God's Promises, and its Purpose - Exodus

“I AM THE LORD. I WILL FREE you from your oppression and WILL RESCUE you from your slavery in Egypt. I WILL REDEEM you with a powerful arm and great acts of judgment. ⁷ I WILL CLAIM you as my own people, and I WILL BE YOUR GOD. Then you will know that I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD who has freed you from your oppression in Egypt.”

Exodus 6:6

Ten Declarations & Facts:

·        7:17 – “I will show you that I am the Lord.” Look! I will strike THE WATER of the Nile with this staff in my hand, and the river will turn TO BLOOD.”

²⁰ So Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord commanded them. As Pharaoh and all of his officials watched, Aaron raised his staff and struck the water of the Nile. Suddenly, the whole river turned to blood!

      ·       8:2 “If you refuse to let them go, I will send a plague of FROGS across your entire land. ³ The Nile River will swarm with frogs.”

⁶ So Aaron raised his hand over the waters of Egypt, and frogs came up and covered the whole land!

      ·        8:16 “So the Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Raise your staff and strike the ground. The dust will turn into swarms of GNATS throughout the land of Egypt.’”

¹⁷ So Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord had commanded them. When Aaron raised his hand and struck the ground with his staff, gnats infested the entire land, covering the Egyptians and their animals. All the dust in the land of Egypt turned into gnats.”

·        8:21 “If you refuse, then I will send swarms of FLIES on you, your officials, your people, and all the houses. The Egyptian homes will be filled with flies, and the ground will be covered with them.”

²⁴ And the Lord did just as he had said. A thick swarm of flies filled Pharaoh’s palace and the houses of his officials. The whole land of Egypt was thrown into chaos by the flies.

·        9:2 “If you continue to hold them and refuse to let them go, ³ the hand of the Lord will strike all your livestock—your horses, donkeys, camels, cattle, sheep, and goats—with a DEADLY PLAGUE.”

⁶ And the Lord did just as he had said. The next morning all the livestock of the Egyptians died, but the Israelites didn’t lose a single animal.

·        9:8 “Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of soot from a brick kiln, and have Moses toss it into the air while Pharaoh watches. ⁹ The ashes will spread like fine dust over the whole land of Egypt, causing festering BOILS to break out on people and animals throughout the land.”

¹⁰ So they took soot from a brick kiln and went and stood before Pharaoh. As Pharaoh watched, Moses threw the soot into the air, and boils broke out on people and animals alike. ¹¹ Even the magicians were unable to stand before Moses, because the boils had broken out on them and all the Egyptians.

·        9:18 “So tomorrow at this time I will send a HAILSTORM more devastating than any in all the history of Egypt.”

²³ So Moses lifted his staff toward the sky, and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and lightning flashed toward the earth. The Lord sent a tremendous hailstorm against all the land of Egypt. ²⁴ Never in all the history of Egypt had there been a storm like that, with such devastating hail and continuous lightning. ²⁵ It left all of Egypt in ruins.

·       10:12 “Then the Lord said to Moses, “Raise your hand over the land of Egypt to bring on the LOCUSTS. Let them cover the land and devour every plant that survived the hailstorm.”

¹³ So Moses raised his staff over Egypt, and the Lord caused an east wind to blow over the land all that day and through the night. When morning arrived, the east wind had brought the locusts.”

·        10:21 “Then the Lord said to Moses, “Lift your hand toward heaven, and the land of Egypt will be covered with a DARKNESS so thick you can feel it.” ²² So Moses lifted his hand to the sky, and a deep darkness covered the entire land of Egypt for three days.”

²³ During all that time the people could not see each other, and no one moved. BUT THERE WAS LIGHT AS USUAL WHERE THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL LIVED.”

·        11:4 “This is what the Lord says: At midnight tonight I will pass through the heart of Egypt. ⁵ All the FIRSTBORN SONS WILL DIE in every family in Egypt, from the oldest son of Pharaoh, who sits on his throne, to the oldest son of his lowliest servant girl who grinds the flour. Even the firstborn of all the livestock will die."

12:29 “And that night at midnight, the Lord struck down all the firstborn sons in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn son of the prisoner in the dungeon. Even the firstborn of their livestock were killed.”

Confirmation of the Covenant

·        8:22 “But this time I will spare the region of Goshen, where my people live. No flies will be found there. Then you will KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD and that I am present even in the heart of your land. ²³ I WILL MAKE A CLEAR DISTINCTION BETWEEN MY PEOPLE AND YOUR PEOPLE. This miraculous sign will happen tomorrow.’”

·        9:4 “But the Lord will again make a distinction between the livestock of the Israelites and that of the Egyptians. NOT A SINGLE ONE OF ISRAEL’S ANIMALS WILL DIE!”

·        9:16 “we were created for God’s power to be manifested in us to HIS name bay be declared in all the earth.

·        9:26 “THE ONLY PLACE WITHOUT HAIL WAS THE REGION OF GOSHEN, WHERE THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL LIVED.”

·        11:7 “But among the Israelites it will be so peaceful that not even a dog will bark. Then you will know that THE LORD MAKES A DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE EGYPTIANS AND THE ISRAELITES.”

Confirmation of mercy’s Purpose

·       To Pharaoh:

o   9:15 “By now I could have lifted my hand and struck you and your people with a plague to wipe you off the face of the earth. ¹⁶ But I have spared you for a purpose—TO SHOW YOU MY POWER AND TO SPREAD MY FAME THROUGHOUT THE EARTH.

o   10:1b “I have made him (Pharaoh) and his officials stubborn SO I CAN DISPLAY MY MIRACULOUS SIGNS among them.”

 ·       To God’s people:

o   10:2 “I’ve also done it SO YOU CAN TELL YOUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN about how I made a mockery of the Egyptians and about the signs I displayed among them—and SO YOU WILL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD.”