A Nowhere Man-Exodus 2b

• Why was Moses a man who was never at home anywhere (Exo 2:22)?
• Do you sometimes feel as though you don’t belong anywhere?
• Did Moses have a standard of justice (Exo 2:11-13, 17)?
• What are the four verbs that describe God’s consideration of the Israelites (Exo 2:24-25)?
• Do you have a sense and awareness of God’s presence and his love and care for you personally [and communally]?

A foreigner in a foreign land, a stranger in a strange land, a man who belongs nowhere. “Moses named him Gershom, saying, ‘I have become a foreigner in a foreign land’” (Exo 2:22b). Moses was never at home anywhere.

1. …not with his family and his own people though he was born a Hebrew.
2. …not as an Egyptian, though he grew up in an Egyptian palace.
3. …not with his Midianite family in the wilderness.
4. …not in the promised land, for he wasn’t allowed entrance.

From a guerrilla to a fugitive (2:11-24).

Reference:

1. James K. Bruckner. Exodus. New International Bible Commentary. 2008.
2. John Goldingay. Exodus & Leviticus for Everyone. 2010.
3. Robert Alter. The Hebrew Bible. A translation with commentary. The Five Books of Moses. 2019.
4. Dennis Prager. Exodus. God, Slavery, and Freedom. The Rational Bible. 2018.

Exodus sermons:

1. Slaves Need Liberation (1a). Women Power–resisting the authorities (1b-2a). (1:1-2:10).
2. A Nowhere Man (2b). A man with no home (2:11-24). From a guerrilla to a fugitive.
3. Meeting God on an Ordinary Work Day (3a) (3:1-10). God has a Name (3b) (3:11-22).