Number nine – locusts
Exodus 10:21-29No discourse, just straight to darknessSeventy-two hours of darknessEgyptians couldn’t see each other or anythingGoshen well litPharaoh tries to negotiate againGod hardens Pharaoh’s heart againFinal farewellFinal plague – this is the one!
Exodus 11:1-10Tell the people to ask of the EgyptiansGod gave the people favorMoses’ stature among allMidnight passing of deathDogs won’t barkYour people will beg me to goThe Passover
Exodus 12:1-28Right now is the beginning of the year for youPassover lamb describedOne per householdUnblemished maleOne year oldSheep or goatKill at twilight on 14th of monthBlood on doorposts and lintel where eatenPrepared – roast intact, eat with unleavened bread, bitter herbsBurn the leftoversThat nightGod will go through EgyptStrike down all firstbornExecute judgment against Egyptian godsThe blood will be a sign on the houseGod will pass over that houseNo plague will come upon that housePassover a permanent ordinanceStart with seven days of unleavened breadNo leaven in the house from first day to endViolation would result in being cut off from IsraelAssembly on the first dayAnother on the seventh dayNo work on either dayEach person prepares own portionBlood on the doorposts and lintel – hyssopStay inside until morningDestroyer will pass over, not smiteObserve foreverRemind childrenTenth plague
Exodus 12:29-32All firstborn struck deadFrom Pharaoh’s firstbornTo firstborn among prisonersTo firstborn cattleEvery home affectedPharaoh, that night, to MosesGo – everyone and everything you haveBless meThe Exodus begins
Exodus 12:33-42Egyptians afraid they would all dieLeft in haste – doughGold and silver, clothing600,000 men on footAll the people, all the herds and flocksTook the bread they hadLeft after 430 years to the very dayThat night was for the LordPassover ordinance
Exodus 12:43-51No foreigner is to eat itException – circumcised slaveNo sojourners or hired servantsEaten in single houseDon’t take it outBreak no bonesEntire congregation of IsraelConsecrate the firstborn
Exodus 13:1-2Firstborn of every womb in Israel belongs to GodBoth man and beastContrast to last plague?Feast of unleavened bread commanded
Exodus 13:3-16Moses: Remember this day of the month of AbibOut of EgyptOut of slaveryEat nothing leavened for seven daysContinue observing after entering promised landRemind children whyGod’s leadership made known
Exodus 13:17-22Not by way of the land of the PhilistinesMight see warReturn to EgyptBones of JosephGod’s presence before IsraelPillar of cloud by dayPillar of fire by nightProvide lightAble to travel at nightThe Red Sea
Exodus 14:1-31Time to camp out by the seaHarden Pharaoh’s heartGod will be honoredPharaoh and his people “come to their senses”Pharaoh’s army mobilized against IsraelThey come upon Israel’s encampmentIsrael: “We told you so!”Tell them to move forwardDivide the seaGod will be honored by themAngel of God, pillar of cloud movedGod parts the seaPharaoh’s army pursuesGod confounds the EgyptiansGod honored
Moses – stretch out your handSea returns to normalCovers Egyptians, none leftIsrael continued on dry landEgyptian bodies was up onto the shoreIsraelites saw, feared, believedThe song
Exodus 15:1-21Song of Moses? Revelation 15:3There is, apparently, a song of MosesIs this it?This songThree sections – Exodus 15:1-5, 6-10, 11-18Begin praising GodEach succeeding one increases in a magnitudeEach ends with statement of triumphAuthor Miriam?Probably not“Miriam answered them …”
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