Exodus Worksheet - Chapter 7

Review of Moses' Call:

Once God called Moses to deliver the children of Israel from the bondage of Egypt, Moses had to have assurance that God was with Him and would work through Him. 

God has been thorough in preparing Moses for the task through revealing His personal name to him, showing him several miracles that will work through him, and allowing his brother Aaron to be the spokesperson for him.

At first, the children of Israel were so touched to know that God had heard their cries and were going to deliver them!  They believed Moses and they bowed down to worship the Lord (Exodus 4:31). 

When Moses & Aaron went to Pharaoh to ask that he let the children go to sacrifice to their Lord in the wilderness, he not only said no but he made the work on the children of Israel harder and even beat the foremen and punished them although they could not possibly produce what he was asking of them.

How upset were the children of Israel with Moses & Aaron now?  Very upset. 

They hope the Lord will judge them for decieving them like they did.  Moses goes back to the Lord and complains.  He said "You haven't delivered Your people" .. "Why did you ever send Me?"...

In Exodus 6, God assured Moses that He would surely deliver the children of Israel and keep His covenant to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.  The children of Israel could not believe Moses this time because of the cruel bondage they were under. 

God has told Moses to return to Pharaoh again, but Moses argues that he is unskilled in speech.

Exodus Chapter 7

The Lord told Moses he would be as God to Pharaoh and his brother Aaron would be as his prophet.  They were to speak all that the Lord commanded them to Pharaoh. 

However, God would harden Pharaoh's heart in order to multiply His signs and wonders in the land of Egypt. 

1.  What would be the final result of Pharaoh not listening to Moses and Aaron? vs. 4 -

2.  What would the Egyptians know at that time? vs. 5 -

3.  How old was Moses when he spoke to Pharoah? vs. 7

• How old was Aaron when he spoke to Pharoah? vs. 7

The Lord told Moses & Aaron ahead of time that Pharaoh would ask them to work a miracle. 

Moses was to tell Aaron to throw down his staff before Pharaoh and it would become a serpent.

4.  What did Pharaoh do in response to this? vs. 11 -

5.  What did Aaron's staff (serpent) do to the magicians' ones? vs. 12 -

6.  Did this change Pharaoh's mind in regard to the God's command to let the people go? vs. 13 -

The Lord told Moses to have Pharaoh meet him by the Nile River the following morning.  He took the rod that had turned into a serpent with him. 

He was to say to Pharaoh:  "The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, sent me to you, saying "Let My people go, that they may serve Me in the wilderness.  But behold, you have not listened until now."

Thus says the Lord, "By this you shall know that I am the LORD."

7.  What would happen to the water in the Nile when he struck it with the staff in his hand? vs. 17 -

8.  What would happen to the fish in the river?  vs. 18 -

9.  What would happen to the quality of the drinking water? vs. 18 -

10. The Lord told Moses to tell Aaron to strike more than the Nile river with the staff.  What else was to be turned to blood? vs. 19 -

11. Could the magicians of Egypt copy this miracle with their secret arts?  vs. 22 -

12. How did Pharaoh react over all of this? vs. 22-23 -

13. What did the Egyptians do in order to get water to drink? vs. 24 -

14. How many days passed after the Lord struck the Nile before He would send them back and perform another plaque? vs. 25 - 

Application:

God redeemed the children of Israel from bondage in Egypt with an outstretched arm and with mighty wonders. These came in the form of plagues which He poured out upon the land of Egypt.

God is merciful, but He is also HOLY. The plagues were more than just a demonstration of God's power, each one was a judgement upon the idolatrous worship of a pagan Egyptian deity.

The Nile was considered the link from this life to the next. The Nile was considered the blood of Osiris. The priests of Egypt held blood in abhorrence, yet they cruelly sported with blood of the captive Israelites whose children they caused to be cast into the Nile.

This was an attack on Hapi, the father of the gods, who was “god” of the Nile, the one who brings water to all Egypt for life.

• Why did God want to judge the gods of Egypt? 
• Did God care for the Egyptians to know that He was the Lord?

Read & Comment about the Lord's dealings with Egypt at a later time:

• Isaiah 19:19-22 -

God's deliverance was coming for the sons of Israel, but He was also revealing Himself to the nation of Egypt so that they would know He is the LORD. 

Many times when the Lord is working in our lives, it is also for the benefit of those who may not know the Lord directly influenced by the events in our lives.

• Can you think of a time when God had to bring down an idol in your life to help you come to know that He is the Lord? If so, write it out -
• 1 Corinthians 10:19-22 -

Your summary and prayer today:

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