Exodus 9 and 10 lesson
Studies in Exodus
TOPIC: The Fifth, Sixth and Seventh
Plagues Upon Egypt
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 9
MEMORY VERSE: Exodus 9:27
Lesson 9 Exodus 9
INTRODUCTION: In this chapter the conflict between Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and the Lord continues. Pharaoh has refused to obey the Lord and let the children of Israel go, and has suffered the judgments of God for so doing. So far, God has sent four judgments upon the Egyptians in the form of four plagues: 1) the plague of blood (Exodus 7:20) 2) the plague of frogs (Exodus 8:6) 3) the plague of lice (Exodus 8:17) and 4) the plague of flies (Exodus 8:24) Now, three additional plagues are sent upon Egypt as Pharaoh continues to harden his heart. Here we see THE FIFTH, SIXTH AND SEVENTH PLAGUES UPON EGYPT.
I THE FIFTH PLAGUE UPON EGYPT v 1-7
A. Moses is sent back to Pharaoh to again demand the release of the children of Israel v 1-4 This is now the sixth time that Moses has demanded of Pharaoh to let the people go. (Exodus 5:1; 7:10; 8:1; 8:20) A person would think by this time that Pharaoh would have been sufficiently impressed to let the children of Israel go, but Pharaoh’s stubborn, proud heart has only grown harder. The other plagues have been painful physically upon the Egyptians, but there has been no death up to now. But now, a terrible disease called “murrain” will smite the cattle of the Egyptians until all the cattle of Egypt are dead. MURRAIN - “pestilence” - any of several diseases that affect cattle such as hoof-and-mouth disease, splenic fever, etc.
B. The plague of murrain kills all the cattle of the Egyptians v 5-7 One of the chief gods of the Egyptians was Apis, the black bull. The second largest temple in Egypt was located at Memphis and was dedicated to the worship of this black bull. A black bull would be selected from their herds, and placed in this magnificent palace. There he would be fed only the best oats from golden bowls, and highly perfumed. What a shock it must have been for the Egyptians to find their god was just a dead bull! Pharaoh, once again, hardened his heart and would not let the Hebrews go. (Exodus 20:3-5; Acts 19:26; Galatians 4:8) The Egyptian bull god called Apis was unable to stand against the true and living God.
II THE SIXTH PLAGUE UPON EGYPT v 8-12
A. Moses is told to sprinkle ashes before Pharaoh to bring forth a plague of boils upon the Egyptians v 8-10 BLAINS - “an inflammatory sore in the skin; boils” Moses is instructed to take handfuls of ashes from “the furnace” and sprinkle it toward Heaven. “The furnace”, no doubt, refers to a particular place of burning. This was probably one of the altars on which human sacrifices were sometimes offered by the Egyptians to please their false gods. The ashes in this “furnace” were probably there from the Egyptians giving burnt sacrifices to try to take away the plagues that Moses was sending upon them. God instructs Moses to use these same ashes to produce another plague - the plague of “blains” or boils. Just as the plague of lice, this plague was sent upon the Egyptians without warning. (Exodus 8:16; Job 2:7; Revelation 16:2)
B. The plague of boils comes upon Pharaoh’s magicians and all the Egyptians v 11-12 The priests who served in the Egyptian temples had to be clean, without any type of sore or sickness. When this plague of boils came, it meant that none of the priests could serve in the temples, and temporarily brought a halt to all of the false worship in Egypt. Pharaoh only hardened his heart more, and would not let the children of Israel go.
