Walking with Moses Week 3

Plagues in Egypt Sunday ...................................................................................................................... 2

Plagues 3+4: Lice and Flies ................................................................................... 2

Map ...................................................................................................................... 4

Monday .................................................................................................................... 5

Plagues 5+6: Murrain and Boils ........................................................................... 5

Tuesday .................................................................................................................... 7

Plague 7: Hail........................................................................................................ 7

Wednesday .............................................................................................................. 9

Pharaoh’s heart hardened ................................................................................... 9

Thursday ................................................................................................................. 11

Plague 8: Locusts ................................................................................................ 11

Friday...................................................................................................................... 13

Plague 9: Darkness ............................................................................................. 13

Saturday ................................................................................................................. 15

Plague of Firstborn Foretold .............................................................................. 15

Old English words ................................................................................................... 17

Plague of flies

Plague of Murrain

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Sunday

Plagues 3+4: Lice and Flies

Bible Reading: Exodus 8v16-32

Other Reading: Psalm 78v45; 105v31

Remember God’s name Jehovah is written in capital letters as the ‘LORD’.

1. What was Aaron to smite? (v16+17)

2. What did it become? (v17)

3. Could the magicians do this? (v18)

4. What did the magicians tell Pharaoh? (v19)

5. What did Pharaoh do? (v19)

6. What was Moses to do early in the morning? (v20) Find the Nile on a map

7. What would the LORD send? (v21)

Psalm 78 v45 says there were different kinds of flies which devoured

them. So, there were some sort of biting flies in the swarms

8. Where would the flies NOT be? (v22+23) Find it on a map

9. What would Pharaoh know? (v22)

10. Where did Pharaoh say the Israelites could sacrifice? (v25)

11. What was wrong with this? (v26)

The Israelites would be sacrificing sheep to the LORD. This was

really, really hated by the Egyptians. Shepherds were an

abomination to them (Genesis 46v34).

The LORD wanted the Israelites out of Egypt. Nothing less would do!

12. What did Moses say they would do? (v27)

13. Then, where did Pharaoh say NOT to go? (v28)

14. Who did Moses ask to take the flies away? (v30)

15. What did Pharaoh do? (v32)

Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also.... just as the LORD said

he would do.

“Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal

truly are his delight.” (Proverbs 12v22)

MEANINGS:

Beast = animal;

Enchantments = spells;

Grievous swarm = thick group of flies;

Corrupted = destroyed;

Sever = set apart;

Abomination = really, really hated;

Intreat = pray;

Deal deceitfully = be dishonest, go

back on your word

Answers

1) The dust of the ground; 2) Lice on man and animals; 3) No; 4) This is the finger of God;

5) Hardened his heart and wouldn’t listen to them; 6) Meet Pharaoh at the water (river

Nile); 7) Swarms of flies; 8) In Goshen where the Israelites lived; 9) That God is the LORD;

10) In the land; 11) Israelites sacrifice is abomination to Egyptians so they would stone

them; 12) They would go 3 days journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to God; 13) Not

very far; 14) The LORD; 15) Hardened his heart

Have you dealt deceitfully? You were in trouble....

you said you’d do something...you asked people to

pray....BUT when God answered prayer you

hardened your heart.

The LORD rules over all. He is greater than all

Egyptian gods.

Geb Thoth Khepri

Geb was the Egyptian god of the earth.

Only the LORD could make lice from dust. He controls even the

smallest part of the earth.

The Egyptians priests had lice on them. This made them ‘unclean’...so

they couldn’t worship their gods. The animals had lice on them....so

they couldn’t be offered to their gods.

Thoth was a god with magical power. But the magicians couldn’t

make lice.

Khepri was another Egyptian god. He had a beetle head.

The LORD was showing that He controls all creatures. The Egyptians

could see God is greater than their gods. But Pharaoh wouldn’t listen.

Map

Monday

Plagues 5+6: Murrain and Boils

Bible Reading: Exodus 9v1-12

1. Who sent Moses to Pharaoh? (v1)

2. What was he to tell Pharaoh? (v1)

3. What would happen if Pharaoh didn’t? (v2+3)

4. What would the LORD sever? (v4)

5. How many of Israel’s cattle would die? (v4)

6. When did the LORD do this? (v5+6)

7. What did Pharaoh find out? (v7)

The LORD had the power to let the Israelites’ cattle live and the

Egyptians’ cattle die. Pharaoh couldn’t believe this. He had to send

men to see if this was really so.

