出埃及記第一課：摩西誕生：出埃及記第一章至第二章
摩西是聖經里的重要人物之一。也許以下的問題會讓您認識他更深。
一。出埃及記的時間：傳統解經家把摩西帶領以色列人從埃及拯救出來定於公元前1446年，所以摩西誕生差不多公元前1526年。“新派”神學家把摩西離開埃及定於公元前1290年，所以把摩西出生日定於公元前1370年前後。請注意：在這一套《聖經》教材里，我們採用傳統日期（1446年和1526年）。
二。列下及背誦雅各（以色列）十二個兒子的名字（出埃及記1:1-5）。
三。出埃及記1:8：新的王就是新的朝代的意思，所以難怪他“不認識約瑟”（1:8）。他不知道約瑟對埃及的貢獻，所以埃及人“派監工轄制以色列人”（1:11）。“法老”一詞不是王的名字，乃是他的職位。以色列人越來越___，所以埃及人更加的___他們（1:11-14）。
四．法老下了什麼不公平的新命令？法老重女輕男的理由何在？
五．接生婆怎麼樣迴避法老的命令？你認為他們為什麼要違背王的命令？1）他們___ ___ 神；2）他們也是___ __ ___ ___； 3）他們知道人的生命是____ ____ 的。今天基督徒要聽從“王”的命令；是否有例外呢？新約《聖經》對此的原則是什麼？（請參看路加福音20:25，羅馬書13章以及使徒行傳5:29。）
六．出埃及記1:16：和合本：“你們為希伯來婦人收生，看她們臨盆的時候…” 新譯本：“你們給希伯來婦人接生的時候，要看着她們臨盆…” 普通話本： “你們看希伯來婦女接生時…” 希伯來原文意思是：將要生孩子的希伯來婦女坐在兩塊石頭上時…（資料來自NIV Study Bible。）作者所描畫的是什麼？神怎麼樣報答那些接生婆？
七．埃及王又頒布了什麼命令？
八．出埃及記2:1-10：請述說摩西如何免除被淹死在 尼羅河。摩西的姐姐怎麼會在河邊？法老的女兒洗澡之地， 摩西的姐姐怎麼會剛剛好在那個地方？當法老女兒發現嬰兒是個希伯來人，摩西的姐姐怎麼會那樣快出現問法老女兒要不要她去找希伯來人做奶媽？
九．你認為，法老女兒知不知道奶媽是嬰孩的母親？你認為，奶媽（也就是摩西的母親）帶孩子多久，才把他抱進宮裡 ？（注意：和合本：10 孩子漸長，婦人把他帶到法老的女兒那裡，就作了她的兒子。新譯本：10 孩子長大了，婦人把他帶到法老的女兒那裡，他就作了法老女兒的兒子。普通話本： 孩子斷奶後，母親把他抱進宮裡，交給了公主。） 如果孩子斷奶時，媽媽就送他去皇宮住，之後，摩西怎麼會知道他是希伯來人？如果摩西不斷地居住母親家，直到他長大，摩西怎麼算是法老女兒的孩子？但是，請參看新約《聖經》使徒行傳7:20；這是關鍵經文！
十。請說明摩西的名字的背景和意思。來源是埃及語，是“出生”的意思，但是，字的聲音，用希伯來語發音，聽起來好象“拉”或“拽出來”的意思。
十一。在出埃及記里，到目前為止（一章一節至二章十節），哪些人“拯救了”希伯來人？（請注意：他們都是什麼性別！）
十二。當出埃及記二章十一節，摩西幾歲（參閱使徒行傳7:23）？摩西為什麼逃往米甸？摩西娶誰為妻？摩西嶽父兩個名字都是什麼（2:18; 3:1）？米甸人祖先是誰（創世記25:2）？流珥是一位哪裡的人（16）？他是否敬畏真神？（我們不知道，但是之後他承認神了；參看出埃及記18:11-12。）可能摩西假設他沒有希望能夠回到埃及，所以給兒子起名為什麼（2:22）？意思是什麼？摩西居住米甸幾年（參使徒行傳7:27-30）？
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Exodus/01: Birth of Moses
Exodus 1-2
1. Time frame in Exodus: The traditional date for the Exodus from Egypt is 1446 B.C., in which case Moses would have been born in 1526 B.C. Some liberal theologians date the Exodus at 1290 B.C., so Moses’ birth is placed ca. 1370. NOTE: In this series of Bible lessons for adults, we accept the traditional dates of 1446 and 1526.
