THE FINAL PLAGUE EXODUS 11:1-10
PSALM 77:13-16 God, Your way is holy. What god is great like God? You are the God who works wonders; You revealed Your strength among the peoples. With power You redeemed Your people, the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. The waters saw You, God. The waters saw You; they trembled. Even the depths shook.
THE FINAL PLAGUE IS A UNIQUE PLAGUES 1. More insight given to us than all the other plagues combined 2. Produced the salvation of Israel 3. It is still celebrated today, and we indirectly celebrate it every week 4. This plague most clearly points to Christ
EXODUS 11:1-10 The Lord said to Moses, I will bring one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. After that, he will let you go from here. When he let s you go, he will drive you out of here. Now announce to the people that both men and women should ask their neighbors for silver and gold jewelry. The Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians..
EXODUS 11:1-10 And the man Moses was highly regarded in the land of Egypt by Pharaoh s officials and the people. So Moses said, This is what Yahweh says: About midnight I will go throughout Egypt, and every firstborn male in the land of Egypt will die,
EXODUS 11:1-10 from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne to the firstborn of the servant girl who is behind the millstones, as well as every firstborn of the livestock. Then there will be a great cry of anguish through all the land of Egypt such as never was before, or ever will be again.
EXODUS 11:1-10 But against all the Israelites, whether man or beast, not even a dog will snarl, so that you may know that Yahweh makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel. All these officials of yours will come down to me and bow before me, saying: Leave, you and all the people who follow you. After that, I will leave. And he left Pharaoh s presence in fierce anger.
EXODUS 11:1-10 The Lord said to Moses, Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt. Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh, but the Lord hardened Pharaoh s heart, and he would not let the Israelites go out of his land.
1. This is the final plague.
EXODUS 11:1 The Lord said to Moses, I will bring one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. After that, he will let you go from here.
EXODUS 12:12 I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night and strike every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, both man and beast. I am Yahweh; I will execute judgments against all the gods of Egypt.
EXODUS 11:2-4 Now announce to the people that both men and women should ask their neighbors for silver and gold jewelry. The Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. And the man Moses was highly regarded in the land of Egypt by Pharaoh s officials and the people. So Moses said, This is what Yahweh says...
EXODUS 3:21-22 And I will see to it that the Egyptians load you down with gifts when you leave, so that you will by no means go out empty-handed! Every woman will ask for jewels, silver, gold, and the finest of clothes from her Egyptian master s wife and neighbors. You will clothe your sons and daughters with the best of Egypt!
2. The final plague is the death of the first born males in Egypt.
EXODUS 11:4-6 So Moses said, This is what Yahweh says: About midnight I will go throughout Egypt, and every firstborn male in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne to the firstborn of the servant girl who is behind the millstones, as well as every firstborn of the livestock. Then there will be a great cry of anguish through all the land of Egypt such as never was before, or ever will be again.
3. The final plague would bring incredible pain.
EXODUS 11:7-9 But against all the Israelites, whether man or beast, not even a dog will snarl, so that you may know that Yahweh makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel. All these officials of yours will come down to me and bow before me, saying: Leave, you and all the people who follow you. After that, I will leave. And he left Pharaoh s presence in fierce anger.
EXODUS 11:7-9 The Lord said to Moses, Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt. Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh, but the Lord hardened Pharaoh s heart, and he would not let the Israelites go out of his land.
4. The final plague is punishment on Egypt and Israel.
ACTS 7:6-7 But God also told him that these descendants of his would leave the land and live in a foreign country and there become slaves for 400 years. But I will punish the nation that enslaves them, God told him, and afterwards my people will return to this land of Israel and worship me here.
EXODUS 12:12 I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night and strike every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, both man and beast. I am Yahweh; I will execute judgments against all the gods of Egypt.
5. The final plague is the price of freedom