What pattern does it follow?

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What pattern does it follow?

• When God Calls a Prophet

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1. Confrontation with God

• Some kind of encounter with God.
• Different for each prophet
• Immense disproportion between God and the one
  being called

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2. Introductory speech

• God speaks firsts, making a self-announcement
• At the heart of each call is an assurance from
  the Lord, a promise

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3. Imparting of a mission

• A prominent phrase
• I send you

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4. Objection by the prophet-to-be

• Reason(s) why he is unsuitable
• Seen as overwhelmed and unresponsive
• Aware that responding to the call will set him
  apart from the people

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5. Reassurance by god

• God offers some kind of support

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The sign

• Not always clear
• Moses worshipping God on the mountain
• Isaiah cities lie waste, destruction of land and
  people

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And now the group work

• 1. Moses (Exodus 3.1-12 in student text, pages
  66-67)
• 2. Isaiah (Is. 6.1-13 in student text, pages
  77-78)
• 3. Jeremiah (1.4-10 in student text, page 78)
• 4. Ezekiel (1.1 3.15 in student text, pages
  78-80)
• 5. Second Isaiah (Is. 40.1-11)
• 6. Gideon (Judges 6.11-17)