青少年教程 (出埃及记1*第3课) | 燃烧的荆棘

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这是一套在美国很受欢迎的教材，按年龄共分三部分：0-6岁学龄前儿童教程，6-12岁学龄儿童教程，和12岁以上青少年教程。我们将陆续翻译成中文，分享给大家。
这套教材里的每一篇，无论是教程还是各种活动，都独立成篇，没有先后顺序，大家可以按需要和负担选择使用。
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课程目的

• 告诉学生神在记念祂子民上的性情。

• 挑战学生过一个能带来影响的生活，因为他们知道神的大能推动着他们。

• 装备学生能辨识并开始活出神呼召他们去做的事情。

主题

分辨力、发怨言、引导、知识、带领、聆听、摩西、讨神喜悦、供应、才干

背诵经文

约翰福音 15:5

开始祷告(5-10分钟)

团队建造(10分钟)

旅行游戏（一个有挑战性的圣经记忆游戏）

先选择一位名字以 A 开头的圣经人物（比如亚当），然后说：“我正要和亚当一起去旅行。”下一个人必须选择一个以 B 开头的圣经人物，并说：“我正要和亚当、便雅悯一起去旅行。”以此类推，按字母顺序继续往下，每人依次加上一个圣经人物的名字，直到有人能完整地记住所有去这次想象旅行的人。

鞋子接力（活动）

把小组分成两队，告诉每队把鞋子放在房间远端靠墙的地方。然后每位学生在另一端墙边排好队。等大家排好队后，每队的第一个人跑到墙边，拿起自己的鞋子再跑回去。接着下一个人继续。两队比赛，看谁能更快把鞋子拿回并穿上。

课程导入(5分钟)

一般讨论：

• 对你来说，最难记住的是什么？（名字、日期、日程、记忆等）

• 你觉得自己记住历史容易吗？（允许讨论。）

  
  

在“旅行”这个活动中，我们学到，不仅要小心思考而且要有好的记忆力，才能记住圣经中的名字，还要能根据正确的字母顺序去辨认。如果我们根本不知道这些名字或圣经故事，那么完成这个游戏就会很难。同样，如果我们不认识神，也很难明白祂在我们生命中的呼召。

一般讨论：

• 你们中有多少人看过篝火、燃烧的落叶堆，甚至燃烧的建筑？通常会发生什么？（火会吞噬或毁坏一切。）

• 你是否听过有人说神呼召他/她去做某件事？或者你自己是否经历过类似的事情？请描述给大家听。（允许学生分享。）

  
  

今天我们要继续学习出埃及记，更深入认识摩西。在今天的学习里，我们将看到摩西正在经历一个普通的日常场景，但神的呼召却永远改变了他的生命。

在今天的讨论中，请留意你怎么看待神，以及祂如何呼召我们去为祂的国度做工。

深入学习(30分钟)

读 出埃及记 3:1–11

讨论问题：

1. 神吩咐摩西做什么？（不要再靠近，并要脱下鞋子。）

2. 看第6节。神的历史性说明，有什么重要意义？（神表明祂是谁，并帮助摩西记得他的历史和祖先。）

3. 摩西对神在燃烧荆棘中对他说话的反应是什么？（“摩西蒙上脸，因为怕看神。”）

看到荆棘在燃烧却没有被烧毁，本来就是非常奇怪的事。摩西的反应和我们差不多。若是神在这个荆棘里对你说话，那更是震撼。

当神叫摩西脱下鞋子，不要再靠近时，是要帮助摩西意识到他正在面对圣洁。脱鞋在当时的文化中是表示敬畏的举动。神很快就向摩西表明祂是谁，并用历史帮助摩西明白这次对话的重要性。

更深入地看这段经文，我们看到摩西在神的同在中觉得自己不够资格，然而他却要成为以色列的拯救者。

读 出埃及记 3:7–12

讨论问题：

1. 按照第7节，为什么神现在显现？（耶和华看见祂子民在埃及所受的苦难，准备要将他们拯救出来。）

2. 神使用谁来帮助祂的子民出埃及？（摩西。）

3. 当摩西听见自己要去见法老时，他的反应是什么？（他觉得自己不配、不足以完成神的命令。）

4. 神怎样回答摩西的问题？（祂说祂会与摩西同在，并用一个记号来证明。）

   
   

