Exodus 3 - Job 20 - Luke 6 - 1 Corinthians 7

Exodus 3
- Moses had been living with his father-in-law, Jethro when he saw an angel of God in the burning bush.
- God spoke from the burning bush and told Moses to remove his sandals.
- Was it God or an angel speaking to Moses from the burning bush?
- Moses hid his face from God because he was afraid.
- God said He had seen the affliction of His people in Egypt. God told Moses that he would go to Pharaoh and speak on the people's behalf.
- Moses asked who he was to do such a thing.
- God simply replied that He would go down with Moses.
- God told Moses that he would serve his people from this mountain. This was a sign for Moses.
- Moses asked who he should tell the people sent Moses. God said I AM WHO I AM, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
- God told Moses to go round up the elders and go to Pharaoh to request a 3 day journey to sacrifice to the Lord.
- God says that He knows Pharaoh won't let them go at first until God performs wonders in Egypt.
- God also told Moses that when the Israelites leave Egypt, the Egyptians will give them good for their journey.

Job 20
- Zopphar speaks again to Job saying that the exulting of the wicked is short, and ruin will come upon him.
- The wicked will get no enjoyment and his prosperity will not endure.
- His possessions will be dragged off in the day of God's wrath.

Luke 6
- The Pharisees asked Jesus why His disciples picked grain on the Sabbath and Jesus referred to a time when King David had done this and stated that He was Lord of the Sabbath.
- The Pharisees wanted to accuse Him for healing on the Sabbath, but Jesus asked them if it was unlawful to do good on the Sabbath and healed the man to show His power. The Pharisees were angry and began to discuss what should be done to Him.
- Jesus stated the beatitudes in front of a large crowd basically giving future hope to those suffering now.
- Jesus said that the people should jump for joy when persecuted for they will receive a reward in heaven.
- Jesus follows the beatitudes with a list of woes against those who have much now, for they will lack later.
- Jesus says woe to those who are spoken well of, because the same thing happened with false prophets in the OT.
- Jesus calls the people to love their enemies because even Pagans love their friends.
- Do good and expect nothing in return and your reward will be great in heaven.
- Jesus says the people should be merciful as God is merciful...they should emulate God's characteristics in their lives.
- How we relate to others, by that same measure God will judge us.
- If a blind man leads another blind man, they will both stumble.
- We are called to look at the log in our own eye before looking at the speck in the eyes of another, basically judge ourselves and not others.
- We are judged by our fruit just like a tree.
- Out of the abundance of our heart our mouth speaks.
- Jesus asks why people call Him Lord but don't listen to Him.
- Jesus tells them a parable a man who builds a house with a firm foundation verses the man who build a house with no foundation. When the water rose the first man's house stood while the second house was greatly ruined. (Similar to the parable of the man who build upon the rock verses the man who build his house upon the sand)
- Is this the same parable?

1 Corinthians 7
- Paul seems to be promoting celibacy here, but he recommends getting married to avoid sexual temptation.
- In marriage your body belongs to your spouse, so only limit sex for a time of prayer, so that Satan won't lead you into sin.
- Paul says singleness is a gift which he wishes everyone had.
- Paul says to get remarried if you lack self control.
- Paul tells husbands and wives not to get divorced, but to be reconciled (Paul specifies this command is from the Lord not Paul)
- The next command is from Paul, not from the Lord - if a man or woman is married to an unbeliever, they should stayed married to them because the holy makes the spouse holy and the children holy too.
- What does Paul mean about making the unbelieving spouse and the children holy?
- If the unbelieving spouse wants to leave let them leave because the holy spouse can't save the unbelieving spouse.
- Circumcision doesn't mean anything, keeping God's commandments does.
- Paul tells them to stay as they were when they were called.
- Paul reminds them that they are slaves to Christ not to man.
- Paul again says it's best to be single, but getting married is not sinning.
- Paul says that married couples will have worldly troubles that singles won't.
- What does Paul mean when he says the married should live as if they didn't have a wife? (This section is confusing)
- Single men are anxious for things of the Lord but married men are anxious about how to please their wife. His interests are divided.
- Paul is spurring them onto undivided devotion to the Lord.
- Why would Paul tell the unmarried to not marry their betrothed?
- A wife is free to remarry as long as she remarries a Christian, but still staying single is better in Paul's eyes.
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