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5th Retreat: Unanswered Prayer Session 6

1 June 2007

YAG RETREAT
Friday, 1 June 2007
Session #6
Study of the Personal Prayer Life of Moses: Part II Exodus 15-34

1. Prayer and Ministry

a) Complains of Israel – No water          Exodus 15:22-27

b) Spirit of complaining – No food          Exodus 16

c) Spirit of contention – No water          Exodus 17

2. Place of Supportive Prayer in Conjunction with Physical Battle

a) Joshua in his fight against the Amalekites          Exodus 17:8-16

b) Moses in supportive intercession

3. Special Prayer-Communion

Forty days/nights with God          Exodus 24:18

a) Special instruction from God          Exodus 19:1-32:6

b) Receiving of the Ten Commandments
4. Prayer: As a vital Intercessory Ministry

a) Most difficult and challenging

b) Most vital to succeed in this ministry

c) So much at stake!

i) God’s wrath against Israel          Exodus 32:9

ii) Israel in danger of being destroyed          Exodus 32:9

d) Moses’ Intercessory prayers on behalf of Israel

i) Pleading to avert the immediate wrath of God from being poured out –          Exodus 32:11-14

ii) Returning to Plead further in intercessory prayer          Exodus 32:30-35

(After dealing with Aaron and the horrendous sin of worshipping The golden calf)

iii) Pleading yet again in intercessory prayer          Exodus 33

iv) Pleading one more time on behalf of Israel          Exodus 34