The Call of God

Preparation - Qualification - Providence

God called Moses because:

He heard the people’s groaning

Exodus 2:24  

God heard their groaning and he remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob.

He saw their affliction

Exodus 3:7  

The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering.

He knew their sorrows

Exodus 3:7  

The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering.

He was mindful of his covenant

Exodus 2:24  

God heard their groaning and he remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob.

Moses’ initial attempt to deliver God’s people was a failure because:

All the wisdom of Egypt was not enough to equip Moses for the work of God -

Acts 7:22  

Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.

His attempt to deliver God’s people was carried out in the impetuosity of the flesh and not in God -

Acts 7:25  

Moses thought that his own people would realize that God was using him to rescue them, but they did not.