Torah Classes

Chp. 10 verse 23 - chp. 11 verse 8: After plague of darkness Pharaoh agrees to release all the people but not the animals, to worship in the wilderness. Moshe refuses and Pharaoh drives him out, with a warning not to see him again, Moshe agrees. Chp. 11 begins with Hashem telling Moshe that He would bring one more plague on the Egyptians and then they would drive the Jewish nation out of their land. Hashem tells Moshe to ask the people to borrow silver and gold from their Egyptian nieghbors. While still in the palace, Moshe warns Pharaoh of the 10th and final plague, the killing of the firstborn.

Chp. 10 verse 1 - 23: Hashem commands Moshe to go to Pharaoh and to warn him about the plague of locusts. The locusts cover the land of Egypt. Pharaoh pleads with Moshe to remove the locusts which he does. Pharaoh still refuses to release the Jewish nation. Moshe then brings the plague of darkness.

Chp. 9 verses 1 - 35: Moshe warns Pharaoh and then brings on the fifth plague of pestilence. Again Pharaoh agrees to release the Jews but reneges. Without warning Moshe brings on the sixth plague of boils. Again Pharaoh gives in only to renege. Moshe then warns Pharaoh and brings the seventh plague of Hail. Pharaoh assures Moshe that he will release the people so Moshe goes outside the city to pray to Hashem that the plague should end. When it does, Pharaoh reneges again.

Chp. 7 verse 24 - Chp. 8 verse 28: Moshe warns Pharaoh about the plague of frogs. Chp. 8, Aaron brings the frogs on Egypt, which the magicians duplicate. Moshe removes the frogs, but Pharaoh still refuses to release the Jews. Then Moshe tells Aaron to bring the plague of lice, the magicians are not able to duplicate the plague but Pharaoh still refuses to release the Jews. Moshe then brings the fourth plague of wild animals. Pharaoh says that he will allow the Jews to go sacrifice to their G-d but after the plague ends he reneges.

Chp. 7 verses 1 - 23; Hashem tells Moshe that Aaron would be his interpreter. Also that He would harden Pharaoh's heart and he would not listen to them, so that Egypt would know that it was G-d who would take the Jews out of Egypt. Aaron performs wonders before Pharaoh, but his magicians duplicate his acts. Moshe then warns Pharaoh and brings the first plague of blood. The magicians duplicate the feat, Pharaoh refuses to let the Jews go sacrifice to their G-d.

Chp. 6 verses 13 - 30: Lists the genealogy of Ruevain, Shimon, and then Levi in depth, inorder to introduce us to Moshe, Aaron, and his family. To tell us that it would be the two of them who would speak to Pharaoh about taking the Jewish people out of Egypt.

Chp. 6 verses 2 - 13: Introduction, Hashem tells Moshe to tell the people that He is ready to redeem them from Egypt. Moshe tells the people but they don't listen. Then Hashem tells him to tell Pharaoh, but Moshe says that Pharaoh won't listen either since he has a speech impediment. Hashem commands Moshe and Aaron to tell the B'nai Yisrael and Pharaoh that they will take the people out of Egypt.

Chp. 5 verse 23 - Chp. 6 verse 1: Moshe complains to Hashem that things only got worse not better when he went to Pharaoh. Chp. 6, Hashem assures Moshe that now he would witness what He will do to Pharaoh and that he will drive them out of his land.

Chp. 4 verse 2 - chp. 5 verse 22: Hashem gives Moshe signs to show the people. Moshe refuses and G-d gets angry. Hashem tells him that Aaron will be his spokesman. He returns to Midian. He leaves with his family and Zipporah circumcises their newborn son to save his life. Aaron goes out to meet Moshe and they return to Egypt and tell the people what they were commanded to say and are believed. Chp. five, they go to Pharaoh but he refuses to release the people. He increases the burden on the people by making them gather their own straw.

Chp. 3 verse 11 - Chp. 4 verse 1: Moshe tells G-d to send someone else. Hashem answers his concerns and assures him that He will be with him and he will be successful. Chp. four, begins with Moshe still not certain that the people will believe that G-d appeared to him.