Walking with Moses Week 2

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1 Walking with Moses Week 2 God sends Moses to Pharaoh Sunday... 2 Moses returns to Egypt... 2 Slavery in Egypt Monday... 4 Moses goes to Pharaoh... 4 Tuesday... 6 Israelites must work harder... 6 Wednesday... 8 God renews His Covenant... 8 Thursday Signs done before Pharaoh Friday Plague 1: Water to Blood Saturday Plague 2: Frogs To read the Bible online go to: Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh To read KJV in 21 st Century English go to:

2 Sunday Moses returns to Egypt Bible Reading: Exodus 4v18-31 One of the names of God is Jehovah. The KJV puts it in capital letters as LORD. MEANINGS: Brethren = brothers; Whether = if; Ass = donkey; Firstborn = oldest child; Commanded = told to do; Affliction = suffering; Worshipped = praised as God 1. Who told Moses to go in peace? (v18) Jethro is also called Reuel (Exodus 4v18) 2. Who told Moses to go to Egypt? (v19) Find Egypt on a map 3. Who were dead? (v19) 4. Who did Moses take with him? (v20) 5. What did he take in his hand? (v20) Note it is called the rod of God. This was the rod Moses used as a shepherd. But God was going to use it to do miracles. 6. What was Moses to do? (v21) 7. What would the LORD do? (v21) 8. What did the LORD call Israel? (v22) 9. What was Moses to tell Pharaoh? (v23) 10. Who was going to kill Moses? ( 24) 11. Who circumcised his son? (v25+26) 12. What did the LORD tell Aaron? (v27) 13. Who did Moses and Aaron gather together? (v29) 14. What did the people do? (v31) When you truly believe the LORD, you will worship Him with all your heart. And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. (Psalm 9v10) Answers 1) Jethro his father-in-law; 2) The LORD; 3) All the men that wanted to kill Moses; 4) His wife and his sons; 5) The rod of God; 6) All the wonders before Pharaoh that the LORD had given him; 7) Harden Pharaoh s heart; 8) My son, My firstborn ; 9) Let My son (Israel) go or God would kill Pharaoh s firstborn; 10) The LORD; 11) Zipporah his wife; 12) Go to the wilderness to meet Moses; 13) All the elders of the children of Israel; 14) Believed, bowed their heads and worshipped

3 Why was the LORD going to kill Moses? God had told Abraham to have all the boys in his house circumcised. It was a sign of the covenant that God made with him (Genesis 17). It was done to boys when they were 8 days old. For some reason Moses hadn t circumcised his son. Any boys that weren t circumcised were to be put to death (Genesis 17v14). God wasn t pleased with Moses. Moses needed to show he believed God s covenant. This had to be put right before he would lead the Israelites out of Egypt to Canaan. Zipporah saved Moses from death.

4 Monday Moses goes to Pharaoh Bible Reading: Exodus 5v Who went to Pharaoh? (v1) 2. What did they tell Pharaoh? (v1) 3. What did Pharaoh say? (v2) 4. Who had met them? (v3) 5. What could happen if Pharaoh disobeyed? (v3) 6. What did Pharaoh tell them to do? (v4) 7. What did he say they were making people do? (v5) 8. What did Pharaoh tell the taskmasters and officers? (v6) 9. Were they to make less bricks? (v8) 10. Why? (v8) 11. What did he think of what the LORD said? (v9) 12. What did the people have to do? (v12) 13. Who were beaten? (v14) 14. Why? (v14) MEANINGS: Sacrifice = animal offering; Pestilence = plague; Burdens = heavy loads; Taskmasters = people over them who made them work very hard; Officers = overseers; Vain = false; Heretofore = before; Diminish = make less; Stubble = short stalks of corn left in the ground after harvest is cut; Abroad = over a wide area; Commanded = told to do; Tale of bricks = number of bricks; Demanded = asked forcefully; Fulfilled = done But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king. (Jeremiah 10v10) Pharaoh didn t like God s Word. He wouldn t obey God. He didn t know God. If you don t believe God s Word, you don t know Him or obey Him. Answers 1) Moses and Aaron; 2) Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness; 3) Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go; 4) The God of the Hebrews; 5) God would send pestilence or the sword to kill them; 6) Get to your burdens; 7) Rest from their burdens; 8) Give the people no straw to make bricks, let them go and gather straw for themselves; 9) No; 10) They are idle; 11) It was vain words; 12) Gathered stubble for straw; 13) Officers of the children of Israel; 14) They hadn t made enough bricks 2 days

