question. Which God am I speaking with?

Wakefien: /* God gives his servant Moses two key elements. */

2022-10-09T03:33:30Z

‎God gives his servant Moses two key elements.

Wakefien: /* There are at least nine actions we should take in light of God's existence (daily tuning). */

2022-10-05T19:02:01Z

‎There are at least nine actions we should take in light of God's existence (daily tuning).

Wakefien: /* Gaze */

2022-10-05T19:00:56Z

‎Gaze

Wakefien: /* There are four responses to God's Existence. */

2022-10-05T18:58:55Z

‎There are four responses to God's Existence.

Wakefien: /* God's name is majestic but it gets better. God is our master. */

2022-10-05T18:57:21Z

‎God's name is majestic but it gets better. God is our master.

Wakefien: /* The Psalm begins יהוה אדנינו (Yahweh our Adonai(master)) */

2022-10-05T18:50:03Z

‎The Psalm begins יהוה אדנינו (Yahweh our Adonai(master))

Wakefien: /* God's majesty is beyond comprehension (1-2). */

2022-10-05T18:49:15Z

‎God's majesty is beyond comprehension (1-2).

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 Think about that for a second, you serve the God of the universe, that is special.
-====Image: Being the president's chief of staff.=====
+=====Image: Being the president's chief of staff.=====
 Seriously, if you were the president's chief of staff, you wouldn't be embarrassed that you were serving someone, you would take pride that you were serving the president. If you were Tom Brady's personal chauffeur you would probably brag about the places you had driven or the people you had seen. In reality, we each serve someone, isn't it amazing that the person you serve is the majestic God of the universe.

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 The universal view everywhere was that there were multiple gods and all religions had some validity.
 ====Moses is asking a perfectly reasonable question. Which God am I speaking with?====
-If you are calling on me to trust you then tell me who you are. the label God of your fathers may have only narrowed it down so far in the eyes of Moses. After all, after living in pagan culture for their entire life many Israelites had probably adopted some of the foreign Gods. Certainly, based on the events of Exodus, some failed to understand the true nature of God.
+If you are calling on me to trust you then tell me who you are. The label God of your fathers may have only narrowed it down so far in the eyes of Moses. After all, after living in pagan culture for their entire life many Israelites had probably adopted some of the foreign Gods. Certainly, based on the events of Exodus, some failed to understand the true nature of God.
 ====In Verse 14 God responds אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶֽהְיֶ֑ה (Hi-yah Asher Hi-yah) (I am who I am).====

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 ====God gives his servant Moses two key elements.====
 =====A promise to be with him.=====
-God's promise to be with Moses is significant, first notice that it is not that God tells Moses, go do whatever you want and if you get yourself into trouble just rub the map and poof I will be there. No God tells Moses go and serve me in this particular way and know that I will be with you.
+God's promise to be with Moses is significant, first notice that it is not that God tells Moses, go do whatever you want and if you get yourself into trouble just rub the lamp and poof I will be there. No God tells Moses go and serve me in this particular way and know that I will be with you.
 =====A promise of a fulfillment sign, not tangible touchable insurance, but an expectation.=====

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 ====Search====
-Read your Bible, but don't just read your Bible. Study your Bible. As you study search for God. The Bible is not just a collection of fables aimed at improving your life. The Bible is God's special revelation of himself to you.
+=====Read your Bible, but don't just read your Bible.=====
 =====As you read the Bible search for God's character, purposes, and glory.=====
 ====Worship====
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 We must trust God with each of these. I venture to say that most of our struggles with sin stem from a lack of surrender.
 ====Examine====
-We are going to talk about God's holiness next week but even now I want to encourage you to examine yourself in light of God's existence. You will find you are woefully unholy and that will lead you to
+=====We are going to talk about God's holiness next week but even now I want to encourage you to examine yourself in light of God's existence. You will find you are woefully unholy and that will lead you to=====
 ====Confess====
 Tell God who you really are. Each of us covers ourselves, hides ourselves. We know that if others in the room knew our deepest hidden thoughts they would be appalled at some of the things that we bury deep inside. God knows, so tell him. The act of confession brings healing!
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 Remember that God is our Savior cry out to him for salvation.
 ====Celebrate====
-Celebrate, not because you are worth celebrating but because God is worth celebrating and he restores. Celebrate the restoration that God provides.
+=====Celebrate, not because you are worth celebrating but because God is worth celebrating and he restores.=====
 ====Repeat====

