Divine Movement in Deadly Misery | Resources
Intro
Exodus 2 shows that before God delivers His people, He patiently prepares both the moment and the servant.
Moses is preserved in danger, shaped by failure, and refined through years of obscurity. God’s saving work unfolds quietly, often through long seasons that feel unproductive or unseen. This chapter reminds us that waiting is not wasted time in God’s economy.
Hidden preparation is often essential to visible deliverance.
Quote
“Before God delivers His people, He prepares the deliverer, and that preparation often takes place in obscurity, suffering, and waiting.” Sinclair Ferguson
Discussion/Reflection Questions
1. God is not named often in Exodus 2, yet His activity is everywhere. Where do you see God quietly preserving, protecting, or positioning people in this chapter?
2. Moses is saved long before he is called. What does this teach us about God’s timing in forming His servants and preparing deliverance?
3. Moses attempts to bring justice by his own strength and fails (Exod. 2:11–15). How can good intentions become harmful when we act ahead of God’s timing?
4. Moses moves from privilege to obscurity. Why do you think God often uses seasons of hiddenness and waiting before public usefulness?
5. Where might God be at work in your life right now in ways that feel small, slow, or unseen, but may be preparing something far greater?
Supplemental Reading
Day 1: Hebrews 11:23–27
Day 2: Acts 7:20–34
Day 3: Psalm 103:6–7
Day 4: Galatians 1:15–18
Day 5: Lamentations 3:31–33
Prepare for Sunday: Exodus 3:1–10
Gospel Connection
Exodus 2 points us to the way God brings salvation through suffering and hidden preparation.
Moses is preserved from death, rejected by his own people, forced into exile, and shaped through years of waiting before he becomes a deliverer. In an even greater way, Jesus followed this pattern. Born under the threat of death, misunderstood and rejected, Jesus lived in humility and obscurity before accomplishing redemption through suffering on the cross. When God seemed most silent, He was most active, securing salvation for His people.
The God who moved quietly in Moses’ story was powerfully at work in Christ, and He is still moving today, even in the shadows of our deepest misery.
Response
Pray: Ask God to give you trust in His work during seasons of waiting or obscurity. Pray for patience to believe that He is forming you even when progress feels slow.
Do: Reflect on a current season of waiting. Ask how God might be shaping your character or dependence through it, and respond with intentional faithfulness.