exodus 3

Question	Answer	Note---10-02-2016
Why did Moses lead the flock to the backside of the desert which is at the  mountain? Was this his custom?	Must be to feed the sheep since it was not likely that green pastures would be in the desert.	Moses became a shepherd, gainfully employed by Jethro
Was this name assigned previously by the Midianites, or was this stating what Moses/scribe knew of the name of the place?	It might be that as in the naming of the places in genesis, that it is the intention of the author to familiarize the reader with which mountain it is. It is not likely that this mountain was called the mount of God before Moses actually went there. See verse 5	It is interesting that this is the first mention of the mount Horeb, and yet it is called the mountain of God.
The text is specific in that it says that the angel appeared unto him. Was there anybody else who could see this bush burning?	Since it does not seem that anyone else was there, it is hard to say that the burning bush would have been visible to anyone else except Moses.	3:2 The text says the Angel of the Lord appeared. This is definitely Christ since He is known as the angel of the covenant. Consequently, Christ was not beside himself when he said in the new testament, before Abraham was I am.
Why is Moses seemingly not startled that a bush is talking to him?	Moses did not seem to have the spirit of fear in him at all. It is likely that he reasoned within himself that this must be the voice of God that addressed him.	This is an extraordinary meeting. Moses approaches a bush that is not being consumed but burns, and hears a voice call out to him, and he simply replies, here am I.
Given that Moses did not have any experience with God prior, who did he think that he was addressing in the bush?	Suddenly Moses demonstrates reverence for God as He identifies Himself as the God of his fathers.	3:6
Why was Moses afraid to look upon God?	We know this was the time in which God had appeared face to face with the fathers of the faith, it could have been thus, that Moses was awestruck or maybe it was too bright for him to look.	3:6
What does it mean that the cry has come up unto Him?	Their cup of crying is full and running over. It is understood that the Israelites had been crying before, but it was just now that God decided to intervene. The time had come for intervention.	3:7-9
Is there a cup of crying that must be filled in order for God to act? Do we continually cry or can we just cry one time and He will hear us…or do we continually cry until our cry cup is full?	Regardless of what we are going through, God has a timetable and consequently acts at the appropriate time. There is no doubt that God hears and there should be no doubt that your cries linger before God. Consequently; we must conclude that it is up to the timetable of events that God acts.
		3:11 Moses doubts the word of God.
		3:14 Although popular opinion has it that God’s name is “I am” the thought does not seem complete unless verse 13 is drafted into the explanation. Note Moses declared that God was the God of the fathers of the children of Israel, and then went on to question what was the name of God. However it seems that God was just telling Moses that He is indeed the God of their fathers and as such this was his reference.
		3:15 Note that God says that his name is the Lord God of your fathers. It seems be a total misconception that God had said that his name is I AM.
		3:18 The elders also went up to pharaoh with Moses and Aaron.
		3:19 Moses is warned that pharaoh will not let the people go….because he is stiff-necked. He will not let the people go by anything that man can do.
		3:20 Consequently God has to deliver his people.
		3:22 Note that God has instructed Moses to tell the Israelites to take the jewelry of Egypt and put it on their sons and daughters.