In our passage today, God tests His people to see if they have the faith necessary to obey Him when things are difficult. God pictures himself as a healer - the only true solution to the needs that we have. 

I. The Problem in the Wilderness

II. The Lord's Provision

III. Grumbling... Again

The Lord's purpose in destroying the Egyptians was so that His name would be honored. In the Song of Moses, we see His name receiving the honor it deserves

I. The Character of God

II. The Poetic Restatement

III. The Future Hope

In His supreme act of deliverance, God shows that He will continue to protect the Israelites through their wilderness journeys. Through the narrative, we see God testing His people  by leading them intentionally into danger to teach them their courage must be in Him. 

I. The Lord's Preparation

II. The Lord's Test

III. The Lord's Deliverance

In our passage this morning, through the description of the dedication of the firstborn and the way God leads the Israelites, we see that God's goal for his people is always that they would be more sanctified to Him. 

I. The Dedication of the Firstborn

II. Redemption Modeled

III. How God Leads

Our passage today shows that we are called to remember God's redemptive work so that we do not take credit for the work that only God can do.

I. The command to remember

II. What we are to remember

III. The result of remembrance

In our passage today, God promises both physical and spiritual provision for His people. 

I. God's Physical Provision for His people

II. God's Judgement on His Enemies

III. God's Spiritual Provision for His people. 

Our passage today calls us to evaluate the choices of Pharaoh based on the results they cause. Pharaoh's prides results in famine and isolation for the nation. By contrast, Israel's service to God results in community and plenty. 

I. Pharaoh's Pride vs. Israel's Service

II. Result 1: Famine vs. Feast

III. Result 2: Isolation vs. Community

In this passage, God shows He has the power to control our personal wealth, bodily wellness as well as natural conditions. In light of that, our response should be to fear the Lord by obeying rather than exalting ourselves. 

I. The Plague of the Livestock

II. The Plague of the Boils

III. The Plague of the Hail

In this chapter, we see God's omnipresence on display as there is nowhere the Egyptians can go to escape his judgment. God then uses this power to work for the benefit of His people. 

I. The Plague of the Frogs

II. The Plague of the Mosquitos

III. The Plague of the Flies

God shows that He has the power to redeem his people by demonstrating his superiority over Pharaoh, the Egyptian Magicians and the Nile River

I. Superiority over Pharaoh

II. Superiority over the Egyptian magicians

III. Superiority over the Nile