Exodus 1-6 - The Burning Bush

Unshaken Saints

Jared Halverson

Education, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 4 April 2026

⏱️ 202 minutes

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Summary

What do you do when your "Promised Land" feels like a distant memory and your current reality feels like a slave pit? Moses found the answer in a bush that burned but was not consumed—and that same fire is available to help you break free today. Summary: In this episode, we begin the book of Exodus (chapters 1–6). We move from the family intimacy of Genesis to the national deliverance of Israel, uncovering profound patterns of how God remembers His covenants and empowers the "weak things of the earth." The Problem of Forgetting: We explore the danger of a generation that "knew not Joseph" and how societal amnesia leads to bondage. Courage in the Shadows: We highlight the "deliverers before the Deliverer"—Shiphrah, Puah, Jochebed, and Miriam—who chose to fear God more than Pharaoh. The Five Excuses: We break down Moses' deep feelings of inadequacy. From "Who am I?" to "I am slow of speech," we see how God compensates for our weaknesses with His presence. The Sacred Name: We dive into the revelation of "I AM," exploring the transition from knowing God as the "Almighty" to knowing Him as the eternal, self-existent Jehovah who is "at hand." Bricks Without Straw: We discuss the "Exodus Paradox"—why things often get harder right after we decide to follow God's will—and how to find the "spiritual straw" to keep going. Call-to-Action: Which of Moses' excuses do you find yourself using most often? How has the Lord answered those fears in your own life? Let’s strengthen each other in the comments. To keep your faith "Unshaken" as we head toward the Red Sea, please like, subscribe, and share this video! Chapter Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 5:22 A Pharaoh who know not Joseph 13:40 Women of Deliverance 28:35 Entrusting Children to the Lord 53:30 Defending the Defenseless 1:12:50 The Burning Bush 1:27:19 Rounds of Reassurance 1:29:39 Coming to Know I AM 1:38:56 Promised Blessings 1:47:12 Trusting God 1:54:59 Weaknesses & Strengths 2:12:07 Passing Down the Covenant 2:30:37 Moses before Pharaoh 2:36:34 Sacrificing Time & the 2-sided Handcart 2:46:25 Bricks without Straw 2:57:04 An Effectual Struggle Remains 3:05:03 Overcoming Adversity 3:15:22 Conclusion

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0:00.0	When the son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
0:06.0	Lord, I believe, help thou mine unbelief.
0:13.0	May our testimonies be as deep and as strong as that of Jacob,
0:19.0	when confunded by one who sought to destroy his faith, declared,
0:22.8	I could not be shaken.
0:36.8	Hello, my friends. Welcome back to Unshaken. I'm Jared Halverson. And I congratulate you for making it through the first book of scripture. It only took us three months. And we only have nine months to go and every other book of the Old Testament to cover. So we're going to have to pick up some speed, right? But I do hope that your experience in
0:54.7	Genesis, I'll live up to the name of the book, that you saw in it a Genesis of humanity,
1:00.6	in the story of creation, and Adam and Eve, a Genesis of our need for the Atonement of Jesus Christ
1:06.3	in the account of the fall. Our genesis of the covenant in stories like Enoch and Noah and covenant couples
1:14.7	like Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca, Jacob, and Rachel. I hope you saw the genesis of your
1:20.9	role in the House of Israel, as personified by Joseph and Egypt these past two weeks, to make sure
1:26.3	that the bread of life is available to all of God's children.
1:29.6	And on a more personal note, I hope you've seen in these last months of study, a Genesis for your love of the Old Testament.
1:37.9	I hope you've been able to see relevance. That's been one of my greatest goals to take the them there then into the us here now. And I pray that you've
1:45.9	seen the spirit work in their lives in ways that are similar to the ways he's working in
1:51.5	yours. I really do hope that some of the tangents we've gone on or the asides that we take,
1:58.6	these journeys in truth, I hope that they have answered not just
2:03.5	questions, but prayers along the way. And I know that that's the power of God speaking through
2:08.0	scripture. We're not some, we're not preparing for scriptural jeopardy. There's not some
2:15.1	multiple choice scantron test at the end of life to be able to regurgitate
2:19.8	trivia from scripture, but rather, how did you live your life and how good were you at living
2:25.5	the first and second great commandments of loving God and loving neighbor? And that's what this book is
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