Lesson #4 - God Stretches Out His Hand Against Egypt

Terry Siverd
05/22/16 - Sun AM

Series: God's Man Moses - Israel's Exodus From Egypt

God Promises To Act / Chapter Six

1. God assures Moses that Pharaoh (under compulsion) will let Israel go free. – vss.1-13

  God Almighty (the God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob) will now become the LORD of Israel.

~ He remembers the covenant and hears the groanings and it has now come time to act.

~ I will deliver you from their bondage…and will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments. – vs.6  

~ I will take you for MY PEOPLE … and bring you to the land. – vs.7

  Moses informed the people but the were despondent and did not listen.

~Moses again petitions God saying, “I am unskilled in speech”.

2. A history of the heads of Israel is provided. – vss.14-30

  Once again, Moses wavers:  “I am unskilled in speech; how then will Pharaoh listen to me?” – vs.30

The Plagues Begin / Chapters Seven, Eight And Nine

1. Aaron’s serpentine rod and water into blood – chapter seven

  As the plagues begin, Moses is 80 years old and Aaron is 83 years old.

~Aaron’s rod (serpent) swallowed up those of Pharaoh’s magicians (Jannes & Jambres / 2Tim.3:8). – vs.12 

~The Nile is turned to blood - - even pools, reservoirs and water stored in vessels of wood & stone.

~ All the fish died and the land became foul – vss.18 & 21

~ Pharaoh’s magicians replicated this miracle and still Pharaoh turns aside, unmoved.

2. Frogs … Gnats (lice) … and swarms of insects – chapter eight

  Frogs appeared everywhere “and covered the land of Egypt” - -

 from the Nile river they moved into houses, courts, fields, bedrooms, beds, ovens, bowls. – vss.6 & 13

~ Again, Pharaoh’s magicians duplicated (counterfeited) this miracle. – vs.9

  However, the magicians were stumped by the gnats, declaring, this is the finger of God – vs.19

  Next came swarms of insects, everywhere except in Goshen (where the Israelites resided). – vss.21-22

~ Pharaoh relented somewhat and proposed that the children of Israel sacrifice to their God in Egypt.

~ Moses prayed to God on Pharaoh’s behalf and the insects disappeared (not one remained / vs.31).

~ But Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and he did not let the people go.

3. Livestock pestilence … boils … and hailstorms – chapter nine

  Horses, donkeys, camels, herds and flocks were stricken with a severe pestilence (except those of Israel).

  Boils broke out on all of Egypt (man and beasts) - - even the magicians couldn’t stand. – vs.11

  There was hail, and fire flashing continually in the midst of the hail – vs.24