5 Pharaoh is a picture of the devil. Pharaoh was looked up to as a god in Egypt. Pharaoh would have known about God...but he wouldn t admit He is God of all. The devil trembles before God...but he still wants to be worshipped as God. Pharaoh was a hard taskmaster. So is the devil. Pharaoh didn t want the children of Israel to worship the One True Living God. The devil doesn t want us to love and worship God. Some Christians have to suffer much for Christ.

6 Tuesday Israelites must work harder Bible Reading: Exodus 5v Who went to Pharaoh? (v15) 2. What did they tell him about? (v5+6) 3. What did Pharaoh say they were? (v17) 4. Why? (v17) 5. What did he tell them to do? (v18) 6. Did Pharaoh make work easier for them? (v18+19) 7. Who did they meet as they came from Pharaoh? (v20) 8. Who did they blame? (v21) 9. Who did they say would judge them? (v21) 10. What did they think Moses and Aaron had done? (v21) MEANINGS: Wherefore = why; Tale of bricks = number of bricks; Minish = make less; Savour = fragrance; Abhorred = really hated; Evil entreated = brought trouble on; They thought Pharaoh and his men could use this chance to kill them. 11. Who did Moses go to? (v22) 12. What 2 things did Moses ask the LORD? (v22) 13. What had Pharaoh NOT done? (v23) What should you do? When people blame you for making things worse, what should you do? a) Go and tell the LORD all about it b) Argue and fight about it c) Write bad things on Facebook about them Sometimes life gets harder when we try to obey the LORD. But the LORD is working out a bigger and better plan for us. We just can t see it yet. I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word. (Psalm 119v107)

7 Answers 1) Officers of the children of Israel; 2) There was no straw given them for making bricks and they were beaten; 3) Idle; 4) They wanted to go and sacrifice to the LORD; 5) Go and work; 6) No; 7) Moses and Aaron; 8) Moses and Aaron; 9) The LORD; 10) Put a sword in their hand to slay them; 11) The LORD; 12) Why have you treated this people so badly? Why have you sent me? 13) Delivered God s people Go and tell the LORD all about it when people blame you for making things worse

8 Wednesday God renews His Covenant Bible Reading: Exodus 6v1-13, What was Moses going to see? (v1) 2. What would Pharaoh do? (v1) 3. By what name did the LORD appear to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob? (v3) 4. By what name was He appearing to Moses? (v3) 5. What land had God promised Abraham, Isaac and Jacob? (v4) Find it on a map 6. What did God hear? (v5) 7. What did the LORD remember? (v5) 8. What would the LORD bring the children of Israel out of? (v6) 9. How would He redeem them? (v6) 10. What would the LORD take them for? (v7) 11. What would He give them the land for? (v8) 12. Why would they NOT hearken to Moses? (v9) The slavery, suffering and misery was so great. They just couldn t take any more. 13. What was Moses to ask Pharaoh to do? (v11) 14. Why did Moses think he wouldn t listen to him? (v12) Moses was feeling down. But the LORD just sent him right back to Pharaoh. He had a work to do for God. God has a work for you too. Don t keep feeling sorry for yourself...or think you re not able for it. Get up and do it! MEANINGS: Covenant = agreement; Bondage = slavery; Redeem = deliver; Judgments = punishments; Heritage = for to own; Anguish of spirit = really broken hearted; Established = set up; Hearkened = listened to; Charge = order Do you ever feel down? Maybe you think you can t talk well for God. No one will listen to you. Well remember if God has sent you, He will not fail you. He will keep all His promises to you. Answers 1) What the LORD would do to Pharaoh; 2) He will let them go and drive them out of his land; 3) God Almighty; 4) Jehovah; 5) Canaan; 6) The groaning of the children of Israel; 7) His covenant; 8) Burdens and slavery of Egypt; 9) With a stretched out arm and great judgments; 10) His people; 11) A heritage; 12) For anguish of spirit and cruel bondage; 13) To let the children of Israel go out of the land; 14) He was of uncircumcised lips (he couldn t speak well)

