Exodus 9-Study Notes
Study:
Exodus 9
Store-“Always be joyful. Keep on praying. No matter
what happens, always be thankful, for this is God’s will for you who belong to
Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Apply-Joy.
Prayer. Thankfulness
Learn-
***Remember
to mark in your Bibles or somewhere every time Moses asks Pharaoh to let the
people go. We will discuss the meaning of this later on. ***
v Exodus 9
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In Exodus 9 The Lord brings harsher punishment upon Pharaoh and
Egypt. This chapter brings about three things;
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Death
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Suffering
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Loss
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Let's look at each of these in detail.
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Exodus 9:1-7
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1. Death-The
Lord begins to press down harder on Pharaoh and the people of Egypt. You can't
help but wonder how many Egyptians during this time came to know The Lord from
these plagues.
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In what three ways did this plague affect the land of Egypt?
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3.
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Why did The Lord make a clear distinction between The Egyptians
and the Israelites?
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How does The Lord make a distinction between believers and
non-believers today?
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Notice in verse 5 The Lord "Set" a time. Why did He
set a time? What benefit could this have had for Pharaoh and the Egyptian
people?
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Read Romans 2:4-Why does God give us time?
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How are we benefited from this?
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Exodus 9:8-12
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2. Suffering-Something
we all experience in many different forms. For the Egyptians, suffering came in
many ways. This is the first plague of boils to affect them physically.
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What type of suffering resulted from this
plague?
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Is there a difference in suffering for Christ
and suffering because of our sinfulness? What are the differences?
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Philippians 1:29
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1 Peter 5:10-11
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Did Job suffer because of his sin, or because of
his faithfulness?
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How can we know the difference in our
sufferings?
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Are you willing to suffer for Christ? He
suffered for you.
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Exodus
9:13-34
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3. Loss-to
lose something or someone. In this case, loss came in a form of destruction.
Hail. We have all been in a hailstorm at
one time or another. We know the problems that come with a hailstorm. In this
case, this is a hailstorm the Egyptian people will never forget.
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What warning did God give Pharaoh in verse 14?
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What do we need to learn from these warnings?
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What three things do you learn about God in
verses 15 and 16?
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What gift do the Egyptian people and we share
according to verse 15?
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Flip ahead to Exodus 34:6-7 for more details.
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What was God’s reasoning for letting the people
live according to verse 16?
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What did God do for us on this side of the
Cross-, that saves us from death?
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What resulted from the hailstorm according to
Exodus 9:24-25; 31
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How did this plague catch Pharaoh’s attention?
Read verse 27
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In what ways have we seen natural disaster
affect our land today?
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Do you think God is trying to get our attention
from them? If yes, why?
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In verse 34 what do Pharaoh’s actions reveal
about him?
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What do our actions reveal about us?
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List some ways we pretend to change; yet our
actions prove differently?
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Application
What
lessons can you learn from these three plagues?
How
do death, suffering and loss bring you closer to Christ?
Death,
Suffering, and Loss are inevitable, with that being said, how important is our
relationship with Christ?
Why?
Every
single word written in the Bible is useful and of great purpose. If we look expectantly God will reveal those
important life lessons to us. Be a student of the Word and let God open your
eyes to who He is.
