God Views
Week 3
How We Developed Our
View of God Con’t.
http://www.pjteaches.com/GodViews.htm
Song “It’s Time”
by Joel Goddard
It’s time to clean Your dwelling
place…
Completely clean Your dwelling
place…
Your dwelling place is here in me…
Set me free…
My Father’s Influence on My
Relationship with God
Which characteristics are the same
for both your father and your
Heavenly Father?
Which characteristics are quite
different (2 or more boxes away)
from each other?
My Mother’s Influence on My
Relationship with God
Which characteristics are the same
for both your mother and God?
Which characteristics are quite
different (2 or more boxes away)
from each other?
Bible Study
Exodus 3:1-14
“I Am who I Am”
Exodus 3:1-14
(1)What does this passage tell us
about God?
(2) In what way does Moses show
respect and awe in the presence
of God?
(3) How does God identify Himself
in Exodus 3:14?
hayah
“I AM”
“Hayah” is part descriptive verb,
part definition, and part name. In
the passage, it is clearly being
used as God’s name. This is not
uncommon. Many of the 3500
times hayah is used in the Old
Testament, the verb is both noun
and name.
hayah
“I AM”
The basis of Yahweh’s name is hayah,
a verb which means: “to exist, to be,
and to become.” By using hayah as the
basis of His name, God is telling us
that He exists, that He is infinite in
the dimension of time. Hayah also
defines Yahweh’s prophetic nature
because hayah means “to make happen
and to come to pass.”
hayah
If we were to dissect hayah we would
find that, “ha” means “behold” and
“Yah” is a shortened form of God’s
name—thus “Behold Yahweh.” Behold
has a powerful connotation. It tells us
to look at, observe, consider and
regard Yahweh for we are beholden to
Him. The shortened form of Yahweh’s
name—Yah—is used in Exodus, Psalms,
and Isaiah. It is found most commonly
in Halleluyah—Praise Yah!
Exodus 3:1-14
(4) Why do you suppose God chose
to refer to Himself as “I AM
WHO I AM”?
(5) What does it mean to you for
God to be called “I AM”?
Worksheet 1-D
Take a few minutes and allow yourself
to think about your life during the five
“Stages of Life” suggested below.
Briefly consider who were the major
influences in your life, where you
lived, what you liked to wear, what
your parents looked like, etc. Then
turn your attention to how you viewed
God during those stages, and draw a
picture that best captures the image.
Worksheet 1-D
If you hate to draw, you may want to
go with a stick figure and a written
description.
When you’ve finished with the five
drawings, take a moment to close your
eyes before God and ask him to draw
across your imagination how He would
like to be seen by you.
Song “I Need Your Truth in
My Life”
by Ruth Fazal
O Lord You see my heart,
You know my every thought.
All my intentions.
My heart’s deceptions,
O Lord, I need Your truth in my life.