Read Exodus 3:1–12 in your chosen translation. Everything below is original teaching commentary by Living Letters, not a Bible quotation. Suggested ages and timings can be adapted.
THE LEARNING GOAL
Explain the task given to Moses and identify God’s response to his uncertainty.
Open the conversation
Ask what might make someone stop and look closely during an ordinary day. Introduce Moses’ ordinary work before the unusual sight.
Read and notice
Moses is tending a flock when he notices a bush that burns without being consumed. The unusual sight draws his attention, but the lesson should move beyond the spectacle to the conversation that follows. God calls Moses by name and identifies the place as holy.
The passage connects the call with the suffering of the Israelites in Egypt. God describes seeing their affliction and hearing their cry, then sends Moses to Pharaoh. Ask learners to notice how the assignment grows out of concern for people who are oppressed.
Moses responds by questioning his own suitability. God’s answer centers on divine presence rather than on a list of Moses’ accomplishments. Learners can discuss asking for support with difficult responsibilities without treating every nervous feeling as the same experience Moses had.
Explore together
Create three headings: Moses notices, God says, Moses asks. Place events from the passage under them, then identify the assurance in verse 12.
Questions worth asking
Invite learners to answer from the passage first. Open a suggested answer when you are ready to discuss it.
1. What was Moses doing before he saw the bush?
Suggested answer
He was tending the flock of his father-in-law Jethro (verse 1).
2. Where is Moses being sent?
Suggested answer
To Pharaoh, to bring the Israelites out of Egypt (verse 10).
3. What assurance answers Moses’ concern?
Suggested answer
God promises to be with him (verse 12).
Inside the activity pack
- Word search
- Find six key words, then point to where they connect with the reading.
- Matching
- Connect four names, objects, or ideas with clues and references.
- Flashcards
- Review the same four connections aloud or with a partner.
- Missing words
- Complete a short review of the teaching notes. This exercise uses commentary, not a Scripture quotation.
Use one activity or all four. For younger learners, read instructions aloud and work together. For older groups, ask for evidence from the passage before showing answers.
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