9 The names of God tell us what He is like. El Shaddai means God Almighty. There is nothing too hard for God. Jehovah or Yahweh shows us that He is the great covenant keeping God. He has worked down through history for His people. He will not fail them. Jehovah is written as the LORD in the KJV Bible. He says I am the LORD (v2, 6, 7, 8, +29). He will keep His covenant with them. He will deliver them from slavery. They will be His people and He will be their God. He will give them the land that He promised to them. He has Almighty power to do this....and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God. (Exodus 6v7)

10 Thursday Signs done before Pharaoh Bible Reading: Exodus 7v1-13 Other Readings: Psalm 105v26+27; Romans 9v15-17; 2 Timothy 3v8 MEANINGS: Prophet = man who told God s Word; Fourscore = 80; Commanded = told to do; Serpent = snake; Miracle = special wonder done by God; 1. What would the LORD make Moses? (v1) 2. What would Aaron be? (v1) 3. Who would harden Pharaoh s heart? (v3) 4. Why? (v5) 5. Who did Aaron and Moses obey? (v6) 6. What age was Moses? (v7) 7. What age was Aaron? (v7) 8. What did Aaron throw down before Pharaoh? (v9+10) 9. What did it become? (v10) 10. Who could do this too? (v11+12) 11. What were 2 sorcerers called? (2 Timothy 3v8) 12. What did Aaron s rod do? (Exodus 7v12) 13. What happened as the LORD had said? (v13) The sorcerers and magicians were on Pharaoh s side. They withstood Moses and Aaron. Never forget the devil is God s great enemy. He uses sorcery and magic to stand against the LORD. Multiply = become many; Hearken = listen to; Judgment = punishment from God I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. (Romans 9v15) Answers 1) A god to Pharaoh; 2) Moses prophet; 3) The LORD; 4) That the Egyptians would know that He is the LORD; 5) The LORD; 6) 80 years old; 7) 83 years old; 8) Rod; 9) A serpent; 10) Sorcerers; 11) Jannes and Jambres; 12) Aaron s rod; 13) He hardened Pharaoh s heart so that he wouldn t listen to them Sorcerer = magician; Enchantment = magic spell; Cast = throw

11 Friday Plague 1: Water to Blood Bible Reading: Exodus 7v14-25 Other Reading: Psalm 105v29 1. Whose heart was hardened? (v14) 2. When was Moses to go to Pharaoh? (v15) 3. Where? (v15) 4. What was he to take with him? (v15) 5. Who sent Moses? (v16) 6. What was the first plague the LORD sent? (v17) 7. What would happen? (v18) 8. Who smote the waters of the river? (v19+20) 9. Who watched him do this? (v20) 10. Who could also do this? (v22) 11. What happened as the LORD had said? (v22) 12. Where did Pharaoh go? (v23) 13. What did the Egyptians do? (v24) 14. How many days passed? (v25) Answers 1) Pharaoh s; 2) In the morning; 3) The river s bank; 4) The rod that turned into a serpent; 5) The LORD God of the Hebrews; 6) Waters turned to blood; 7) Fish would die and the river stink; 8) Aaron; 9) Pharaoh and his servants; 10) Magicians; 11) Pharaoh s heart was hardened and he wouldn t listen to them; 12) His house; 13) Dug round about the river for water to drink; 14) 7 days MEANINGS: Brink = river bank, edge; Against he come = to meet him; Hitherto = before; Lothe = really hate; Vessels = containers; Enchantments = magic spells Smitten, Smote = hit hard; Digged = dug Pharaoh would not bow to the LORD. He didn t even seem to care that his people were suffering. You cannot fight against the LORD and win. Bow to the LORD and obey Him. He will give you a love for other people. God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. (1 Peter 5v5)

