If you are looking for the beginning of this study you can start HERE with the brief introduction. At the bottom of that introduction will be the links to each section of the study guide as it becomes available. For this study the English Standard Version is the translation which is being utilized and you can read it online HERE or pick up the copy of your choice from Amazon or your local book store. I find THIS EDITION to be useful for deep study and annotation.
Grammar Questions: (The Information of the Text)
What has become of the people of Israel during their time in Egypt? (1:7)
What does the new Pharaoh fear about the Hebrew people? (1:10)
What does Pharaoh command the Hebrew midwives to do? (1:15-16)
What did Pharaoh command “all his people” to do? (1:22)
Which tribe did Moses’ family belong to? (2:1-2)
How did the baby Moses come to be spared from Pharaoh’s command? (2:3-10)
Why did Moses flee from Egypt? (2:11-15)
Where does Moses end up after leaving Egypt? (2:16-22)
What miraculous sight does Moses come across while tending his sheep in the wilderness? (3:2-3)
What does Yahweh tell Moses he is sending him to do? (3:10)
By what name does God reveal himself to Moses? (3:14-15)
What signs does Yahweh give Moses to convince the people of Israel? (4:1-9)
What does Pharaoh do in response to Moses, Aaron, and the elders of Israel coming to him with Yahweh’s message? (5:1-9)
Logic Questions: (The Interpretation/Comparison of the Text)
In Exodus 2:25 the text says, “God saw the people of Israel - and God knew.” What does this mean?
How do we see Moses, in chapter 2, acting recklessly in one instance and appropriately courageous in another? What’s the difference?
Why might Moses’ time in the wilderness be good preparation for him as a leader over Israel? (3:1)
Who is “the angel of the LORD (YHWH)” (3:2) What indications are there that this is no mere angel?
What does it mean for the land of Canaan to be “flowing with milk and honey”? (3:8)
What does it mean for God to identify himself as “I AM WHO I AM”? (3:14)
Why does Yahweh seek to put Moses to death in the midst of all of this? (4:24-26)
What significance is there in the fact that Pharaoh says “I do not know the LORD (YHWH)”? (5:2)
Rhetoric Questions: (The Analysis of Ideas in the Text)
What might Moses have learned from his failed attempt to deliver his people from their oppressors when he “struck down the Egyptian” but then had to flee into the wilderness?
Does God make Moses a wizard, staff and all? What’s the difference, if any, between magic and miracles?
In the book Tales of Ancient Egypt by Roger Lancelyn Green we see Amen-Ra hiding his true name from everyone for fear that they will use it against him. What is significant about the fact that Yahweh tells his divine name to Moses and the people of Israel? What is the purpose of names? What power do names have?
Theological Analysis: (Scripture Interprets Scripture)
Read Romans 13:1-7 and Acts 5:27-32. How ought we to think about the actions of the midwives in light of these passages?
Read Matthew 2. What connections can we make about the story of Moses to the story of Jesus?
Read Stephen’s speech in Acts 7. What are some things we learn about Moses in Stephen's speech that we aren’t told in Exodus 1-5?
Virtues/Vices/Great Ideas: (Find them in the Text)
Wilderness vs. Civilization, Family