III THE SEVENTH PLAGUE UPON EGYPT v 13-35
A. Moses is sent to Pharaoh again to warn him to release the Hebrews or God would send a plague of hail v 13-21 This is now the seventh time Moses has demanded of Pharaoh to let the children of Israel go. Egypt is a land of very little rain. The average is less than an inch of rain per year, yet God tells them they are going to have rain - the kind they could really do without. This would not be a small hailstorm, but would be “a very grievous hail” (v 18) like Egypt had never seen before. This hail would be severe enough to kill man and beast, if they did not believe the word of the Lord and seek shelter. (Revelation 8:7; 16:21)
B. The plague of hail came upon Egypt just as God had said v 22-26 This plague was, no doubt, directed against the Egyptians’ goddess of the air called Isis. The Egyptians represented Isis as a “cow-headed” woman who they believed controlled a woman’s fertility in having children. She supposedly controlled the weather, also, but Isis was unable to stand up against the true and living God.
C. Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron to stop the plague of hail v 27-32 Pharaoh finally admitted his fault and said “I have sinned.” (v 27) It is one thing to admit your sin, but it is another thing to confess it to God and forsake it. (Proverbs 28:13) This plague of hail was a judgment upon the Egyptians’ food and clothing. The “wheat and the rye” were not smitten by the hail for they had not yet sprouted. Even in judgment, God is a merciful God. (James 2:13; Lamentations 3:22)
D. The Lord stopped the plague of hail, yet Pharaoh again changed his mind and would not let the Hebrews go v 33-35 Pharaoh was not really sorry for his sins, he was just sorry for getting caught, and for this judgment of hail. Pharaoh once again hardened his heart and refused to let Israel go. (Exodus 5:2; 7:13; 7:22; 8:15, 19, 32; 9:7, 12)
TEACHERS’ TIP: IF YOU DO NOT WANT THE FRUITS OF SIN, STAY OUT OF SIN’S ORCHARD.
NEXT MEMORY VERSE: Exodus 10:16
Studies in Exodus
TOPIC: The Eighth and Ninth
Plagues Upon Egypt
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 10
MEMORY VERSE: Exodus 10:16
Lesson 10 Exodus 10
INTRODUCTION: In this chapter we see the plagues of God’s judgment continuing to be poured out upon the land of Egypt. Egypt had suffered under some of the worst disasters any nation has ever known. The land was all but destroyed by blood, frogs, lice, flies, murrain, boils, and hail, yet Pharaoh still refused to let the children of Israel go. Here we see two more plagues sent upon the land of Egypt. These are THE EIGHTH AND NINTH PLAGUES UPON EGYPT.
I THE EIGHTH PLAGUE UPON EGYPT v 1-20
A. The Lord instructs Moses to go back in before Pharaoh v 1-2 This is now the eighth time that Moses and Aaron have demanded of Pharaoh to let the children of Israel go. (Exodus 5:1; 7:10, 15; 8:1, 20; 9:1, 13) God reminds Moses here of two of the reasons for His sending of the plagues upon Egypt:
1) “That I might shew these my signs before him” (v 1) - God could have taken the children of Israel out of Egypt with one fatal blow to Pharaoh, but the Lord is merciful even to Pharaoh. Each plague gives Pharaoh a new opportunity to obey and trust the Lord as “his Lord,” yet Pharaoh continues to harden his heart. (Jude 12; Romans 1:28)
2) “That ye may know how that I am the Lord” (v 2) - God wanted to demonstrate to His people that He was able to provide and bring judgment before He led them into the wilderness.
B. Moses and Aaron warn Pharaoh of the plague of locusts to come if he does not let the Hebrews go v 3-7 LOCUSTS - “grasshoppers” (used in the Bible as a symbol of “destructive enemies” - Nahum 3:17; Joel 2:2-9; Revelation 9:3) Locusts are one of the most feared terrors of the eastern countries. They are always found in the desert areas, but from time to time they multiply in vast numbers and have been known to spread over a space of ten to twelve miles in length and four to five miles in width. During the night time, they land and make “camps” that can measure up to a foot and half deep upon the ground. When the sun rises and warms them, they fly again usually in the direction of the wind, and devour every green thing in their way. Nothing is able to stop them when they swarm in this way. Just the thought of these locusts coming upon their land, causes Pharaoh’s servants to try to persuade him to let the children of Israel go. (v 7)
C. Pharaoh tries to get Moses and Aaron to compromise with him again v 8-11 This is the third time that Pharaoh has tried to get Moses to compromise with him. (Exodus 8:25; 8:28) When the devil cannot keep you from serving the Lord, he tries to get you to compromise so that you will not go all the way for the Lord. Pharaoh knew that the adults would surely come back to Egypt if he kept their children. Moses refused this compromise and was driven out from Pharaoh’s presence.
