MOSES CONFRONTS PHARAOH, (AGAIN) Exodus 7:1-13
ISAIAH 7:14 Therefore, the Lord Himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive, have a son, and name him Immanuel.
1 PETER 3:18 For Christ also suffered for our sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, that He might bring you to God.
Go ahead, enjoy singing about and celebrating the birth of the Savior... but don't forget this earth-shaking truth: The birth of the Baby in the manger was the thrilling signal that God had invaded the planet. And that gives us real reason to celebrate Christmas. CHARLES COLSON
The very purpose of Christ's coming into the world was that he might offer up his life as a sacrifice for the sins of men. He came to die. This is the heart of Christmas. BILLY GRAHAM
EXODUS 6:7 I will take you as My people, and I will be your God. You will know that I am Yahweh your God, who delivered you from the forced labor of the Egyptians.
EXODUS 7:1-2 The Lord answered Moses, See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and Aaron your brother will be your prophet. You must say whatever I command you; then Aaron your brother must declare it to Pharaoh so that he will let the Israelites go from his land.
EXODUS 7:3-4 But I will harden Pharaoh s heart and multiply My signs and wonders in the land of Egypt. Pharaoh will not listen to you, but I will put My hand on Egypt and bring the divisions of My people the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by great acts of judgment.
EXODUS 7:5 The Egyptians will know that I am Yahweh when I stretch out My hand against Egypt, and bring out the Israelites from among them.
EXODUS 7:6-7 So Moses and Aaron did this; they did just as the Lord commanded them. Moses was 80 years old and Aaron was 83 when they spoke to Pharaoh.
EXODUS 7:8-9 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, When Pharaoh tells you, Perform a miracle, tell Aaron, Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh. It will become a serpent.
EXODUS 7:10 So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh and did just as the Lord had commanded. Aaron threw down his staff before Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a serpent.
EXODUS 7:11-12 But then Pharaoh called the wise men and sorcerers the magicians of Egypt, and they also did the same thing by their occult practices. Each one threw down his staff, and it became a serpent. But Aaron s staff swallowed their staffs.
EXODUS 7:13 However, Pharaoh s heart hardened, and he did not listen to them, as the Lord had said.
OBSERVATIONS TO CONSIDER 1. Moses and Aaron chose obedience.
EXODUS 7:6, 10 So Moses and Aaron did this; they did just as the Lord commanded them. So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh and did just as the Lord had commanded.
ACTS 24:25 Now as he spoke about righteousness, selfcontrol, and the judgment to come, Felix became afraid and replied, Leave for now, but when I find time I ll call for you.
1 JOHN 5:3 For this is what love for God is: to keep His commands. Now His commands are not a burden, because whatever has been born of God conquers the world. This is the victory that has conquered the world: our faith.
JOHN 14:23 Jesus answered, If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word.
OBSERVATIONS TO CONSIDER 1. Moses and Aaron chose obedience. 2. Protect your heart.
EXODUS 7:13 However, Pharaoh s heart hardened, and he did not listen to them, as the Lord had said.
PSALM 86:11-12 Teach me your way, O LORD, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name. I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify your name forever.
PROVERBS 4:23 Guard your heart above all else, for it is the source of life.
MATTHEW 5:19 For from the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies.
HEBREWS 3:13 But encourage each other daily, while it is still called today, so that none of you is hardened by sin s deception.
JOHN 14:1 Let not your hearts be troubled, believe in God; believe also in me.
PSALM 139:22-23 Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns. See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the everlasting way.
2 TIMOTHY 1:6 Therefore, I remind you to keep ablaze the gift of God that is in you through the laying on of my hands.
LUKE 18:10 Two men went up to the temple complex to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
LUKE 18:11-12 The Pharisee took his stand and was praying like this: God, I thank You that I m not like other people greedy, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give a tenthof everything I get.
LUKE 18:13-14 But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even raise his eyes to heaven but kept striking his chest and saying, God, turn Your wrath from me a sinner! I tell you, this one went down to his house justified rather than the other; because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.
OBSERVATIONS TO CONSIDER 1. Moses and Aaron chose obedience. 2. Protect your heart. 3. Don t settle for imitations.
EXODUS 7:10 So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh and did just as the Lord had commanded. Aaron threw down his staff before Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a serpent.
EXODUS 7:11-12 But then Pharaoh called the wise men and sorcerers the magicians of Egypt, and they also did the same thing by their occult practices. Each one threw down his staff, and it became a serpent. But Aaron s staff swallowed their staffs.
2 TIMOTHY 3:8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men corrupted in mind and disqualified regarding the faith.
2 CORINTHIANS 11:3 But I fear that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your minds may be seduced from a complete and pure devotion to Christ.
APPLICATION Who are the Pharaohs in your life?
NOTES Colson, C. (December 25, 2007). It s Not About the Manger. Graham, B. (2013). The Heart of Christmas. Ingram, C. (September 10, 2014). What Does the Bible Say About Abortion. Laurie, G. (November 27, 2015). The Danger of the Compromised Life I. Sokoll, P. (December 28, 2012). Session 3, Faithwalkers Midwest Conference.