Exodus 1-10

 

                                      

Exodus One

1-5 The household of  Israel in Egypt was 70.

6-7 They were fruitful and multiplied, filling the land with Israelites.

8-11 The new king over Egypt was afraid of the Israelites and made them slaves.

12     The more affliction was given, the more they multiplied.

13-14 The Israelites served with rigor.

15-16 The king of Egypt tells the midwives, "Kill the sons; let daughters live."

17      The midwives feared God and let the boys live.

18       The king wants to know why the baby boys were allowed to live.

19       The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women; they do not need our help.

20-21  God dwelt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied.

22       The king commanded that every male infant be drowned, but every female shall live.

Exodus Two

1-3       The Children of Levi were married, had a beautiful baby boy, and hid him in an ark made of bulrushes, which they hid in the reeds by the river.

4           His sister stood by to keep watch of baby brother.

5-6        The baby was found when the daughter of  Pharaoh was bathing in the river.

7-8        The child's mother called to nurse him.

9-10       The baby's mother was paid for feeding him.  Pharaoh's daughter adopted the baby and named him Moses. 

11-12      Moses kills an Egyptian and buries him in the sand for beating up a fellow Hebrew.

13-14      Moses gets into the middle of a fight with fellow Hebrews and is accused of murder.

15            Pharaoh hears of Moses' wicked deed and seeks to kill him, but Moses runs to the land of Midian.

16-17       Moses helps the priest's seven daughters water their flock.

18-20        Bring the Egyptian here so he might eat.

21              Moses lives there and marries Zipporah.

22              A son was born to them; they named him Gershom.

23-25        The king of Egypt died, and the Children of Israel cried out to God.

Exodus Three

1              Moses leads his father-in-law's flock to the Mountain of God.

2-3           A bush that burned and could not be put out.

4-5           God called for Moses from the midst of the bush.

6               God introduces himself to Moses.

7-8            Heard the cry of the Israelites and is ready to send them to the land of milk and honey.

9               Seen oppressed Children of Israel.

10              God tells Moses to bring the Children of Israel out of Egypt.

11              Moses asks Who am I?  Do you ever ask Who am I when God sends you on a quest?

12              God said he would be with Moses and give him a sign.

13              Moses asks Who shall I say sent me?

14-15         I AM is my name for all generations.

16-17         Go gather elders and tell them that they are going to the land of milk and honey, so says God.

18-19          Go with the elders and ask for a three-day journey to sacrifice to God.  Though I am sure the king will not allow you to go.

20                Strike with plagues, then he will let you go. 

21-22           Do not go empty-handed, but take from the Egyptians.

Exodus Four

1               Moses asks, "What if they do not believe me?"

2-5            Turned his walking stick into a snake and back again.

 6-8           God turned Moses' hand into leprosy and back again.

9               God helped Moses turn water to blood.

10             Moses pointed out that he was slow of speech and tongue.

11-12        Who makes the handicap? Go, and I will put words in your mouth.

13              Moses wants God to send someone else.

14-17         The anger of God: Aaron, Moses' brother, would be his spokesman, while Moses did the work.

18               Moses asks Jethro's permission to go to Egypt.

19                God tells Moses that those who sought your life are no more.

20               Moses takes his family and returns to Egypt.

21               God said, "Go back to Egypt, and show what wonders I showed you. "

22-23          God said, "Israel is my firstborn; let him go worship Me, or I will kill your firstborn."

 24-26         Moses was a bloody husband due to circumcision.

27-28          Aaron and Moses reunite, and all is told.

29-30          Gather elders and speak, showing them the signs I showed you.

31                Believed and worshiped God.

Exodus Five

1                 Moses and Aaron told Pharaoh, "Let my people go."

2                 Pharaoh said, "No, for I do not know your God." 

3                 They pleaded with Pharaoh to take a three-day journey.

4                  Why should you take people from work?  Now get back to work.

5                   People are lazy, and you make them rest.

6-7               He made the work harder on the Hebrews.

8                   Since they are lazy, their brick quota will remain the same.

 9                  Put more work on them.

10                 People were told no more straw.

11                 Get the straw yourselves.

12                 People gathered abroad to gather straw.

13                 Do your work as before.

14                 Officers were beaten for the quota not being met in two days.

15                 Officers asked Pharaoh why he treated servants so.

16                  They are beaten when the fault is in your own people.

17                   You are lazy, and therefore you want to go sacrifice to God.

18                    Go get to work.

19                    Officers saw that they were in trouble.

20                     Met Aaron and Moses.

21                     Let God judge you, for you have made us abhorrent.

22                     Moses asks God why He sent trouble.  Why me, God?  Do we ever feel this way?

23                     Since I spoke in your name, evil has been done to the people.

Exodus Six

1                       God told Moses, "You shall see what I will do to Pharaoh."

2-3                    God said, "I AM the Lord."

4                        Covenant with them to go to Canaan.

5                        Heard Children of Israel's groanings and recalled my covenant. 

6                       Tell the children I am the Lord, and I will bring you out of bondage.

7                        Take you as My people, and I will be your God.

8                         I will give to you the land which was promised.

9                         Moses told this to the Children of Israel, but they would not hear him.

10-11                  Let the Children of Israel go.