NOTE: Satan still tempts parents today not to lead their children in serving the Lord:
The Lord commands parents to lead their children in the ways of the Lord. (Proverbs 22:6; Ephesians 6:4; Deuteronomy 6:6-7) But, just like Pharaoh, Satan says, “Mom and Dad can go serve the Lord, but leave your children with me.” Many parents have yielded to this temptation and have said:
1) “My children are just too young to understand.”
2) “I do not want to force religion on my child.”
3) “They will have time for serious matters when they grow up.”
4) “I want them to decide whether they go to church or not themselves.” So many parents today make their children go to school, brush their teeth, eat their dinner, be in at a decent hour, etc, but when it comes to the most important thing in life - THEIR SOUL - they neglect to lead them up and out of Egypt. Do not compromise with the devil and lose your children!
D. Moses stretches forth the rod, and God sends forth locusts upon the land of Egypt v 12-15 Notice that these locusts did not appear miraculously like some of the other plagues, but an east wind brought them probably from Asia and dumped them upon Egypt. These locusts had been brought across a large desert to get to Egypt, and by the time they got there, no doubt, they were very hungry. They absolutely stripped the land of Egypt of all vegetation. (Psalm 105:34-35; Proverbs 30:27)
E. Pharaoh quickly called for Moses and Aaron to ask the Lord to take away the locusts. v 16-20 This is now the second time that Pharaoh has admitted his sin. (Exodus 9:27) Pharaoh asks Moses to forgive his sin “only this once” and these words were true for Pharaoh did not ask for any other plague to be removed. God answered Moses’ prayer, and sent a west wind to blow the locusts into the Red Sea. But as soon as the locusts were gone, Pharaoh once again hardened his heart and refused to let the children of Israel go.
II THE NINTH PLAGUE UPON EGYPT v 21-29
A. Moses is commanded to stretch out his hand toward Heaven and God sends the plague of darkness upon Egypt v 21-23 This plague was basically an attack upon the Egyptian sun god named Ra. This darkness was not just like a shadow or an eclipse, but was a darkness which could be “felt.” (Like in a cave- totally black) The Egyptians were afraid even to move for the three days of this darkness. Yet, the children of Israel had light in all their houses. The Egyptian sun god called Ra was unable to stand up against the true and living God. (Proverbs 4:19; Ephesians 5:8; II Corinthians 4:6)
B. Pharaoh tries again to reach a compromise with Moses in order to be rid of the plague of darkness v 24-27 This is now the fourth time that Pharaoh has tried to get Moses to compromise with him. (Exodus 8:25, 28; 10:11) When the devil cannot keep you and your family from serving the Lord, he will try to keep you from using your belongings in the Lord’s service. Pharaoh knew that if the children of Israel left their valuables in Egypt, then they would be back for their valuables. Moses refused this compromise, and even stated that not a hoof of their valuable flocks and herds would remain in Egypt. Use your treasures in the Lord’s service! (Hebrews 11:26; Matthew 6:21)
C. Pharaoh sends Moses out of his court v 28-29 Pharaoh’s pride was hurt, so he warns Moses not to come to see him again or he will be put to death. Moses did not like to appear before Pharaoh anyway, and thus, gladly accepted Pharaoh’s threat.
TEACHERS’ TIP: GOD DOES NOT LOVE YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE IMPORTANT, YOU ARE IMPORTANT BECAUSE GOD LOVES YOU.
