The genealogy of Moses is given in order to declare to the Israelites who Moses is and from where he came. As a Levite, Moses has good family connections, but this does not translate into an eager willingness to serve the Lord. Even though Moses and Aaron are selected by God to speak His Word before Pharaoh in order to rescue the Israelites from 430 years of bondage, Moses doubts that Pharaoh will ever let Israel go. Yet Moses delivers God's demands to Pharaoh to let the Israelites go. In a sequence of plagues, Pharaoh hardens his heart and refuses to obey God. Pharaoh's advisors cannot stop the power of God and the plagues upon the Egyptians increase in intensity. The first seven plagues are covered in this session.