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Exodus 2: Group Study Handout
How to use: read Exodus 2 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.
Overview
A man from Levi married a Levite woman, and they had a son. She hid him for three months. When she could no longer conceal him, she placed him in a papyrus basket and set it among the reeds by the river (vv.
Key verse
“The woman conceived, and bore a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him three months.”
Exodus 2:2 (WEB)
Outline
- Exodus 2:1–2 Moses' Birth and Early Care
- Exodus 2:3–4 Moses in the Basket
- Exodus 2:5–10 Pharaoh's Daughter Finds Moses
- Exodus 2:11–15 Moses' First Act of Justice
- Exodus 2:16–22 Moses in Midian
- Exodus 2:23–25 God Hears Israel's Cry
Discussion questions
- In v6, why does Pharaoh's daughter have 'compassion' on the child?
- In vv. 9-10, what does Pharaoh's daughter tell Moses' mother about his upbringing?
- Moses' flight to Midian in v15: what does this suggest about his relationship with Pharaoh?
- The phrase 'God remembered his covenant' in v24: what does this imply about God's promises?
- When have you acted in a way that you later regretted, like Moses in v12?
Go deeper
Passages that echo Exodus 2: Acts 7, Hebrews 11, Exodus 3.
Before next time: read Exodus 3.