Exodus 8-Study Notes
Study:
Exodus 8
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-False
Repentance
***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. ***
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Exodus
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Chapter 8 focuses on three main issues.
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1. The Ripple Effect
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2. The Hardening and Lies
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3. Compromise
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The
Ripple Effect
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Exodus 8:2-4; 16-17; 21
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How did Pharaoh’s stubbornness and disobedience
affect Egypt and all the people in it?
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How does our sin, even stubbornness and
disobedience affect others?
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According to each of these verses what resulted
from Pharaoh’s hardening heart? Let’s look at each of these verses.
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Exodus 8:2-4-what did God send to cover the
entire land of Egypt? Why frogs?
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What happened when the magicians performed their
secret arts, according to verse 7?
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How is the sin in our lives similar to the vast
amount of frogs covering Egypt?
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Exodus 8:16-17-Did God give Pharaoh any warning
when he sent gnats to infest the land?
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Why?
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How much more did the plague of gnats affect the
Egyptians? Look back at verse 17.
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What was different about this plague verse the other
two? List them out-Read verse 17-19 again.
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Exodus 8:21-Why do you think the Lord gave
Pharaoh warning before He sent the plagues?
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Why does God give us warning today, in regards
to the consequences of our sins?
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How did God protect His people during the plague
of the flies? Read Exodus 8:22-23
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What resulted from Pharaoh’s stubbornness in
verse 24?
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What similar things have we seen today that has
caused chaos in our country?
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Are you aware of the ripple effect sin,
disobedience and stubbornness has not only on your life but the life of those
around you? Can you give some examples of a ripple effect that has happened in
your life?
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The
Hardening and Lies
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Exodus 8:8,15; 19; 25, 28, 32
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Using each of these verses, list out each lie
Pharaoh made.
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List 5 reasons why we lie today?
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What happened to Pharaoh’s heart every time he
was delivered from the plague?
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What happens to our hearts ever time we lie and
get away with it?
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Why did Pharaoh always go back on his word?
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Have you ever promised God you would do
something but then went back on your word? Why?
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The
Compromise
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Exodus 8:8-10; 25-29
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Why did Pharaoh wait until the next day to be
delivered from the vast hordes of frogs, (verse 10) why not immediately?
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Why do we delay deliverance from the
entanglement of sin and death?
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What compromises did Pharaoh make in each of
these passages?
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Compromise #1-(verses 8-10)-
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Compromise #2-(verses 25-29)-
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Why was Pharaoh so willing to compromise?
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Did he hold up his part of the deal? Why?
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Do we try to make compromises with the Lord?
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What does it mean to compromise?
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List some ways compromise can be good.
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List some ways compromise can be bad?
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What is the difference between true repentance
and false repentance?
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What type of repentance did Pharaoh have
according to Exodus 8:15?
What 3 lessons can we learn from Exodus 8 and Psalm 51?
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