8. Whose heart was hardened? (v7)

9. What was Moses to sprinkle in the air? (v8)

10. What did it become? (v10)

11. Who couldn’t stand before Moses? (v11)

12. Who were the boils upon? (v11)

13. Who hardened Pharaoh’s heart? (v12)

Answers

1) The LORD; 2) Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go that they may

serve Me; 3) The cattle would die; 4) Between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt;

5) None; 6) The next day; 7) Not one of the cattle of the Israelites was dead; 8) Pharaoh’s;

9) Ashes; 10) Boils on man and animals; 11) The magicians; 12) All the Egyptians; 13) The

LORD

The LORD protects His children.... even when He

punishes those who disobey Him.

The LORD rules over all. He is greater than all

Egyptian gods.

MEANINGS:

Grievous = very bad, severe;

Murrain = cattle disease;

Appointed = agreed;

Blains = sores;

Some people don’t want to believe that the 10 plagues

were done by the LORD’s Almighty power.

They think.... Red soil washed down from the African

mountains made the river blood-red....Poisonous algae

killed the fish.... The frogs had to leave the river because it

was polluted.... Lice and flies came because of the dead

fish and frogs.... They brought disease to the animals and

people.

If so, how did the Israelites in Goshen escape? What kept

the flies out of there?

Apis Hathor Imhotep

Apis was a sacred bull god.

Hathor was a goddess with a cow’s head.

The plague on the cattle showed that the LORD could

strike down any cattle, and a bull god could not stop Him!

The Egyptians also worshiped Imhotep, the god of

medicine. When boils appeared on the people of Egypt,

Imhotep couldn’t cure them. Thoth was a god with magical

powers. But Thoth couldn’t heal them either.

It showed Pharaoh and the Egyptians that the LORD is

more powerful.

“Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker!” (Isaiah 45v9)

Tuesday

Plague 7: Hail

Bible Reading: Exodus 9v13-26

Other Reading: Psalm 105v32+33; Romans 9v16+17

1. When was Moses to go to Pharaoh? (v13)

2. What was Moses to say? (v13)

The children of Israel are called ‘Hebrews’ here. They were God’s

special people. One day the Messiah (Christ) would come from them.

3. Why did the LORD send plagues? (v14)

4. Why had the LORD raised Pharaoh up? (v16)

5. What was Pharaoh still doing? (v17)

6. What would the LORD send the next day? (v18)

7. Had there ever been hail as bad in Egypt? (v18)

8. Who made their servants and cattle come into houses? (v20)

9. Who left their servants and cattle in the field? (v21)

The LORD warned how they could be saved from death....bring all

men and animals into houses. Some obeyed and lived. Some

disobeyed and died.

Today the LORD warns us how to be saved from eternal death in

hell. He tells us in the Bible. Turn away from sin to the Only Saviour

Jesus Christ. Some believe and are saved. Those who will not believe

will die in their sin and go to hell.

10. What did Moses stretch toward heaven? (v23)

11. What was mixed with the hail? (v23+24)

12. What did the hail smite? (v25)

13. Where was there no hail? (v26) Find it on a map

The LORD rules over all. He controls the weather.

When you let the LORD have complete control of

your life, He will bless you.

MEANINGS:

Pestilence = plague;

Exaltest = uplifts;

Grievous = heavy;

Regarded not = ignored;

Mingled = mixed with

Answers

1) Early in the morning; 2) Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let My people go that

they may serve Me; 3) That Pharaoh would know there is none like the LORD in all the

earth; 4) That the LORD’s name would be declared throughout all the earth; 5) Exalting

himself against God’s people and not letting them go; 6) Very heavy hail; 7) No; 8) Those

that feared the name of the LORD; 9) Those who regarded not the word of the LORD; 10)

His rod; 11) Fire; 12) Man, animals, herbs, trees in Egypt; 13) Goshen where children of

Israel lived

Nut

Nut was the sky goddess. So, she would be the one to

control the weather.

But the LORD showed He was more powerful than Nut. It is

the LORD who controls the weather…. not any Egyptian

god.

The LORD rules over all. He is greater than all

Egyptian gods.

“Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the

LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me

there is no God.” (Isaiah 44v6)

Wednesday

Pharaoh’s heart hardened

Bible Reading: Exodus 9v27-35

1. Who called for Moses and Aaron? (v27)

2. What did he say he’d done? (v27)

3. Who is righteous? (v27)

4. Who did he say were wicked? (v27)

Pharaoh was not truly sorry for his sin. He was NOT making the

LORD his God. He just wanted the terrible hail to stop.

5. What did he ask Moses and Aaron to do? (v28)

6. Who owns the earth? (v29)

7. What did Moses know? (v30)

8. Which crops had the hail destroyed? (v31)

9. Why were the wheat and the rye saved? (v32)

10. Where did Moses pray to the LORD? (v33)

Moses spread his hands out before God as he prayed.

