Exodus 1-3

In this first Wednesday night study of Exodus, Pastor Jason Duff traces the historical backdrop of Egypt's pharaonic dynasties — showing how Joseph's legacy explains a shift in Egyptian land ownership historians have long puzzled over — before walking through Moses' birth, his 40-year preparation in the wilderness, and his encounter with the burning bush. The heart of the message is Moses' first two questions: "Who am I?" answered with "it doesn't matter, I will be with you," and "Who are You?" answered with the revelation of YHVH — the great "I Am" whose name means He is whatever His people need, expanded through seven compound names in the Old Testament and fulfilled completely in Jesus. The study closes with the reminder that God trains His deliverers at the enemy's expense, and meets us in our impossibility not by asking who we are, but simply by saying "I Am."