The Call of Moses – JSS1 Christian Religious Studies Lesson Note (Second Term)

TOPIC:  THE CALL OF MOSES (Exo 3)

When the Pharaoh who knew not the children of Israel emerged in Egypt, he made the children of Israel carry bricks and gave them hard labour. But God saw their plight and decided to send Moses to their rescue.

After Moses escaped from Egypt he went to Median where he later married the daughter of the priest of the Median called Jethro, who became his father-in-law. Moses assisted him in taking care of his flocks, and on one of the days he was taking care of the flocks, one of them escaped to a high mountain. Moses in a bid to rescue it ran after it until he came across a burning bush, the sight of the burning bush caught his attention because he saw the bush burning but the leaves were not consumed, he decided to go closer to see, but as he drew closer, an angel of God appeared to him in the burning bush and then he heard the voice of God calling his name saying “Moses, Moses” and Moses answered and said “here am I” and God said do not come near,   put off your shoes from off your feet, for the ground on which you are standing is holy ground.

Moses heard God’s voice and he answered, God spoke to him and told him how he was to deliver the children of Israel from Egypt, even though Moses gave the excuse of being a stammerer, God insisted that he was the one chosen for the assignment and promised to be with him.

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MOSES RESPONSE TO GOD’S CALL

1.     God can decide to use anyone for his service regardless of their weaknesses
2.     God does not need a perfect man to carry out service for him, He goes for the imperfect to get them perfected in the course of rendering service to him.
3.     The deliverance of the Israelites was to fulfill God’s promise to Abraham.
4.     The attention God gave to the affliction of the Israelites shows that God is not insensitive to our pains and suffering.

Assignment:

1. Narrate the story of the call of Moses.