12                       Children of Israel will not listen to me; why will Pharaoh?

13                       The Lord spoke, giving a command to bring the Children of Israel out.

14-27                  Families of Moses and Aaron.

28-35                  God told Moses to speak to Pharaoh, but Moses uses his handicap to get out of it.  Do we use our handicaps to keep us from doing God's work?

Exodus Seven

1                        Moses made like a god, Aaron like a prophet.

2-5                    You shall say as I command but Pharaoh will not listen, and the Children of Israel will take notice.  

6-7                     Aaron and Moses did as God commanded; Moses was 80, and Aaron was 83.

8-9                    Aaron's rod changed to a snake.

10                      Moses and Aaron did as God commanded.

11                       Pharaoh called for his sorcerers, who were able to do likewise.

12                       Rods became serpents, but Aaron's rod swallowed theirs.

13                       Pharaoh became stubborn.

14-18                  Go to Pharaoh when he is bathing in the morning and change the water to blood.

19                        Tell your brother Aaron to cast his rod over all the waters that they may become blood.

20                        Struck the waters as they were told, and all the waters turned to blood.

21                        Fish in the river died, the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink the water.    

22                        Magicians did likewise, and Pharaoh remained stubborn.

23                        Pharaoh went home, not amused by any of this.

24-25                   Wells were dug around the river, but nothing changed for a week.

Exodus Eight

1-4                       God said, "Let My People Go, or put up with Frogs throughout the land."

5                           Stretch your rod over the waters of the land, and cause frogs to come over the land.

6                           So Aaron did as God had said, and frogs came over the land.

7                            Magicians did likewise.

8                            Pharraoh said Hebrew God make frogs go; then the Israelites may go. 

9                           Moses agrees to have God intercede.

10-11                    Tomorrow the frogs will be in the river only.

12                          Moses and Aaron left Pharaoh as Moses cries out to the Lord about the frogs.

13-15                    Frogs on land killed off, the land stank, and Pharaoh would still not let God's people go.

16                         God tells Moses to strike the dust, turning it to lice.

17                          So Moses tells Aaron, and dust becomes lice.

18                          Magicians tried, but could not duplicate lice.     

19                            Magicians were convinced that this was the work of God, but Pharaoh became more stubborn.

20-23                     Let God's people go, or a swarm of flies will cover Egypt except in Goshen; I will separate My people.

24                         A swarm of flies came over Egypt.

25                         Go sacrifice in the land.

26                           Moses said, "Abomination to do in Egypt; it must be done three days' journey into the wilderness." 

27                        We will go three days' journey as God commanded us.

 28                        Pharaoh agrees to let them go, but not so far away.

29                         Moses goes and asks that God take the swarm of flies away.

31-32                    God removes the swarm of flies, but Pharaoh remains stubborn.

Exodus Nine

1-4                      Let the Israelites go, or else a severe illness will come over your livestock.

5                         This will be done tomorrow.

6-7                       This was done, and all the Egyptian livestock died while the Israelite livestock lived.  Yet Pharaoh remained stubborn.

8-9                        Take out ashes, and they will become boils upon all living creatures and people.

10-11                    Moses did as God had told him, and boils covered the land.

12                         Pharaoh remained stubborn.

13-19                   Let the Hebrew people go, or gather all living beings from outside, for tomorrow there will be a heavy hail storm.

20                         Some servants and livestock went indoors.

21                          Those who chose not to listen to God stayed outdoors.

22-25                     God told Moses to reach his hand skyward that hail might fall on all Egypt.  Moses did as he was told, and all that remained outside was destroyed.

26                           Only the Children of Israel were safe in Goshen.

27-28                       Pharaoh repents, and says he will let the Children of Israel go when the hailstorm ends.                                                     

29-30                        Moses agrees, but knows the Egyptians of the time were not honest people.

31-32                         What was and was not struck by hail.

33                              Moses asks God to stop the hail storm.

34-35                         When the storm stopped, Pharaoh sinned more by being stubborn and not letting the Children of Israel go.

Exodus Ten

1-2                              Signs shown in Egypt to tell your descendants.

3-6                              Pharaoh was told to let God's people go, or else face locusts.

7                                 How long will Moses be a snare to us?  Let his people go.

8                                 Go serve God; who all are going?

9                                  Moses told him we are all going.

10-11                          Go, but God be with you, for evil is afoot.

12                               God said we're going to cause locusts.

13                                Moses reached out his rod towards the heavens and caused a storm of locusts.

14                              A storm of locusts as never has been or ever will be seen again.

15                            Covered the face of Egypt and ate all the vegetation.

16-17                             We once again find that Pharaoh repents.

18-20                              Moses talks to God for Pharaoh, and God causes a west wind to carry the locusts into the Red Sea.   But Pharaoh remained stubborn.   

21                               God told Moses to reach his hand toward heaven so that darkness may fall upon Egypt that may be felt.

   22                             Moses did as God had said , and darkness fell on Egypt for three days.

   23                              No one moved; the darkness was so thick, only the Children of Israel had light.   Christ is our light!

24                              Moses and the little ones could go, but not the livestock.

25-26                         Not a hoof will be left to sacrifice to God.

27                               Pharaoh becomes stubborn once more.

28-29                         Moses and Pharaoh's parting words.

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Next week we will get into the final plague, the death of the firstborn.  So tune in next week.

Paul D. Eccles