The Story of Moses: Exodus Numbers Deuteronomy

Examine Exodus 23.20.  What will “the Angel” do for the people of Israel?

What will happen if the people “provoke” this “Angel”? (Exodus 23.21).

Examine Exodus 24.12-24.14.  Who is noted as joining Moses as he went up the mountain to retrieve “tablets of stone”?

Consider the symbolism of the fire on the mountain (Exodus 24.17; Exodus 3.2).  What may Moses have been attempting to have the children of Israel witness that he had witnessed in the past?

Considering that Moses was on “the mountain of God” with Joshua, was Joshua “the LORD” who was speaking with Moses?  Why or why not? (Exodus 24.13-25.1).

What did “the LORD” ask Moses to create in 25.8?  Who is noted as residing in this object in Exodus 33.11? What does this suggest about the identity of “the LORD”?

As Moses and Joshua were atop the mountain, what did “the LORD” threaten to do and how does this parallel what was spoken in Exodus 23.20?

What argument did Moses make to “the LORD his God” that resulted in Moses saving the people from His wrath?

Consider Moses’ words to the people after they created the golden calf in 32.27.  What is significant about Moses saying to the people: “Thus says the LORD God of Israel: ‘Let every man put his sword on his side…and let every man kill his brother…’”?  How do Moses’ words parallel the words of “God” in early Genesis?

After the people created the golden calf it is noted that “the LORD plagued the people because of what they did with the calf which Aaron made” (32.35). Who was the last group of people to be “plagued” and what does this suggest has happened to the Israelites?

As Moses and Joshua were atop the mountain, what did “the LORD” threaten to do to the people and how does this parallel what was spoken in Exodus 23.20? (Exodus 32.10).

What argument did Moses make to “the LORD his God” that resulted in Moses saving the people from His wrath?

What did “the LORD” ask Moses to create in Exodus 25.8? Who is noted as residing in this object in Exodus 33.11? What does this suggest about the identity of “the LORD”?

Examine Moses’ covenant with “the LORD” (Exodus 34.10-34.28).  How do these commandments differ from the commandments presented in Exodus Chapter 20? 

What may explain why the two sets of commandments differed?

Examine Moses’ covenant with the LORD (Exodus 34). How do these commandments differ from the commandments presented in Exodus 20?  Are these commandments more focused upon the individual or upon the society as a whole?  Explain.

What does the LORD’s command to place the Ten Commandments in an “ark” symbolically suggest about the overall purpose of the commandments for the people?  What do Noah, Moses, and the Ten Commandments have in common?

What does the LORD’s command to place the Ten Commandments in an “ark” symbolically suggest about the overall purpose of the commandments for the people?  What does Noah, Moses, and the Ten Commandments have in common?

Who denied Moses entry into the Promised Land and why? (Numbers 20.12).

Who denied Moses entry into the Promised Land and why? (Numbers 20.12).

What could Moses see in the distance just prior to his death? (Deuteronomy 34.1-34.5).

How did MLK draw upon the narration surrounding Moses on the mountain as he spoke about injustice in America within the final speech that he gave the evening before he was assassinated?