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Moses and the Plagues of Egypt

What was the purpose of the plagues that God brought upon the Egyptians?

God uses miracles in the following ways:

To

separate

Himself from all other gods (Ex. 9:14; 15:11; 18:11).

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To prove that He has

supreme

command over nature and, therefore, over the body and soul of man (Ex. 8:18-19; Mt. 8:27).

To show forth His

glory

and power to the world (Ex. 9:16; John 2:11).

To attest to the divine

origin

of His servants (Ex. 3:12; 4:4-6; Mt. 11:3-5; Mark 2:10-11; John 3:2).Slide4

To inspire

faith

in the unbeliever (Ex. 4:30-31; John 2:23; 11:47-48; 20:30-31).

To build the faith of

future

generations (Ex. 10:1-2; Ps. 71:17-18; 78:4).

To take out a

people

for His name (Deut. 4:33-35; 26:8).

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God used the plagues for additional reasons.

To

judge

the Egyptians for their mistreatment of His people (Gen. 15:14).

To execute judgment on

the god’s

of the Egyptians (Num. 33:4).

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To

warm

other nations not to tamper with God’s people (Ex. 15:14-15; Gen. 12:3; I Sam. 4:8; Josh. 2:10; 9:9).

To

test

the faith of the people of Israel (Deut. 4:33-34).

To demonstrate His

love

for His covenant people (Deut. 4:37-39; 7:7-8).

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What Egyptian gods were being judged in each of the plagues?

Each plague can be viewed as an attack on one of the Egyptian Gods.

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What were the 10 plagues and what was the result of each one?

The First Plague – Water to Blood (Ex. 7:14-24)

The result of this plague was that Pharaoh

hardened his heart

after the magicians did the same thing.

The Children of Israel and Goshen are not mentioned in this account.

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The Second Plague – Frogs (Ex. 8:1-15)

The result of this plague was that Pharaoh agreed to let the people go to sacrifice (Ex. 8:8). However, as soon as there was relief from the frogs he

changed his mind

(Ex. 8:15).

The Children of Israel and Goshen are not mentioned in this account.

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The Third Plague – Lice, Gnats or Fleas (Ex. 8:16-19)

The result of this plague was that Pharaoh’s heart remained

hard

(Ex. 8:19).

The Children of Israel and Goshen are not mentioned in this account.

The Fourth Plague – Flies (Ex. 8:20-32)

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The result of this plague was that Pharaoh

agreed

to let the Israelites sacrifice, but he hardened his heart when the flies were gone (Ex. 8:32)

The Children of Israel in Goshen were

not

affected by this plague (Ex. 8:22-23).

The Fifth Plague – Murrain (Ex. 9:1-7)

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The result of this plague was that Pharaoh hardened his heart when he saw that the cattle among the Israelites were not

affected

(Ex. 9:7).

The Children of Israel were

not

affected by this plague (Ex. 9:4-6).

The Sixth Plague – Boils (Ex. 9:8-12)

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The result of this plague was that Pharaoh’s heart remained

hard

.

The Children of Israel and Goshen are not mentioned in this account.

The Seventh Plague – Hail (Ex. 9:13-35)

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The result of this plague was that Pharaoh confessed that he had sinned and

repented

, but as soon as the hail was gone he hardened his heart (Ex. 9:35).

The Children of Israel were

not

affected by this plague (Ex. 9:26).

The Eighth Plague – Locust (Ex. 10:1-20)

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On the threat of this plague Pharaoh’s own servants began to

plead with him

to let the Israelites go (Ex. 10:7).

Before the plague Pharaoh said that they could go, but only

the only

(Ex. 10:11).

After the plague began Pharaoh confessed that he had sinned and asked for

forgiveness

(Ex. 10:16-17).

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The result was that after the locust went away Pharaoh’s heart was

hardened

(Ex. 10:20).

The Children of Israel and Goshen are not mentioned in this account.

The Ninth Plague – Darkness (Ex. 10:21-22)

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The result of this plague was that Pharaoh agreed to let them go without their

cattle

and other livestock until Moses insisted there be no condition placed on their departure. At this point Pharaoh’s heart was hardened (Ex. 10:27).

Pharaoh threatened to kill Moses if he ever

saw him

again (Ex. 10:28-29).

The Children of Israel were

not

affected by this plague (Ex. 10:23).

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What was the reaction of Pharaoh to the first nine plagues?

Pharaoh gave into to Moses’ demands only to revert back to a position of

stubbornness

.

Pharaoh confessed that he was a sinner twice (Ex. 9:27; 10:16).

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Pharaoh asked Moses to forgive him once (Ex. 10:17).

Pharaoh gave in to Moses four times in this process.

The problem was not with Pharaoh’s head, but with his

heart

.

Pharaoh tried to

compromise

with Moses.

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He told Moses that they could go offer sacrifices to their God but they had to do it

in Egypt

(Ex. 8:25).

He told Moses that they could go into the wilderness to offer sacrifices but they were not to go

too far

(Ex. 8:28).

He told Moses that they could go into the wilderness but only

the man

could go (Ex. 10:8-11).

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He told Moses that they could all go but they had to leave their

flocks

behind (Ex. 10:24).

Moses

refused

to compromise (Ex. 10:25-26).

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What is the prophetic significance of the plagues on Egypt?

The plagues on Egypt can be seen as a

prophetic forecast

of judgments that will come upon the earth in the last days prior to the return of Christ.

In the Book of Revelation we have a description of end-time judgments.

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There are miracles performed by two witnesses (Rev. 11:3-6).

False ministries will also perform miracles (Rev. 13:13-15).

God will protect His own people from these judgments (Rev. 7:4; 9:4; 12:6, 14-16; 16:2).

There will be a witness of blood (Rev. 8:8; 16:3-6).

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There will be the presence of satanic frogs (Rev. 16:13).

There will be swarming locusts that sting like scorpions (Rev. 9:2-11).

There will be boils or malignant sores (Rev. 16:2).

There will be hailstones (Rev. 8:7).

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There will be darkness (Is. 60:2; Rev. 16:10).

The heathen refused to repent (Rev. 9:20-21; 16:11).

Death will come to multitudes (Rev. 9:15).

God’s people will sing the song of Moses (Ex. 15:1-19; Rev. 15:3-4).

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In the Book of Revelation the end-time judgments are worse that the plagues in Egypt.

The witness of blood touches both the water on earth and the moon above (Rev. 6:12; 8:8; 16:3-6).

The satanic frogs were demons spirits sent to war against God (Rev. 16:13).

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The swarming locusts would sting like scorpions (Rev. 9:2-11).

The boils would be sore but also malignant (Rev. 16:2).

The hail and fire would be mingled with blood (Rev. 8:7).

The darkness would produce physical agony and pain (Is. 60:2; Rev. 16:10).

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