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Exodus – Study 7.

The plagues represent the working of God’s purpose and will through the created order. Some try to explain

away the miraculous dimension of the plagues, by presenting evidence that they are natural events that occur

spontaneously and do not come from the hand of God. They miss the point. God exercises sovereignty over

all his creation, he can use nature and natural forces in either a natural and expected way or in an unnatural

and unexpected way, to achieve his divine purpose. Other sections of Scripture refer to these plagues as

actual historical facts, God’s saving activity in the life and history of Israel, not simply unconnected

spontaneous natural events. Just before they entered the promised land, Moses reminded the Israelites of

the ‘miraculous signs and wonders’, the ‘great and awesome deeds’ that the Lord did for them in Egypt

(Deuteronomy 4:34). Jeremiah reminded 7th century Israel that the Lord ‘performed miraculous signs and

wonders in Egypt’ (Jeremiah 32:20). Two of the Psalms, 78 and 105, deal with the plagues as historical

events which God performed in the life of Israel. Psalm 78 lists seven of the ten plagues, Psalm 105 lists

eight.

The plagues testify to the power and redemptive action of God and provide evidence that nothing is too hard

for God, not even the deliverance of a weak and enslaved people from out of bondage and subjugation to a

mighty and powerful nation. The plagues were more than just important in freeing Israel from Egypt, they

provided a continuing reassurance of God’s power, giving the people of Israel confidence, not just for the

generation that experienced them first hand, but also for the generations that followed.

What are some ways in which the power of God can be seen in the world around us?

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Read Exodus 7:14 - 24.

Describe the plague :

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Who was affected? :

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How were they affected? :

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What was the response of the Egyptian magicians? :

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What was Pharaoh’s response? :

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3. The Egyptians worshipped Ha’pi, the Nile god, who supposedly saw to it that the river

flooded enough to provide crucial irrigation but not so much that villages were flooded.

What message do you think that this plague may have sent to the Egyptians?

Read Exodus 8:1 – 15.

Exodus Bible Activity Sheet