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 ===There are at least nine actions we should take in light of God's existence (daily tuning).===
 ====Gaze====
-Take time to simply stand in awe of God. Just as if you were looking at a sunset or a mountain. Gaze on God. This might be reflectively looking at what God has done, or silently considering who God is. The idea here is that God is worthy of are awe so take time to just gaze at God.
+=====Take time to simply stand in awe of God. Just as if you were looking at a sunset or a mountain.=====
 ====Search====
 Read your Bible, but don't just read your Bible. Study your Bible. As you study search for God. The Bible is not just a collection of fables aimed at improving your life. The Bible is God's special revelation of himself to you.

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 ===There are four responses to God's Existence.===
-====We usually think of two either God exists or he does not exist, but this is too simple.====
+====We usually think of two: either God exists or he does not exist, but this is too simple.====
 Four Categories let us have more nuance, they allow us to grow.
 =====Category 1: Deny the existence of God (Psalm 14:1 calls this person a fool).=====

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 However, it doesn't start by talking about man. Rather the psalm starts by recognizing that man's place is one that is solely based on God.
 ====The Psalm begins יהוה אדנינו (Yahweh our Adonai(master))====
-What follows is a statement about the majesty of God's name. Remember the last point where we talked about God's name. God's name is tied with his self-existence. David, in Psalm 8, now connects this with God's majesty. Part of God's majesty is his existence. Thank about that for a second. A famous question is "why is there something instead of nothing?" The answer is, God! God's name is majestic but it gets better. God is our master. Think about that for a second, you serve the God of the universe, that is special.
+What follows is a statement about the majesty of God's name. Remember the last point where we talked about God's name. God's name is tied with his self-existence. David, in Psalm 8, now connects this with God's majesty. Part of God's majesty is his existence. Thank about that for a second. A famous question is "why is there something instead of nothing?" The answer is, God!
 Seriously, if you were the president's personal assistant, you wouldn't be embarrassed that you were serving someone, you would take pride that you were serving the president. If you were Tom Brady's personal chauffeur you would probably brag about the places you had driven or the people you had seen. In reality we each serve someone, isn't it amazing that the person you serve is the majestic God of the universe.

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 ==God, the most formidable word ever spoken (Psalm 8).<ref>Tripp, Paul David. ''Do You Believe?: 12 Historic Doctrines to Change Your Everyday Life.'' Crossway, 2021. </ref>.==
 ===God's majesty is beyond comprehension (1-2).===
-Psalm 8 has been described as a description of man in the created order.<ref>James Montgomery Boice, Psalms 1–41: An Expositional Commentary (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2005), 67.</ref> However, it doesn't start by talking about man. Rather the psalm starts by recognizing that man's place is one that is solely based on God.
+====Psalm 8 has been described as a description of man in the created order.<ref>James Montgomery Boice, Psalms 1–41: An Expositional Commentary (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2005), 67.</ref>====
 ====The Psalm begins יהוה אדנינו (Yahweh our Adonai(master))====
 What follows is a statement about the majesty of God's name. Remember the last point where we talked about God's name. God's name is tied with his self-existence. David, in Psalm 8, now connects this with God's majesty. Part of God's majesty is his existence. Thank about that for a second. A famous question is "why is there something instead of nothing?" The answer is, God! God's name is majestic but it gets better. God is our master. Think about that for a second, you serve the God of the universe, that is special.