知道神会与自己同在，本该让摩西大大安心。然而摩西的反应就像我们许多人今天对神呼召时的反应一样。第12节应当鼓励我们，就像当时鼓励摩西一样。

神不仅记念祂的子民，看见他们所受的压迫，祂还亲自下来帮助他们。神拣选了一个普通的牧羊人来成就祂的计划。神没有质疑祂所拣选的人，祂确实向摩西保证：祂必与他同在。

读 出埃及记 3:13–22

讨论问题：

1. 摩西在回应神的命令时下一个问题是什么？（他问，当百姓问是谁差遣他时，他该如何说明神是谁。）

2. 神怎样回答摩西？（我是那我是。你要对以色列人说：“那我是打发我到你们这里来。”）

3. 神随后提到祂的历史身份。这对摩西所要面对的百姓意味着什么？（提醒他们，他们的历史，以及他们所听闻的那位神。）

   
   

神使用“我是”这句话来表明祂就是耶和华，“我是”，好让摩西明白，他过去听说的那位神，正是如今透过燃烧荆棘向他说话的这一位。摩西早已知道神的存在，但他需要认识到，自己确实正在与神对话——此刻就在这燃烧的荆棘中。摩西正在与耶和华说话。（耶和华是希伯来文 Yahweh 的翻译。）

摩西想要确保自己拥有一切必要的信息，好去面对法老。因为他知道这段历史，他就能认出“我是”是谁，并理解这启示对他自己和他人生命的重大影响。在这一部分中，神预备摩西去面对将要到来的挑战。摩西在埃及人面前会遭遇艰难，但神提醒摩西，祂与他同在：“我是那我是”与摩西同在，当他带领以色列人出埃及时。

摩西正站在一个关键转折点上——他将要把以色列百姓带向人生的重大改变，去完成神的命令。他对自己没有把握，但他知道耶和华，“我是”，会在这旅程中与他同在。

读 出埃及记4:1-17

讨论问题：

1. 摩西向神提出的第一个借口是什么？（他们必不信我，也不听我的话，必说：“耶和华没有向你显现。”）

2. 摩西如何形容自己的口才？（他说自己不善言辞，拙口笨舌。）

3. 当摩西求神差遣别人时，神如何回应？（神发怒，但同意让亚伦——摩西的哥哥——与他同去。）

摩西在第4章一开始就试图推脱，不愿去见埃及人。他不想承担这任务。透过一连串的抱怨和对神的回应，最后他使神答应让亚伦一同前去，但这并不表示神没有因摩西的怀疑而发怒。

和摩西一样，我们也常常怀疑自己是否有能力去完成神的呼召。但我们该记住，神在摩西将要面对埃及人时，为他预备了计划。摩西有确据表明自己是耶和华差来的——神赐给了他这些凭据。当我们回顾与神同行的旅程时，有多少次我们忽略了耶和华其实正与我们同在，早已在预备我们去面对每一个祂所安排的场合？

应用(15分钟)

这段经文不只是记载一个牧羊人偶然遇见一棵会说话的燃烧荆棘。它揭示了神的性情，向我们显明祂在我们生命中是积极作为的。你是否注意到，有什么事可能是神正在呼召你去做的？神也许不是呼召你去见法老，或去帮助整个民族，但祂确实在呼召你。花几分钟思想一下神在呼召你做什么。写下来可能会有帮助，好让你将来能记得。

（给学生一些时间去思想和祷告，鼓励他们把自己的想法写下来，以便日后参考。）

一般讨论：

• 有没有什么特别触动你，让你觉得神可能在呼召你去做的？（例如：与朋友或家人谈论耶稣；放弃某些事作为牺牲；回应某种呼召/职业等等。）

• 怀疑或不安会不会像当年困扰摩西一样，也拦阻你？（很可能会。我们往往害怕失败，或觉得自己不够好。）

• 即使你觉得自己不足，你该如何预备好自己，愿意去到神呼召你的地方？（回顾你的人生经历——那些都不是偶然的。神早已在预备你！研读祂的话语，询问导师们在你身上看到的可能呼召等等。）

  
  

就像摩西一样，神呼召我们去服事身边的人。有时我们很难理解，为何神会拣选我们来做这样的任务；我们不会说正确的话，担心别人不信，也许觉得应该由别人去。但要记得，神——耶和华，“我是”——呼召我们去寻找祂的子民。这不是我们单独去完成的，而是与祂同工！

神没有忘记埃及的百姓。祂拣选摩西带领以色列人出埃及。同样，祂也不会忘记祂为你所预备的计划。

读 约翰福音15:5

讨论问题：

1. 在这节经文里，耶稣是什么？（葡萄树。）

2. 我们是什么？（枝子。）

3. 枝子依靠什么存活？（葡萄树。）

4. 枝子如何结果子？（与葡萄树保持连接。）

5. 如果你还没明白，耶稣在经文最后说得很清楚：离了祂，我们能做什么？（什么都不能做。）

神说，离了祂我们就什么也不能做。摩西可能起初迟疑、拙口笨舌，但因为有神，他还是带领以色列人出埃及。神呼召我们进入祂的国度，并渴望每天都使用我们，成为祂国度工作的参与者。当然，我们会有难以信靠祂计划的时候，但随着我们更敏锐地体会祂的同在，认识到祂赋能的能力，我们的怀疑与不安就会逐渐消失。

