The Maranatha Christian Church Sunday Bible School of December 7th, 2025, was transmitted live from the Communications Center of Radio and TV Maanaim, in Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, with the participation of Pastors Alexandre Gueiros, Gilson Sousa, and Diniz Azevedo. The central theme continued the study of the Tabernacle, highlighting its prophetic revelation of the Lord Jesus.

God Reveals Himself to Moses at Horeb

Pastor Gilson reminded the Church that the study of the Tabernacle begins with a key moment: God’s first manifestation to Moses on Mount Horeb. This encounter established Horeb as a place of divine presence in both Moses’ life and Israel’s journey.

Through the burning bush (Exodus 3:4–5), God called Moses, prepared him for a prophetic mission, and revealed the pattern of His project—a project that would later include the blueprint of the Tabernacle delivered on the mountain (Exodus 25:40).

From Egypt to the desert and finally leading Israel for 40 years, Moses’ entire path pointed to God’s preparation and revelation.

Horeb: The Place of Holiness and Revelation

Pastor Diniz explained that Horeb and Sinai refer to the same mountainous region. It was there that Moses experienced the fire that does not consume—foreshadowing the glory and work of the Holy Spirit in the Church.

The burning bush revealed a fundamental truth:
What distinguishes God’s people is not the bush, but the fire of God upon the bush.

Sanctification was the Lord’s requirement to Moses (“Take your sandals off your feet; it is), the exact requirement for all who desire communion with God. The presence of the Lord was the assurance of the journey (Exodus 33:12–15).

“I AM”: The Eternal God Who Acts

God did not present Himself as “I was,” but as “I AM”—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Exodus 3:6). Pastor Diniz emphasized that this name reveals God’s eternal nature and His power to give life. The Lord Jesus Himself would later reveal this identity through His ministry (“I am the Bread of Life,” “I am the Living Water”).

The manifestation in the bush was a theophany, a revelation of the Lord Jesus in the Old Testament. The Deliverer appeared because He had heard the cry of His people (Exodus 3:7).

Just as Moses saw the fire at Horeb, Israel would later see the mountain burning and hear the thunderings—an invitation to holiness and communion with God.

A Call to Understand Our Nothingness and God’s Everything

The lesson closes with a powerful truth: man is a bush—ordinary and fragile—, but God is the consuming yet preserving fire. Moses learned that deliverance could not come from his own strength. Only the fire of God could enable him to fulfill the divine project.

This remains God’s message to the Church today: To be used by the Lord, we must acknowledge our nothingness and allow His Holy Spirit to fill us, guide us, and reveal His will.

To Continue the Study

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