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Moses
The Servant
of God
Ex 9-10:
God’s plagues
on the gods
of Egypt
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Learning the Plagues in order
Lice or gnats
Flies
Nile to blood
Frogs
Hail
Boils
Pestilence
on cattle
Locust
Darkness
Death of
firstborn boys
Nile Frogs Gobbled Flies,
Pharaoh Became Hardened
Leaving Dead Firstborn
5th – Pestilence (Murrain)
• Murrain – a great death!
Probably something like
anthrax or Rinderpest virus
• Cattle are in fields from December to April
• Hit Egypt hard economically
• Camels are only mentioned here & Gen 12:16 –
but they were known to Egypt
• Yahweh is separating His people from the
Egyptians – letting everyone know He treats them
differently
• “set time” because plagues came once in a while,
but God wanted it clear this was from Him
God continues to differentiate
between the Israelites & Egyptians
Effects of Plague of Rinderpest Virus
Effects of Plague of Anthrax
5th – Pestilence (Murrain)
• Only the animals out in the
field died, because some
animals were still alive in
9:19-21
• Pharaoh’s heart hardened: probably through
his advisors
– They would remind him of the
impact of the loss of the slaves
– They probably stressed the plagues
were just natural disasters
God didn’t make Pharaoh evil
God treats His people differently
Exodus 9:4-5
4 And the Lord will make a difference
between the livestock of Israel and the
livestock of Egypt. So nothing shall die of
all that belongs to the children of
Israel."'" 5 Then the Lord appointed a set
time, saying, "Tomorrow the Lord will do
this thing in the land."
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Red hot boils!
Probably prevented
Egyptians from
working!
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Plague of boils
• No mention this time of demand
to Pharaoh
– This plague probably came immediately after the 5th
plague
– This plague affected the health & lives of the
Egyptians!
• Ashes scattered toward heaven –
– may be directed at Egyptian god Neit – “The Great
Mother Queen of highest heaven”
– Or may be directed at god Typhon, for whom
Egyptians scattered ashes of victims to the wind
God is increasing the severity!
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Plague of boils
• Boil – “burning inflammation”
– Deut 28:27, 35 refers to these boils
& mentions that there was no cure
– Used elsewhere for leprosy and elephantiasis
• This plague affected their health and ability to
function
• Magicians gave up now – even they were
affected
God is making the plagues more
devastating as they go along!
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Plague of Hail
• This plague has a warning to Pharaoh
– Next plagues will come continuously
– They will hit to your heart (be devastating!)
– They will affect your servants & your people
• God now reveals His plan – He intended all along
to use Egypt to influence other nations
– God didn’t want to destroy Egypt all at once
– He harden Pharaoh’s heart to continue the plagues
– Many plagues stretched out over time (about 10
months has gone by)
• 1st message to Pharaoh was in April/May (stubble)
• Plagues began at end of June and continued thru winter
• This message before 7th plague is probably in February
God has a plan. He’s in control!
Hail damage!
This corn had been waist high!
Hail & Lightening
Psalm 78:47-48
47 He destroyed their vines with
hail, and their sycamore trees with
frost.
48 He also gave up their cattle to
the hail, and their flocks to fiery
lightning.
This plague was very destructive!
Lightening may have split trees
Psalm 105:32-33
32 He gave them hail for rain, and
flaming fire in their land.
33 He struck their vines also, and
their fig trees, and splintered the
trees of their territory.
The effects would have been
felt for years in Egypt
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Plague of Hail
• “raised you up” – Lit: “made
you stand” or as many versions
put it “for this reason I let you live”
– God could have destroy Pharaoh with the first plague,
but he let him live to demonstrate God’s power to the
nations
• Some Egyptians feared the word of Yahweh and
hurried their servants & animals into
shelter
• Hail + thunder + lightening
• Must have been scary and very
destructive
God patiently waits
for some to respond!
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God has long-term goals…..
