Exodus 6: Group Study Handout

How to use: read Exodus 6 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.

Overview

Yahweh assures Moses that he will see what He will do to Pharaoh, who will let the people go (v. 1). God identifies Himself as Yahweh, explaining to Moses that He appeared to the patriarchs as God Almighty but was not known to them by the name Yahweh (vv.

Key verse

“Therefore tell the children of Israel, ‘I am Yahweh, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm, and with great judgments:”
Exodus 6:6 (WEB)

Outline

Exodus 6:1 God's Assurance to Moses
Exodus 6:2–8 Covenant and Deliverance Promised
Exodus 6:9–12 Israel's Reluctance to Listen
Exodus 6:13–30 God's Command and Moses' Doubt

Discussion questions

In v6, what does God promise to do for the children of Israel?
What does God identify Himself as in v2?
Moses' struggle in v12: why does he doubt Pharaoh will listen to him?
The mention of 'uncircumcised lips' in v30: what does this phrase suggest about Moses' insecurity?
When have you felt a sense of inadequacy like Moses in v30?

Go deeper

Passages that echo Exodus 6: 1 Chronicles 6, Exodus 3, Exodus 12.

Before next time: read Exodus 7.