THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST: GENESIS AND EXODUS (18)

FIRST NINE PLAGUES IN EGYPT

Key Passage: Exodus 7:8:25-32

CH. 7	CHAPTER 8	CHAPTER 9	CHAPTER 10
Blood \|Frogs	First Nine Plagues Gnats \| Flies	Upon Egypt \|Livestock\| Boils\| Boils	\|Hail\| Locusts\| Darkness
1 15	16 19 20 32 The gods of Egypt vs.	1 7 8 12 the God of Israel	1 20 21 29

OVERVIEW Pharaoh’s stubborn refusal to release God’s people prompts Him to unleash nine devastating plagues against Egypt. Moved by this display of God’s power, Pharaoh repeatedly promises to release the nation. But when the time arrives, his heart is hardened and he breaks his word. To shatter Pharaoh’s unyielding will, God prepares one last plague-death in every unprepared home in the land.

One Almighty is more than all mighties .

OUR DAILY WALK Have you ever yielded to the temptation to take what you thought was a shortcut, only to find yourself hopelessly lost? Maybe you’ve experienced the same thing in your spiritual life as you looked for a shortcut to accomplish God’s will.

Alternate routes may look attractive, but they can often have unexpected consequences. Pharaoh offered Moses four shortcuts to releasing the people from bondage (8:25,28;10:11,24). None of the four conformed to God’s specific instructions. They were only attempts by Pharaoh to hide his refusal to obey God. Moses detected Pharaoh’s motives, for he knew that anything short of obedience is disobedience.

That principle is still true today. There is no safe alternate route when the Bible clearly states: “This is what the Lord says, “Nothing short of doing God’s will in God’s way will guarantee that you arrive at your intended destination. Look up the following verses to discover how God wants to guide you from the pages of His Word:

The Bible a________and a____________Psalm 119:105).
The revelation of God’s Word gives_____(Psalm 119:130).
The best place to hide God’s Word is_____(Psalm 119:11).

Now map out God’s route to one of you.

INSIGHT Terror in the Sky

The locust, often a tool of divine judgment in the pages of Scripture, is one of nature’s most destructive creatures. A locust swarm may number more than 100,000 insects per square mile and has the capacity to eat thousands of acres of vegetation in a single day.