Who is the Lord_
Teachers
Lesson Summary
The class opened with an introduction to Brother Bob Turner and his work in leadership training, then shifted focus to the Biblical theme of questioning. The teacher examined Pharaoh’s challenge to Moses and Aaron in Exodus 5:2—“Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice?”—and used it as a springboard to explore the identity of God throughout Scripture. By tracing the names Elohim (Genesis 1:1) and Yahweh (Genesis 2:4), the lesson highlighted God’s creative power, His role as a feared, consuming fire (Hebrews 12:29), and the importance of obedience grounded in faith (Hebrews 11:3). The teacher encouraged participants to imagine themselves in the biblical situations, asking how they would respond to God’s questions today. Throughout the session, the teacher connected the historical narratives of Israel’s oppression, the birth of Moses, and the Exodus to the modern believer’s need to recognize God’s authority and respond with reverence. He addressed common apologetic challenges about differing creation accounts, emphasizing Moses’s literary technique of providing overview and focus. The class concluded with a call to personal reflection on who the Lord is in each participant’s life and a challenge to live in awe of the Creator.
Key Scriptures
Who is the Lord that I should obey his voice?
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
Then Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, 'Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.' But Pharaoh said, 'Who is the Lord that I should obey his voice? I do not know the Lord, and I will not let Israel go.'