Take a quick look at the places where Moses lived and fulfilled his ministry.
Key Points:
- In Exodus 1, we find the Israelites in Egypt. They came there during a famine, leaving Canaan to arrive there. Over 400 years later, they were in slavery in Egypt.
- Moses was raised in Pharaoh’s house but knew he was a Hebrew and took interest in his people. He killed a slave master and fled east, to the land of Midian.
- It is uncertain precisely which route the Israelites took during the Exodus (Exodus 13-15). They ended up in in the Sinai Peninsula.
- Forty years later, the Israelites entered Canaan.
Quote This:
Exodus 2:10 Later, when the boy was older, his mother brought him back to Pharaoh’s daughter, who adopted him as her own son. The princess named him Moses, for she explained, “I lifted him out of the water.”
Talk About It
- What is your initial reaction to this topic? What jumped out at you?
- What do you find most interesting about the places surrounding Moses’s life?
- How does knowing the geography of the Bible stories enrich your Bible study?
- As you see Egypt and Midian on the map, how does this help you understand Moses’s story better?
- Is there a step you need to take based on today’s topic?