NEXT MEMORY VERSE: Hebrews 11:28
TOPIC: The Fifth, Sixth and Seventh
Plagues Upon Egypt
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 9
MEMORY VERSE: Exodus 9:27
Lesson 9 Exodus 9
INTRODUCTION: In this chapter the conflict between Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and the Lord continues. Pharaoh has refused to obey the Lord and let the children of Israel go, and has suffered the judgments of God for so doing. So far, God has sent four judgments upon the Egyptians in the form of four plagues: 1) the plague of blood (Exodus 7:20) 2) the plague of frogs (Exodus 8:6) 3) the plague of lice (Exodus 8:17) and 4) the plague of flies (Exodus 8:24) Now, three additional plagues are sent upon Egypt as Pharaoh continues to harden his heart. Here we see THE FIFTH, SIXTH AND SEVENTH PLAGUES UPON EGYPT.
I THE FIFTH PLAGUE UPON EGYPT v 1-7
A. Moses is sent back to Pharaoh to again demand the release of the children of Israel v 1-4 This is now the sixth time that Moses has demanded of Pharaoh to let the people go. (Exodus 5:1; 7:10; 8:1; 8:20) A person would think by this time that Pharaoh would have been sufficiently impressed to let the children of Israel go, but Pharaoh’s stubborn, proud heart has only grown harder. The other plagues have been painful physically upon the Egyptians, but there has been no death up to now. But now, a terrible disease called “murrain” will smite the cattle of the Egyptians until all the cattle of Egypt are dead. MURRAIN - “pestilence” - any of several diseases that affect cattle such as hoof-and-mouth disease, splenic fever, etc.
B. The plague of murrain kills all the cattle of the Egyptians v 5-7 One of the chief gods of the Egyptians was Apis, the black bull. The second largest temple in Egypt was located at Memphis and was dedicated to the worship of this black bull. A black bull would be selected from their herds, and placed in this magnificent palace. There he would be fed only the best oats from golden bowls, and highly perfumed. What a shock it must have been for the Egyptians to find their god was just a dead bull! Pharaoh, once again, hardened his heart and would not let the Hebrews go. (Exodus 20:3-5; Acts 19:26; Galatians 4:8) The Egyptian bull god called Apis was unable to stand against the true and living God.
II THE SIXTH PLAGUE UPON EGYPT v 8-12
A. Moses is told to sprinkle ashes before Pharaoh to bring forth a plague of boils upon the Egyptians v 8-10 BLAINS - “an inflammatory sore in the skin; boils” Moses is instructed to take handfuls of ashes from “the furnace” and sprinkle it toward Heaven. “The furnace”, no doubt, refers to a particular place of burning. This was probably one of the altars on which human sacrifices were sometimes offered by the Egyptians to please their false gods. The ashes in this “furnace” were probably there from the Egyptians giving burnt sacrifices to try to take away the plagues that Moses was sending upon them. God instructs Moses to use these same ashes to produce another plague - the plague of “blains” or boils. Just as the plague of lice, this plague was sent upon the Egyptians without warning. (Exodus 8:16; Job 2:7; Revelation 16:2)
B. The plague of boils comes upon Pharaoh’s magicians and all the Egyptians v 11-12 The priests who served in the Egyptian temples had to be clean, without any type of sore or sickness. When this plague of boils came, it meant that none of the priests could serve in the temples, and temporarily brought a halt to all of the false worship in Egypt. Pharaoh only hardened his heart more, and would not let the children of Israel go.
