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Act 7:27 But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler
and a judge over us?

The children of Israel did not understand that Moses was their deliverer. This was eye-opening
for Moses. Moses needed preparation. He was called, but not separated (Romans 1:1). He
needed to understand his calling could not be revealed by force. Fists and human strength only

confused the issue (Titus 1:7). Let God reveal you in His time: “Not by might, nor by power, but
by my Spirit . . . “ (Zechariah 4:6).

Act 7:28 Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?

The people had witnessed the outward act of Moses but did not know his heart or the call of
God on his life.

MOSES FLEES EGYPT

Act 7:29 Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he
begat two sons.

Moses saw his mistake and fled to the desert. He was in fear for his life. Moses needed to go
to a place where he would learn to depend on God’s Spirit alone. In the desert, Moses could
not depend on his own strength. Fists do not solve problems with sheep. God was preparing
Moses for two wilderness experiences. The first would be with sheep, the next with people
(human sheep).

THE BURNING BUSH

Act 7:30 And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount
Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.

The time for Moses has arrived, but now he will not stand in his own strength; he was standing
in the power of God.

Act 7:31 When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the

voice of the Lord came unto him,

Moses saw a bush birding, but it was not being consumed. This is a type of the anointing God
would saturate Moses with, but Moses would not be consumed. God places His anointing on
people, but their personality and personal strengths and weaknesses remain the same.

Act 7:32 Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and
the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.