11. What ceased? (v33)

12. What did Pharaoh do? (v34)

13. Who did the same? (v34)

14. Who had told Moses this? (v35)

You can know the truth but not do it. You can

know you are wrong but not turn to what’s right.

Don’t harden your heart like Pharaoh.

“Who hath hardened himself against him, and hath

prospered?” (Job 9v4)

MEANINGS:

Bolled = full of seed pods;

Rie = rye, a cereal like wheat;

Spread abroad = held up high

and wide

Answers

1) Pharaoh; 2) Sinned; 3) The LORD; 4) Himself and his people; 5) Ask the LORD to stop the

thunder and hail; 6) The LORD; 7) Pharaoh and his servants would not fear the LORD; 8)

Flax and barley; 9) They were not grown up; 10) Outside the city; 11) Thunder, hail, rain;

12) Sinned more and hardened his heart; 13) His servants; 14) The LORD

Some people say.... Thunderstorms often happened at that

time of year and destroyed barley and flax.

But the Bible says there was fire mixed with the hail. This

was no ordinary storm! And how come there was no hail in

Goshen where the Israelites lived?

And why would Pharaoh ask Moses to pray.... if he had

seen this every year of his life?

The LORD rules over all. He is greater than all

Egyptian gods.

Seth

Seth was the god of chaos, storms and desert. He was

supposed to be able to protect crops.

God showed that Seth couldn’t stop the storm or protect

the crops.

Thursday

Plague 8: Locusts

Bible Reading: Exodus10v1-15

Other Reading: Psalm 105v34+35

1. Whose hearts did the LORD harden? (v1)

2. Why? (v1)

3. What was Moses to tell his son and grand children? (v2)

4. Why?

5. What would Pharaoh NOT do? (v3)

6. So, what would the LORD send? (v4)

7. How did the locusts cover the earth? (v5+15)

8. What did they eat? (v5+15)

Just imagine millions of locusts moving like big thick dark cloud.

When they landed they covered all crops, grass and trees. All you

could see was locusts. But when they rose up from the earth all the

plants were gone!

9. What did Pharaoh’s servants tell him? (v7)

Moses and Aaron had gone out from Pharaoh (v6). So they were

brought back in again (v8).

10. Who did Moses say must go? (v9)

11. Who did Pharaoh say to leave? (v10+11)

Now Moses and Aaron were driven out from Pharaoh (v11).

12. What did Moses stretch over Egypt? (v13)

13. What brought the locusts? (v13)

Answers

1) Pharaoh’s and his servants’; 2) That the LORD would show His wonders to Pharaoh; 3)

What the LORD had done in Egypt and His signs; 4) That they would know that He is the

LORD; 5) Humble himself and let God’s people go; 6) Locusts; 7) Darkened the land,

couldn’t see the ground; 8) All fruit, green things in trees and herbs that hail hadn’t

destroyed; 9) Let the men go to serve the LORD their God. Do you not know that Egypt is

destroyed? 10) Young, old, sons, daughters, flocks and herds; 11) The little ones (children);

12) His rod; 13) East wind sent by the LORD all that day and night

The LORD rules over all. He is greater than all

Egyptian gods.

The Egyptian god Senehem was supposed to protect from

pests. But the LORD sent locusts and he could not stop

them.

Seth couldn’t protect the crops either.

Egypt was destroyed.... Nile water stinking, animals dead,

crops destroyed, terrible boils with sores, people

suffering.... and still Pharaoh’s heart was hard! He just

wouldn’t obey to the LORD.

The LORD controls water, earth, sky, animals. He is All-

powerful. The Egyptian gods had no power against the

Hebrews God.

God wants parents to teach their children His

ways. So, if your parents are Christians be glad.

Make sure you listen to them.

“We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the

generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength,

and his wonderful works that he hath done.” (Psalm 78v4)

Friday

Plague 9: Darkness

Bible Reading: Exodus 10v16-29

Other Reading: Psalm 105v28

1. How did Pharaoh call for Moses and Aaron? (v16)

2. What did Pharaoh say he’d done? (v16)

3. What did he ask Moses to do? (v17)

Pharaoh was not turning from his sin. He did NOT call the LORD his

God. He said the LORD was Moses’ God. He just wanted the locusts

gone.

4. What did Moses do? (v18)

5. How did the LORD take the locusts away? (v19)

6. What did the LORD harden? (v20)

7. Where did Moses stretch his hand? (v22)

8. What was the next plague? (v21)

9. How bad was it? (v21-23)

If we do not have the LORD, we are in spiritual darkness. The Lord

Jesus Christ is the Light of the world.