III THE SEVENTH PLAGUE UPON EGYPT v 13-35
A. Moses is sent to Pharaoh again to warn him to release the Hebrews or God would send a plague of hail v 13-21 This is now the seventh time Moses has demanded of Pharaoh to let the children of Israel go. Egypt is a land of very little rain. The average is less than an inch of rain per year, yet God tells them they are going to have rain - the kind they could really do without. This would not be a small hailstorm, but would be “a very grievous hail” (v 18) like Egypt had never seen before. This hail would be severe enough to kill man and beast, if they did not believe the word of the Lord and seek shelter. (Revelation 8:7; 16:21)
B. The plague of hail came upon Egypt just as God had said v 22-26 This plague was, no doubt, directed against the Egyptians’ goddess of the air called Isis. The Egyptians represented Isis as a “cow-headed” woman who they believed controlled a woman’s fertility in having children. She supposedly controlled the weather, also, but Isis was unable to stand up against the true and living God.
C. Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron to stop the plague of hail v 27-32 Pharaoh finally admitted his fault and said “I have sinned.” (v 27) It is one thing to admit your sin, but it is another thing to confess it to God and forsake it. (Proverbs 28:13) This plague of hail was a judgment upon the Egyptians’ food and clothing. The “wheat and the rye” were not smitten by the hail for they had not yet sprouted. Even in judgment, God is a merciful God. (James 2:13; Lamentations 3:22)
D. The Lord stopped the plague of hail, yet Pharaoh again changed his mind and would not let the Hebrews go v 33-35 Pharaoh was not really sorry for his sins, he was just sorry for getting caught, and for this judgment of hail. Pharaoh once again hardened his heart and refused to let Israel go. (Exodus 5:2; 7:13; 7:22; 8:15, 19, 32; 9:7, 12)
TEACHERS’ TIP: IF YOU DO NOT WANT THE FRUITS OF SIN, STAY OUT OF SIN’S ORCHARD.
NEXT MEMORY VERSE: Exodus 10:16
Studies in Exodus
TOPIC: The Eighth and Ninth
Plagues Upon Egypt
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 10
MEMORY VERSE: Exodus 10:16
Lesson 10 Exodus 10
INTRODUCTION: In this chapter we see the plagues of God’s judgment continuing to be poured out upon the land of Egypt. Egypt had suffered under some of the worst disasters any nation has ever known. The land was all but destroyed by blood, frogs, lice, flies, murrain, boils, and hail, yet Pharaoh still refused to let the children of Israel go. Here we see two more plagues sent upon the land of Egypt. These are THE EIGHTH AND NINTH PLAGUES UPON EGYPT.
I THE EIGHTH PLAGUE UPON EGYPT v 1-20
A. The Lord instructs Moses to go back in before Pharaoh v 1-2 This is now the eighth time that Moses and Aaron have demanded of Pharaoh to let the children of Israel go. (Exodus 5:1; 7:10, 15; 8:1, 20; 9:1, 13) God reminds Moses here of two of the reasons for His sending of the plagues upon Egypt:
1) “That I might shew these my signs before him” (v 1) - God could have taken the children of Israel out of Egypt with one fatal blow to Pharaoh, but the Lord is merciful even to Pharaoh. Each plague gives Pharaoh a new opportunity to obey and trust the Lord as “his Lord,” yet Pharaoh continues to harden his heart. (Jude 12; Romans 1:28)
2) “That ye may know how that I am the Lord” (v 2) - God wanted to demonstrate to His people that He was able to provide and bring judgment before He led them into the wilderness.
B. Moses and Aaron warn Pharaoh of the plague of locusts to come if he does not let the Hebrews go v 3-7 LOCUSTS - “grasshoppers” (used in the Bible as a symbol of “destructive enemies” - Nahum 3:17; Joel 2:2-9; Revelation 9:3) Locusts are one of the most feared terrors of the eastern countries. They are always found in the desert areas, but from time to time they multiply in vast numbers and have been known to spread over a space of ten to twelve miles in length and four to five miles in width. During the night time, they land and make “camps” that can measure up to a foot and half deep upon the ground. When the sun rises and warms them, they fly again usually in the direction of the wind, and devour every green thing in their way. Nothing is able to stop them when they swarm in this way. Just the thought of these locusts coming upon their land, causes Pharaoh’s servants to try to persuade him to let the children of Israel go. (v 7)
C. Pharaoh tries to get Moses and Aaron to compromise with him again v 8-11 This is the third time that Pharaoh has tried to get Moses to compromise with him. (Exodus 8:25; 8:28) When the devil cannot keep you from serving the Lord, he tries to get you to compromise so that you will not go all the way for the Lord. Pharaoh knew that the adults would surely come back to Egypt if he kept their children. Moses refused this compromise and was driven out from Pharaoh’s presence.
