Egypt and the Bible

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Egypt and the Bible

• Developed by P. Evans

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Journey to Biblical Egypt

• Welcome to Egypt

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Egypt and the Bible

• The Bible is filled with stories about Egypts
  relationship with Gods people.
• Egypt played varying roles in the lives of Bible
  figures. It spans Genesis to the gospel.
• At times Egypts played the oppressor, other
  times it was a place of refuge.

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Josephs Story

• Josephs story can be found in the book of
  Genesis 37 50.
• A Fathers Love
• Siblings Jealousy
• Sold into Slavery
• In Potiphars House
• Prison
• The Dream
• From Prison to Palace
• The Famine
• Reunited

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Josephs Exile

• It all began with a fathers love which led to
  siblings' jealousy.
• Josephs brothers knew that Joseph was his
  fathers favorite and this angered them.
• They plotted to get rid of Joseph and finally
  decided to sell him into slavery in Egypt.
• In Egypt, Joseph was sold to Potiphar, an
  official of Pharaoh but was later thrown into
  prison because he was falsely accused by
  Potiphars wife.
• Joseph faith in the Creator God kept him during
  these difficult times.

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The Dream

• Pharaoh had a dream and needed it to be
  interpreted.
• No one in his courts could interpret the dream
  not the magicians, nor the wise men.
• Joseph was the only one able to interpret the
  Pharaohs dream.
• As a result, Pharaoh made Joseph a ruler in
  Egypt.

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Jacobs Sojourn

• Jacob mourned his son for years and was not
  comforted.
• When famine struck the land, the family looked to
  Egypt for refuge.
• They discovered that Joseph was alive and has
  risen from slave to ruler. He was now second in
  command to Pharaoh.
• Jacob was overjoyed to reunite with his son.
• Jacob moved to Egypt with his family due to the
  famine.

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Egypts Sight
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Moses

• Many generations passed and a new pharaoh ruled.
• Egypt became a place of captivity for Jacobs
  descendants, the Israelites.
• Moses was born into this scenario but from birth,
  the protecting hand of God was evident in his
  life.
• Moses grew up in Pharaohs house but when he was
  grown, he refused the pleasures of Egypt and
  chose to suffer with Gods people.
• God used him to deliver his people out of Egypt.

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Pharaohs Rebellion

• Pharaoh refused to let Gods people go.
• God allowed a series of 10 plagues to assail the
  Egyptians.
• Pharaoh made things more difficult for the
  Israelites after each of the first 9 plagues.

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The Exodus

• When the tenth plague struck, Pharaoh was eager
  to let Gods people go.
• The tenth plague took the life of the first born
  son of the Egyptians including Pharaohs first
  born son.
• Under the leadership of Moses, God brought Israel
  out of Egypt with a mighty hand.