结束祷告(2分钟)

谈论神在我们生命中的同在与呼召是极为重要的。让我们花一点时间安静下来，为神在我们生命中的同在，以及祂可能的呼召来祷告。安静片刻后，我会作结束祷告。

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Exodus: Before the Sea is Parted

Lesson 3: The Burning Bush

LESSON OBJECTIVES

Goals

1. To inform students of God’s character in remembering His people

2. To challenge students to pursue a life that makes a difference knowing that God’s Power compels them

3. To equip students with the ability to recognize and begin living what God is calling them to do

Topics

Discernment, Grumbling, Guidance, Knowledge, Leadership, Listening, Moses, Pleasing God, Provision, Talents

Scripture Memorization

John 15:5

OPENING PRAYER (5 to 10 minutes)

GROUP BUILDING (10 minutes)

Going on a Trip (A challenging Bible-related memory game)

Begin by choosing a Biblical figure whose name begins with A (such as Adam) and saying, "I am going on a trip with Adam." The next person must choose another Biblical name starting with B and say, "I am going on a trip with Adam and Benjamin." Keep moving down the alphabet and adding Biblical names in order until someone remembers the entire list of people going on the imaginary trip.

Shoe Relay (Activity)

Divide the group in half and tell each team to place their shoes against a wall on the far side of the room. Then, each student should line up at the opposite wall. Once everyone is lined up one person from each team runs to the wall, grabs his/her shoes and runs back. The next person follows as the two teams race to grab and put on their shoes before their opponents.

GETTING STARTED (5 minutes)

General Discussion:

• What is the most difficult thing for you to remember? (Names, dates, schedules, memories, etc.)

• How easy is it for you to remember history? (Allow for discussion.)

In the “Going on a Trip” activity we learned that it took careful thought and and a good memory not only to remember names from the Bible, but also to figure out which names when with the correct letter sequence. If we did not know any of these names or stories from the Bible, it would have been hard to complete the game. Likewise, it will be hard for us to understand God's calling in our lives, if we do not know Him.

General Discussion:

• How many of you have been to a bonfire, saw a burning pile of leaves, or maybe a burning building? What usually happens? (The fire consumes or destroys everything.)

• Have you ever heard someone say that God called him or her to do something or perhaps you have had this happen to you? Describe that experience for us. (Allow students to share.)

Today we are going to continue looking at the book of Exodus to learn more about Moses. In today's study, we find Moses in a typical day-to-day scenario when God's calling changes his life forever.

As we talk today, keep in mind how you view God and the ways in which He calls us to carry out work for His Kingdom.

DIGGING IN (30 minutes)

Read Exodus 3:1-11

Discussion Questions:

1. What did God instruct Moses to do? (Not to come any closer and to remove his shoes.)

2. Look at verse 6. What is significant about God’s historical explanation? (God reveals who He is and helps Moses to remember the history and people from which he came.)  

3. How does Moses react to God talking to him through the burning bush? ("He hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.")

It would be extremely strange to find a bush burning but not being consumed. Moses’ reaction is similar to what ours would be. To find God talking to you through this bush would be another shocker.

When God tells Moses to remove his shoes and not come any closer, He is helping Moses realize the holiness he is encountering. Removing your shoes was a sign of reverence that was common to this culture. God is quick to identify Himself to Moses and uses history to help Moses realize the full impact of this conversation.

As we look deeper into the passage, we see that Moses does not feel adequate in God’s presence, yet he is to be a redeemer of Israel.

Read Exodus 3:7-12 

Discussion Questions:

1. According to verse 7, why does God appear now? (The Lord saw His people facing hardships in Egypt and was ready to deliver them from the land of Egypt.)  

2. Who does God use to help bring His people out of Egypt? (Moses.)

3. What is Moses’ reaction to being told that he is to go to Pharaoh? (He felt unworthy and inadequate to do God's command.)

4. How does God respond to Moses’ question? (He says that He would be with him and would use it as a sign to Moses.)

Knowing that God would be with him should have been a huge relief to Moses. However, Moses has a reaction that many of us have today when we question what God has called us to do. Verse 12 should encourage us, just as it encouraged Moses.

God not only remembered His people and saw their oppression, He also came down to help them. God brought the Israelites out of turmoil by using a normal, everyday sheepherder to carry out His plan. God didn’t question whom He chose, but he does assure Moses that He will be with Moses during this journey.