NOTE: Satan still tempts parents today not to lead their children in serving the Lord:
The Lord commands parents to lead their children in the ways of the Lord. (Proverbs 22:6; Ephesians 6:4; Deuteronomy 6:6-7) But, just like Pharaoh, Satan says, “Mom and Dad can go serve the Lord, but leave your children with me.” Many parents have yielded to this temptation and have said:
1) “My children are just too young to understand.”
2) “I do not want to force religion on my child.”
3) “They will have time for serious matters when they grow up.”
4) “I want them to decide whether they go to church or not themselves.” So many parents today make their children go to school, brush their teeth, eat their dinner, be in at a decent hour, etc, but when it comes to the most important thing in life - THEIR SOUL - they neglect to lead them up and out of Egypt. Do not compromise with the devil and lose your children!
D. Moses stretches forth the rod, and God sends forth locusts upon the land of Egypt v 12-15 Notice that these locusts did not appear miraculously like some of the other plagues, but an east wind brought them probably from Asia and dumped them upon Egypt. These locusts had been brought across a large desert to get to Egypt, and by the time they got there, no doubt, they were very hungry. They absolutely stripped the land of Egypt of all vegetation. (Psalm 105:34-35; Proverbs 30:27)
E. Pharaoh quickly called for Moses and Aaron to ask the Lord to take away the locusts. v 16-20 This is now the second time that Pharaoh has admitted his sin. (Exodus 9:27) Pharaoh asks Moses to forgive his sin “only this once” and these words were true for Pharaoh did not ask for any other plague to be removed. God answered Moses’ prayer, and sent a west wind to blow the locusts into the Red Sea. But as soon as the locusts were gone, Pharaoh once again hardened his heart and refused to let the children of Israel go.
II THE NINTH PLAGUE UPON EGYPT v 21-29
A. Moses is commanded to stretch out his hand toward Heaven and God sends the plague of darkness upon Egypt v 21-23 This plague was basically an attack upon the Egyptian sun god named Ra. This darkness was not just like a shadow or an eclipse, but was a darkness which could be “felt.” (Like in a cave- totally black) The Egyptians were afraid even to move for the three days of this darkness. Yet, the children of Israel had light in all their houses. The Egyptian sun god called Ra was unable to stand up against the true and living God. (Proverbs 4:19; Ephesians 5:8; II Corinthians 4:6)
B. Pharaoh tries again to reach a compromise with Moses in order to be rid of the plague of darkness v 24-27 This is now the fourth time that Pharaoh has tried to get Moses to compromise with him. (Exodus 8:25, 28; 10:11) When the devil cannot keep you and your family from serving the Lord, he will try to keep you from using your belongings in the Lord’s service. Pharaoh knew that if the children of Israel left their valuables in Egypt, then they would be back for their valuables. Moses refused this compromise, and even stated that not a hoof of their valuable flocks and herds would remain in Egypt. Use your treasures in the Lord’s service! (Hebrews 11:26; Matthew 6:21)
C. Pharaoh sends Moses out of his court v 28-29 Pharaoh’s pride was hurt, so he warns Moses not to come to see him again or he will be put to death. Moses did not like to appear before Pharaoh anyway, and thus, gladly accepted Pharaoh’s threat.
TEACHERS’ TIP: GOD DOES NOT LOVE YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE IMPORTANT, YOU ARE IMPORTANT BECAUSE GOD LOVES YOU.
NEXT MEMORY VERSE: Hebrews 11:28
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