12 Why did the LORD send plagues? Hapi Khnum To get Pharaoh to let the children of Israel go. To judge Egypt and her many gods (7v4; 12v12). To show that God Himself is the Only True God. He rules over all and is Almighty (7v5; 9v14+15; 10v2; 18v11). To show that Israel is God s chosen people. He protected them while the Egyptians suffered (8v22+23; 11v7; 12v27). To show God s power and that His name be told throughout all the earth (9v16). God sent 10 plagues. We will learn about more of these soon. The Egyptians had many gods. They did not worship the One True Living God. The Egyptians worshipped the river Nile as a god. They had different gods to do with the Nile. Hapi was god of the Nile. Khnum was guardian of the Nile. None of the Nile gods could stop the river turning into blood or keep the fish alive! What a stink from the Nile! (v21) Pharaoh would go to the Nile in the morning to meditate. God told Moses to meet him there (v15). The LORD is Almighty. Pharaoh saw God s power over the Nile.

13 The LORD rules over all. He is greater than all Egyptian gods. You don t believe the LORD did this? Some people think... Red soil washed down from the African mountains made the river blood-red...and poisonous algae killed the fish. If so, how did the water in the pools, streams, wooden and stone containers become blood-red too?

14 Saturday Plague 2: Frogs Bible Reading: Exodus 8v1-15 Other Reading: Psalm 105 v30 1. What was the second plague the LORD sent? (v2) 2. Where would the frogs be? (v3+4) 3. Who stretched out his hand over the waters? (v5+6) 4. What was in Aaron s hand? (v5) 5. What did the magicians use to bring up frogs? (v7) 6. What did Pharaoh ask Moses and Aaron to do? (v8) 7. What did Pharaoh say he d do? (v8) 8. When did Pharaoh tell them to do it? (v9+10) 9. Where would the frogs only be? (v11) 10. What would Pharaoh know? (v10) 11. Who did Moses and Aaron cry to about the frogs? (v12) 12. What did the people do with the dead frogs? (v14) 13. What did Pharaoh do? (v15) MEANINGS: Enchantments = magic spells; Serve = worship; Intreat = pray, ask; Abundantly = very many; Sacrifice = animal Bedchamber = bedroom; offering; Kneading troughs = Respite = relief; containers for making bread in; Hearkened = listened to The LORD rules over all. He is greater than all Egyptian gods. The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts. (Psalm 10v4) Have you ever gone back on your word to the LORD? Maybe you were sick. You told God you d give your life to Him if He healed you. God healed you...but you didn t keep your promise. Answers 1) Frogs; 2) On Pharaoh, his people and his servants, in their houses, bedrooms, beds, ovens and kneading troughs; 3) Aaron; 4) The rod; 5) Enchantments; 6) Ask God to take the frogs away; 7) Let the people go; 8) The next day; 9) The river; 10) There is none like unto the Lord our God; 11) The LORD; 12) Gathered them into heaps; 13) Hardened his heart

15 Heqt Heqt was the goddess of birth. She had a frog s head. Frogs were sacred to Egyptians. They were not allowed to kill them. So the LORD caused frogs to be everywhere... in houses, beds, food, squashed under their feet. Gross! The magicians just made more. They couldn t make them go away. Only the LORD could do that. Heaps of dead frogs in the heat... what a stink! Pharaoh and the Egyptians saw God s power over water and things that live in it. Some people think... Frogs had to leave the river because it was polluted. If so, how did the frogs live 7 days longer than the fish in the river? (7v21+25) Why would the magicians make more frogs? And why would Pharaoh ask Moses to get the LORD to take away the frogs? Sure they d die in a few days from polluted waters.