WEEK 2: Moses - Thank You, Everlasting God

DATE: November 8th

MAIN SCRIPTURE: Psalm 90

SUPPORT SCRIPTURE: Numbers 14:26–35; Deuteronomy 33:27; Deuteronomy 34:1–8; Genesis 21:33

MAIN IDEA: My days are few, but my God is forever.

- Study the superscription, "A prayer of Moses the man of God." What makes Psalm 90 unique within the Psalter?

- Explore the biblical title El Olam, the Everlasting God, in Genesis 21:33. How does that title correspond with Psalm 90:2, "from everlasting to everlasting you are God"?

- Consider Moses' wilderness experience in Numbers 14. How might leading a generation that was dying in the wilderness shape the tone of Psalm 90?

- Study the contrast between God's permanence in verses 1–2 and human frailty in verses 3–6. What is Moses trying to make us feel?

- Examine "Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations" in verse 1. What would this mean for people who lived as wanderers?

- Explore the images of dust, grass, morning, evening, and passing years. How does Moses portray the brevity of life?

- Study verse 12, "Teach us to number our days." How does awareness of mortality produce wisdom rather than despair?

- Examine verse 14, "Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love." Why does Moses ask for satisfaction rather than simply more years?

- Study verse 17, "Establish the work of our hands." How can an eternal God give lasting significance to temporary human work?

- Consider Moses' death in Deuteronomy 34. How does his story challenge the idea that gratitude requires every dream to be fulfilled?

APPLICATION:

- Receive each day as a gift.

- Let the brevity of life clarify what matters most.

- Thank God that generations change, circumstances shift, bodies weaken, and years pass, but He remains.

- Ask the Everlasting God to satisfy your heart and establish the work He has entrusted to you.

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