Exodus Chapter 4: Resisting the Will of God (Part 1)

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This episode explores Moses' resistance to God's calling and the signs given to him in Exodus 4.

Send us Fan Mail Moses has encountered God at the burning bush, but receiving a calling is not the same as accepting it. In Exodus 4, Moses begins offering excuse after excuse for why he is the wrong person for the task, revealing fears and insecurities that feel surprisingly familiar to modern readers. In Part 1 of this study, we examine the signs God gives Moses, including the staff that becomes a serpent, the leprous hand, and the water that turns to blood. Rather than treating these as ra...

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Host: Logic of God

Topics covered

• calling
• faith
• insecurity
• signs from God
• Moses
• Exodus

Keywords

• Moses
• Exodus 4
• calling
• signs
• faith
• insecurity

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