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Famous Quotes

These two simple quotatons from the story of Moses contain profound meanings. The first is about the Nature of God; the second about justice.

• Read and think about the 'Famous Quotes' above. 

• Form an idea about what each one means

• Put your idea into words, and discuss your interpretation with a learning partner.

Living the Ten Commandments in your own life

Ancient rulers inscribed laws on stone pillars so everyone knew them; here the god Shamash dictates laws to Hammurabi

The Ten Commandments are far more complex than they seem. 
Take, for example 'Thou shalt not steal'. 
Steal what? 

• Goods on credit you cannot pay for?

• A reputation?

• A safe future?

• Health?

• Peace of mind?

• A husband or wife? 

There are many things that can be stolen from a person.

Take each commandment one by one and tease out its meaning, so that you understand what each one is about.

How to Get to Heaven and How to Go to Hell are re-workings of the Ten Commandments. They may be of help. 

Make up a list of the ways each commandment can be kept, and can be broken - keeping them relevant to your own life.

Something to Think About

You can destroy a child in more ways than one: by teaching it bad habits, by letting it get away with too much, by failing to give it the example you should.

Here are two questions:

• Were you spiritually/emotionally damaged or destroyed when you were a child? If so, how?

• In what ways have you damaged or destroyed young people around you?

Think about that one…

An Ethical Question

• Should Pharaoh's Daughter have disobeyed her father by saving Moses?

• When is it right to ignore rules?

Think of some concrete examples where this might be the case. 

Discuss with a Bible Study partner or group.

Lack of Faith in God

How many times have you doubted God? When you see evil things happening around you, or wonder why God allows something to happen…

Think of Moses. He had very few contacts that could be valuable to him; he was not a clever speaker who could convince people of his worth; he was not rich or powerful. But he believed that God had a purpose for him.

God has a purpose for each of us. You may not understand what it is – Moses didn’t.

But try to listen for God’s voice, and pray for understanding and wisdom. It will come.

Believe in Yourself

Moses felt inadequate to the task ahead, but he accepted God’s commission to free the Hebrews and lead them out of Egypt – even though he was reluctant to do so. 

Perhaps he saw his own failings too clearly, or let them blot out his potential. Only when God persisted did Moses give in.

• Do you over-emphasise your failings? 

• Do you let your lack of confidence shape your life, stopping you doing things you might be capable of? 

• What are the best things you have achieved? 

• Forget about modesty for the moment: make a good long list of the good things about yourself. 

• Then thank God for being what you are!
  

Extra Websites

Reworking the Ten Commandments for the modern world 
Bible Top Ten Ways to Heaven

Ten ways to ruin your life: the Ten Commandments reversed
Bible Top Ten Ways to Hell

The story of Shiprah and Puah: midwives save babies like Moses
Bible Top Ten Heroines

Graphic (well, gross really) photographs of the Ten Plagues 
Bible Top Ten Plagues

The Stone Tablets of Moses - were they stelae?
Bible Archaeology: Stone Tablets

The story of Miriam, Moses' sister
Bible Women: Miriam

Paintings of Moses (and some scantily-clad women)
Bible Paintings: Moses

Miriam and the Princess save Moses
Baby Moses Saved

God: I AM WHO AM
The Burning Bush

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