Walk Humbly

Week #2

“Now Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth.” (Exodus 12:3)

Read the following scriptures looking for the ways in which Moses experiences God’s greatness and power.

Childhood: Growing up on stories of how he was delivered from death

  • Exodus 1:15-17

  • Exodus 1:22-2:3

  • Exodus 2:4; 2:7-8

  • Exodus 2:5-6; 9-10

Wilderness: Encountering God in the wilderness

  • Exodus 3:1-4

  • Exodus 4:1-5

  • Exodus 4:6-7

Plagues: Witnessing God’s display of power against the Egyptians

  • Exodus 7

  • Exodus 8

  • Exodus 9

  • Exodus 10

  • Exodus 11

Exodus: Watching God guide, protect, and provide for His people

  • Exodus 13:21-22

  • Exodus 14:19-28

  • Exodus 16:11-15

  • Exodus 17:1-7

  • Exodus 17:8-13

  • Exodus 19:16-19

Discussion Questions

Opening Question:

What stood out most to you?

Core Question #1:

How do you think Moses’s personal circumstances helped to teach him humility?

Core Question #2:

How do you think Moses’s experience of God helped to teach him humility?

Core Question #3:

If Moses were to write a “Learning Humility For Dummies” guide, what do you think he would put in it?

Core Question #4:

Is there anything about Moses’s words or actions that rub against your understanding of what a humble person should be like?  What do you think about the fact that the book of Exodus was most likely written by Moses himself?  Moses writes about himself:

“Now Moses was a very humble man, more humble

than anyone else on the face of the earth.” (Exodus 12:3)

Concluding Question:

Has your understanding of humility changed based on today’s discussion? If so, in what way?