10. Who had light? (v23)

11. What did Pharaoh say to leave behind? (v24)

12. Why did they need the animals? (v25)

13. What would NOT be left behind? (v26)

14. Who hardened Pharaoh’s heart? (v27)

15. What would happen if Moses came to Pharaoh again? (v28)

Are you scared of the dark? When you are God’s

child you have no need to be afraid. Remember the

LORD is with you. He will NOT leave you.

Answers

1) In haste; 2) Sinned against the LORD your God and against you; 3) Forgive him this time

and pray God would take the locusts away; 4) Went out from Pharaoh and prayed to the

LORD; 5) A mighty strong west wind and cast them into the Red Sea; 6) Pharaoh’s heart; 7)

Toward heaven; 8) Darkness; 9) Thick darkness that could be felt and it lasted for 3 days;

10) The children of Israel; 11) Their flocks and herds; 12) For sacrifices and offerings to the

LORD; 13) A hoof; 14) The LORD; 15) He would die

MEANINGS:

Haste = hurry;

Hoof = animal foot;

The LORD rules over all. He is greater than all

Egyptian gods.

Some people say this darkness was because of a really

bad dust storm. So, how come the children of Israel had

light?

Also, this was no ordinary darkness. Their candles and oil

lamps were no good. They couldn’t see each other or

move from where they were.... for 3 days (v23). It was

really scary!

Ra

The Egyptians had many sun gods. Ra was a chief god in

Egypt. He was a sun god. They believed Ra was very

powerful. But even he could not stop the darkness.

The plague of darkness shows that the LORD is in control

of the sun. He created the sun, moon and stars….and He

controls them all.

By this time the people of Egypt knew that their gods

couldn’t win against the Hebrews God. But Pharaoh still

wouldn’t let God’s people go!

“I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give

to another, neither my praise to graven images.” (Isaiah 42v8)

Saturday

Plague of Firstborn Foretold

Bible Reading: Exodus 11v1-11

1. How many more plagues would the LORD send? (v1)

2. Then, what would Pharaoh do? (v1)

3. What were the people to borrow? (v2)

We will learn what these were used for later.

4. Who gave them favour with the Egyptians? (v3)

5. Who was very great in Egypt? (v3)

Note Moses is called a man. Pharaoh was like a god to the people.

But there is Only One True Living God.

6. What would happen at midnight? (v4)

7. Who would die? (v5)

8. What would there be throughout all Egypt? (v6)

9. Was there ever the like of it before or after? (v6)

10. Who would the LORD keep safe? (v7)

11. What would Pharaoh’s servants do? (v8)

12. How did Moses go out from Pharaoh? (v8)

13. What happened because Pharaoh wouldn’t listen? (v9)

14. Who hardened Pharaoh’s heart? (v10)

This was NOT just some disease among children.

It was only the firstborn of the Egyptians that died. A

disease would have killed more than firstborn children. And

how come the Israelite children escaped?

It was the LORD who slew the firstborn Egyptian children.

Answers

1) One; 2) Let the children of Israel go, thrust them out; 3) Jewels of gold and silver; 4) The

LORD; 5) Moses; 6) The LORD would go through the land; 7) All the firstborn; 8) A great

cry; 9) No; 10) The children of Israel; 11) Bow down to Moses and tell him to take all the

Israelites out of Egypt; 12) In great anger; 13) The LORD’s wonders were multiplied in

Egypt; 14) The LORD

MEANINGS:

Thrust = drive out with

force;

Firstborn = oldest child;

Maidservant = woman

servant;

Pharaoh was worshipped by the Egyptians as the supreme

god on earth. The plague of the death of the firstborn

attacked Pharaoh.

None of the Egyptian gods could save them from any of

the plagues. None of them could save Egypt’s firstborn

children.

They had no power against the LORD God of the Hebrews.

Not even Pharaoh had power against the LORD.

The LORD rules over all. He is greater than all

Egyptian gods.

The LORD speaks through His Word. We read it in

the Bible. But if we won’t listen and obey

Him......He may allow things to come into our lives

that we don’t like.

“For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down

high looks.” (Psalm 18v27)

Old English words

Afar Far away

Ass Donkey

Beast Animal

Dealt Done

Dost, Doest Do

Draw nigh Come near

Fetch Go and get

Gat Get

Hence From this place

Heretofore Before now

Hither Here

Midst Middle

Nigh Near

Peradventure Perhaps

Selfsame That same

Thereon On that

Thither To there

Thou You (singular)

Thou art You are

Thrust out Cast out

Wherefore Why

Wherewith With which

Whither To where

Wilt Will

Wit, wot Know

Wrought Done, made

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