Read Exodus 3:13-22

Discussion Questions:

1. What is the next question Moses asks in response to God’s command? (He asks how he can explain who God is when the people ask who sent him.)

2. What is God’s response to Moses? (I AM WHO I AM. Say this to the people of Israel, “I am has sent me to you.”)

3. God follows this by bringing up the history of who He is. What would this mean to the people with whom Moses speaks? (It would remind them of their history and the God in which they have heard about.)

God uses the words “I am” to signify that He is Yahweh, the I am, so Moses understands that the God he has heard about is the very one who is talking to him now. Moses already knows about God, but he needs to realize that he is indeed speaking with God right now in the form of a burning bush. Moses is speaking with Yahweh.  (Yahweh is the Hebrew translation.)

Moses wants to make sure he has all of the necessary information to present to Pharaoh. Because he knows the history, he is able to recognize who “I am” is and the impact of this revelation on his life and the lives of others. God prepares Moses for his upcoming challenges for the rest of this section. Moses will have hardships to endure when he encounters the people of Egypt. Nevertheless, God has reminded Moses that He is with him: “I am who I am,” is with Moses as he delivers the Israelites out of Egypt.

Moses is on the brink of a life-changing impact for the people of Israel as he carries out God’s command. He was unsure of himself, but he knew that Yahweh, I AM, was going to be with him in this journey.   

Read Exodus 4:1-17

Discussion Questions:

1. What is the first excuse that Moses gives to God? ("They will not believe me or listen to my voice, for they will say you did not appear to me.)

2. How does Moses describe his speech? (Not eloquent, slow of speech and of tongue.)

3. How does God respond when Moses asks God to send someone else? (He was angered, but agrees to send Aaron, Moses’ brother, to go with him.)

Moses uses the first part of chapter 4 to get out of going to the people of Egypt; he does not want to do this. Through his series of complaints and responses from God, Moses is finally allowed to have someone go with him, Aaron, but it doesn’t mean that God hasn’t been angered by Moses’ doubt.

Just like Moses, there are many times when we doubt our abilities to do something that God has called us to do. We should remember that God provides Moses with a plan when he was about to face the people of Egypt. Moses has evidence that Yahweh sent him—God gave him that. When we think of our faith journey with God, how many times have we failed to see that Yahweh is with us, preparing us for each encounter as we carry out His Will?

 

MAKING IT REAL (15 minutes)

This passage is more than just a man who was tending sheep and happened upon a talking burning bush. The passage reveals God’s character to us and demonstrates that He is active in our lives. Does anything stand out to you that God might be calling you to do? God may not be calling you to go to a Pharaoh or to help an entire people group, but He is calling you. Take a few minutes to consider what God is calling you to do. It may be helpful to write your thoughts down in the space provided in the workbook.

(Give students some time to think and pray about it, encourage them to write their thoughts down so they can remember it for future reference.)

General Discussion:

• Is there anything that stood out that God might be calling you to do? (Speak to a friend or family member about Jesus; give up something as a sacrifice, a calling/career, etc.)

• Do doubts or insecurity hinder you as they did Moses? (More than likely, we fear failure or feel that we are not good enough, etc.)

• How can you prepare yourself to be willing to go where God calls you to go, even if you do not feel adequate? (Examine your life experiences. Those weren’t an accident. God has already been preparing you! Study His Word, ask mentors what they see in you as a possible calling, etc.)

Just like Moses, God calls us to serve the people around us. Sometimes it is hard for us to realize why God would choose us to do such a task; we cannot say the right things, we do not feel like people will believe us, maybe someone else should go in our place. Remember that God, Yahweh, the I AM calls us to reach His people, not alone, but with His help!

God did not forget the people of Egypt. He chose Moses to deliver the Israelites out of Egypt and likewise, He will not forget the plans He has for you.

Read John 15:5

Discussion Questions:

1. What is Jesus in this verse? (A vine.)

2. What are we? (The branches.)

3. What do the branches depend on for survival? (The vine.)

4. How do the branches bear fruit? (By staying connected to the vine.)

5. In case you missed it, Jesus says it plainly at the end of the verse: apart from Him, what can we do? (Nothing.)

God says that apart from Him we can do nothing. Moses may have been slow to believe and an inarticulate speaker, but because he had God, he helped to deliver the people of Israel from Egypt. God calls us into His kingdom and desires to use us each day to be a part of this Kingdom's work. Obviously, we have times where it is difficult to trust in His plan, but as we become more aware of His presence and His ability to empower us, our self-doubts and insecurities will fade away.

CLOSING PRAYER (2 minutes)

Talking about God’s presence and calling for our lives is momentous. Let’s spend some time in silence, praying about God’s presence in our lives and how He might be calling us. After a few moments of your own silent prayer, I will close in prayer.

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