Firm Foundations

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Firm Foundations

• Lesson 22
• God Sent Plagues on Egypt
• God Passed Over Israel

Key verse Nahum 17
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Introduction

• Israelites were enslaved in Egypt by a powerful
  Pharaoh
• God was going to make a way to deliver them!

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Pharaoh refused to obey Gods command

• Exodus 51-2
• God spoke to Pharaoh through Moses and Aaron
• Egyptians didnt worship the true God
• Worshipped the Nile
• Worshipped sun, moon, and animals
• Even worshipped Pharaoh

• Most people had turned away from true knowledge
  of God
• God had called Abraham, made him Father of nation
  of Israel
• Pharaoh didnt want to listen to God

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God wanted to show Israel that He was their God

• Israelites had never seen Gods power
• Had heard about what He did for Abraham, Isaac,
  Jacob, and Joseph
• Exodus 61-8

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wanted to show Egyptians He was the only God

• Egyptians were intelligent
• Writers, mathematicians, chemists, etc.
• But, enslaved to Satan
• Gods they trusted were unable to protect them
• Only He is the true and living God over the whole
  earth
• Pharaoh determined to fight God
• Exodus 74-5

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The Lord sent 9 plagues on Egypt

• Egypt refused to released the Israelites, so God
  showed His power
• Described in Exodus 714-1029
• Turned waters into blood
• Next, plagues of frogs, gnats, and flies
• Next, plagues on livestock
• Next, terrible boils on their bodies
• Next, hailstorm, locusts, and thick darkness
• Couldnt save themselves
• Each plague pointed to one of their false gods
• God protected the Israelites from these plagues
• Loved them
• Remembered promises to Jacob
• Wanted king of Egypt to know He was One True God
• Pharaoh responded same way to each plague
• Called for Moses to remove it
• Promised to let them go, God removed the plague
• Once plague was gone, changed his mind
• Became more hardened each time

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Gods last judgment on the Egyptians

• Pharaoh still refused to obey
• God knew that Pharaoh would refuse
• knows everything before it happens
• knew that Pharaoh would release them after the
  final plague
• Exodus 111, 4-7

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The Lords instructions to Moses

• Told Moses to prepare for the final plague
• Israelites deserved plague, God would spare them
• God was merciful to them
• Remembered promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
  bring them back to promised land
• God gave them 3 things they must do

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1. Choose a lamb or goat without blemish

• Exodus 121-5
• Head of each home to choose a lamb or goat.
• Lamb had to be perfect no spots or blemishes
• Why?

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2. They must kill lamb and catch blood in basin

• Exodus 126
• Keep lamb 14 days
• Kill lamb in evening of 14th day
• Blood must flow out
• Punishment for sin is death

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3. Place blood on doorposts and above door

• Exodus 127
• Catch blood in basin
• Dip branch in blood
• Paint blood on doorposts, over the door
• Blood would save firstborn from judgment

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4. Stay in house on where blood was painted

• Exodus 1222
• They must not go out

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5. Not break any of lambs bones

• Exodus 1246
• God does not allow people to save themselves in
  their own way
• Everything to be done exactly as God commanded

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The Lords promise to the Israelites

• Exodus 1212-14
• God promised He would pass over their houses, not
  kill first born
• Only if blood was painted over door, on doorposts

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Israels faith and obedience

• Israel feared God, obeyed
• Exodus 1228
• What if an Israelite chose not to kill the lamb?
• Lamb had to die
• Punishment for sin is death
• Israelites had to trust God

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All of Egypts firstborn died

• Exodus 1229-30
• Firstborn children, firstborn of livestock all
  died
• Always does what He says
• No escape from His determined judgment
• God passed over those with blood on door
• Always does what He says

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Pharaoh told Israelites to go

• Exodus 1231-36
• Pharaoh thought He could fight God, but was wrong
• Remember Gods promises to Abraham
• 400 years had passed
• Now Egyptians were giving gold silver to slaves
  (Israelites) as they left
• God never forgets His promises

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Conclusion

• The Lord delivered as He had promised
• God punishes those who fight against Him
• God shows mercy to those who trust Him