Exodus 2 Bible Study Questions

Birth & Adoption (Exodus 2:1-10)

How was Moses described at the time of his birth in verse 2? How do Acts 7:20 and Hebrews 11:23 re-emphasize this?
What did the mother of Moses do to circumvent Pharaoh’s command?
What did the sister of Moses observe happen when she followed that baby at a distance?
Why did the daughter of Pharaoh notice about the baby and why did she choose to save Moses?
What do we learn about God’s providence and the way He works in situations that appear or feel hopeless from the story of Moses’ adoption?
What is the meaning of the name given to Moses?
Read Acts 7:22. What were the beneficial outcomes of being adopted by Pharaoh’s daughter?

Moses flees to Midian (Exodus 2:11-25)

Read Acts 7:23. How old was Moses when he went to visit his people?
What happened when Moses saw one of his people being mistreated by an Egyptian?
According to Acts 7:25, why might Moses had felt surprised by the response of the Hebrew man when Moses confronted him about his fighting with another Hebrew?
How did Pharaoh react to what he heard about Moses and what did this cause Moses to do?
What happened at the well in Midian and how did this impact the trajectory of Moses’s life?
According to Acts 7:30, how long did Moses stay with his wife’s family in Midian?
What was happening back in Egypt while Moses was living in Midian?
What do we learn about God by the way He responded to the cries of Israel?

Application:

What challenge and encouragement can I draw from by examining the actions of faith as demonstrated by Moses’s birth mother?
What is a way that God has restored something I thought was lost to me in ways that I did not anticipate?
Who needs my compassion like Moses needed the compassion of Pharaoh’s daughter, and the people of Israel needed God’s compassion?
What are some ways God has used my past mistakes to sovereignly bring about good in my life and the lives of those around me?