Questions for Group Discussions:

Text: Exodus 33-34
Theme: Grief, Glory, Generosity

Have you experienced your heart being stirred up to give generously? What was that like for you?

The Israelites are described as “stiff-necked” in this passage. How can stubbornness impact our relationship with both God and others?
Can you share a time when you had the ability to admit stubbornness in your own heart?

2 Corinthians 7:10 says, “For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.”
Does your sin ever stir up a sense of grief inside you?
In what areas of your life do you find it difficult to acknowledge your sin and grieve over it?

Exodus 33:11 says Moses talked with God like a friend. What does it mean and look like to be a friend of God?

When Moses asks for God to show him His glory, what do you think that was like for Moses? What was he really asking for?
What is the glory of God? and What does it mean to glorify God?

How can the story of Norma Jean and Danny Boeck’s faithfulness in the face of suffering inspire you to reflect God’s glory in your own life?

In Exodus 35, 36, and 40 we see the generosity of the people overflow to the point of Moses telling the people to stop giving to the work of the building of the tabernacle! How does knowing God increase your generosity?