Exodus 10:1-2
1 Now the Lord said to Moses, "Go in to
Pharaoh; for I have hardened his heart and
the hearts of his servants, that I may show
these signs of Mine before him, 2 and that
you may tell in the hearing of your son and
your son's son the mighty things I have
done in Egypt, and My signs which I have
done among them, that you may know that I
am the Lord."
God hoped these plagues would affect
generations to come
Pharaoh was a Proud man!
Exodus 10:3-5
3 So Moses and Aaron came in to
Pharaoh and said to him, "Thus says the
Lord God of the Hebrews: 'How long will
you refuse to humble yourself before
Me? Let My people go, that they may
serve Me. 4 Or else, if you refuse to let
My people go, behold, tomorrow I will
bring locusts into your territory.
Pride is what hardened Pharaoh’s heart!
Plagues of
Locusts
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Plague of Locusts
• Swarms of locusts are known to
invade Middle East countries,
usually with strong winds
• “Eat the residue” – what was left of the spelt, wheat
and vegetables. Hail took out the rest.
• Pharaoh’s servants begin to take Moses seriously (v.7).
They may have brought Moses back in.
– Worried Egypt might be destroyed!
– v. 7 “men” – refers to all the people. It is not the same
Hebrew word as “men” in v. 10
• Pharaoh wants to know who is going (v.8)
– He has no intention of letting them all go!
• Wind blew day & night (13): locust came from far away
Some of the Egyptians are in fear!
Pharaoh didn’t intend to let them all go!
Exodus 10:8-11 NCV
8 So Moses and Aaron were brought back to the
king. He said to them, "Go and worship the Lord your
God. But tell me, just who is going?"
9 Moses answered, "We will go with our young
and old people, our sons and daughters, and our
flocks and herds, because we are going to have a
feast to honor the Lord."
10 The king said to them, "The Lord will really have
to be with you if ever I let you and all of your
children leave Egypt. See, you are planning
something evil! 11 No! Only the men may go and
worship the Lord, which is what you have been
asking for." Then the king forced Moses and Aaron
out of his palace.
Pharaoh’s pride was too much!
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Darkness
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Darkness
• No warning to Pharaoh
• Not in Goshen!
• Darkness does occur
naturally, usually due to
high winds and dust storms – but his was extreme!
• So dark you can feel it: probably means humidity
• This time Pharaoh offers to let the little ones go
too, but not the flocks (v.24)
• Moses demands they take everything with them
• Pharaoh gets desperate and blames Moses (28)
What special event did the
Israelites do during the darkness?
Passover is next!
Exodus 12:43-49
43 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, "This is
the ordinance of the Passover: No foreigner shall eat
it. 44 But every man's servant who is bought for
money, when you have circumcised him, then he
may eat it. 45 A sojourner and a hired servant shall
not eat it. 46 In one house it shall be eaten; you shall
not carry any of the flesh outside the house, nor shall
you break one of its bones. 47 All the congregation
of Israel shall keep it. 48 And when a stranger dwells
with you and wants to keep the Passover to the Lord,
let all his males be circumcised, and then let him
come near and keep it; and he shall be as a native of
the land. For no uncircumcised person shall eat it.
49 One law shall be for the native-born and for the
stranger who dwells among you."
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Joshua circumcised the nation a 2nd time
Joshua 5:3-6
So Joshua made flint knives for himself, and
circumcised the sons of Israel at the hill of the
foreskins. 4 And this is the reason why Joshua
circumcised them: All the people who came out
of Egypt who were males, all the men of war, had
died in the wilderness on the way, after they had
come out of Egypt. 5 For all the people who
came out had been circumcised, but all the
people born in the wilderness, on the way as
they came out of Egypt, had not been
circumcised.
When did the Egyptians give them a
few days off to be circumcised?
Lessons from Today
• God treats His people differently than
the rest – so make sure you belong to
Him!
• God always has a great plan: trust Him,
because He always knows what He is
doing
• Part of our responsibility for God’s grace
to us it to tell others of His great salvation
• If we don’t learn from what God brings
into our lives, He may have to increase
the intensity until we finally get His point!
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