2. List and memorize the twelve sons of Jacob (Israel).
3. Exodus 1:8: A “new king” meant a new dynasty, so no wonder the new king “did not know Joseph” (1:8). He did not know the contributions Joseph had made to Egypt, so he put slave masters over them to oppress them with forced labor…(1:11). The term “pharaoh” was not the name of a king but was his title. The Israelites ____ in number, so the Egyptians made their lives ____ （11-14).
4. What new regulation did Pharaoh impose? Why?
5. How did the mid-wives circumvent Pharaoh’s edict? Why do you think they did this? 1) They _____ God; 2) They also were ______; 3) They knew that life is ____. Today, are Christians supposed to obey “the king,” but are there ever exceptions? What principle is taught in the New Testament? (See Luke 20:25, Romans 13 and Acts 5:29.)
6. Exodus 1:16: [Three translations of Exodus 1:16a are given above in Chinese, none of which are equivalent to the English NIV: “When you see the Hebrew women in childbirth and observe them on the delivery stool…” According to the NIV Study Bible, the Hebrew says “on two stones” which indicates that the women sat on stones while giving birth.] What is the writer describing? How did God repay the mid-wives?
7. What other regulation did the king of Egypt promulgate?
8. Explain how did Moses was not drowned in the Nile River. How did Moses’ sister happen to be at the river? How did Moses’ sister happen to be at just the spot where pharaoh’s daughter was going to bathe? When pharaoh’s daughter discovered that the infant was a Hebrew baby, how did sister appear so quickly and ask pharaoh’s daughter if she wanted her to find a Hebrew woman to serve as a wet nurse for the baby?
9. Do you think that pharaoh’s daughter knew that the woman who served as wet nurse was in fact the baby’s mother? How long do you think the wet nurse (Moses’ own mother) took care of the child before taking him to the palace? (Note: Three Chinese translations of Exodus 2:10 are given, one of which says that after the child was weaned she took him to the palace.) If Moses was taken to the palace as soon as he was weaned, how did he grow up knowing he was a Hebrew? If he remained in his mother’s house until he was grown, how could he be called the son of pharaoh’s daughter? But see the important statement in Acts 7:20!
10. Explain the meaning of Moses’ name. Of Egyptian origin, the word means “is born” but in Hebrew it sounds like “draw out” [NIV Study Bible].
11. Up to this point in Exodus, who has “saved” the Hebrews? (Note: All of these are of what sex?!)
12. How old was Moses at Exodus 2:11 (see Acts 7:23)? Why did Moses flee to Midian? What were his father-in-law’s two names (2:18; 3:1)? Who was the ancestor of the Midianites (Genesis 25:2)? Of what ethnic group was Reuel (16)? Did he venerate the true God? (We do not know, but he did later; see Exodus 18:11-12). Perhaps Moses assumed he had no hope of returning to Egypt, so what did he name his son (2:22)? What does it mean? How long did Moses live in Midian (Acts 7:27-30)?
聖經問答
出埃及記/01：摩西誕生：出埃及記第一章至第二章
Bible Study Questions: Moses (01):
Exodus 1-2: The Birth of Moses
作者：謝德華 ©By Edward Short
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照片：摩西在河裡被拯救。Picture: by He Qi, via Premier Gallery in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the website http://www.mnartists.org/article/he-qi-two-levels-amazement . He Qi is a professor at the Nanjing Union Theological Seminary.