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These are some Egypt ian fake gods’ and fa l se
pol i t ical powers laid waste by the Word of the living
God. God was protecting His tiny f lock of be l ievers .
1 12 Exodus Plagues 2016
PLAGUE 5 : dies i
Plague 7 - Hai l Plague 8 L o c u s t s
Exodus 10-14 Egypt was in chaos. The crops were
dead and dying; animals dead and dying.
economy dead and dying. Their false reli-
gious philosophies proved to be powerless,
hopeless, deceit.
The unbelievers of Pharaoh’s court
probably explained these disasters away by
saying Moses was at fault The Pharaohs were
the ones who coerced the gods and god-
desses for justice, order and balance.
The Egyptians likely blamed Pharaoh
for not being strong enough to protect them.
The Egyptians were ruined because Pharaoh
did not listen to God’s Word through Moses and Aaron. EVE-
RYBODY suffered, everybody cried, no one had comfort or
hope….except those who listened to the Words of the living
God.
In Exodus 14:4, The living Lord God promised He alone
would overwhelm Pharaoh and the strongest army in the world!
The Lord promised it. The Lord kept His promise. The Lord re-
vealed again: there simply is no other god. Period. Lesson to be
learned? Listen to God’s words and trust Him, only Him, for
rescue from trouble in this life and in the one to come.
1. People are hurt when they base their life on worthless
words and false philosophies of this world. Why does
God emphasize that He alone is the real and true
God?
2. God is real and God really loves people so much that
He really did enter His creation to live, die, and rise
again for us. There simply is no other god like the Lord
Jesus Christ. What are some ways I thanked and
pra ised and served H im th is past week for H is
fa i th fu l k indnesses in Jesus, my Sav ior? What am
I p lanning on doing for H is g lory next week?
G o o d S h e p h e r d Evangelical Lutheran Church and School, Wisconsin Rapids, WI, USA, 54494
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10 PLAGUES AGAINST FALSE LIES OF FALSE GODS (quick overview)
Blood (7:14‐24). The blood of the plague
makes the Nile’s water undrinkable
and k i l l s the f i sh (7 :21) – a major
industry along the Nile. This plague
was a direct blow against every
Egyptian god.
Frogs (8:1‐15). Frogs in Egypt were asso-
ciated with the god Hopi and the goddess
Heqt, goddesses of childbirth, and families.
For a l l the f rogs to d ie and rot in p i les
was a d i rect b low agains t the fa l se
promise of blessings from false gods
Gnats (8:16‐19). “Gnats”, “lice”, “Fleas”. We
don’t really know what kind of it was exactly.
But priests and people, even the pharaoh, were
“unclean” for their false gods worship. They could
not gather to worship. This plague was a direct
blow against the false power play over the peo-
ple by Pharaoh and the priests.
Flies (8:20‐32). “Swarms [of flies]” in verse 20 is
“mixture,” “a ceaseless motion”. The decaying
frogs of plague #2 may have provided food for
these little critters. If this was the well -known gad-
fly, there is a painful bite along with the univer-
sal irritation. This plague it is described as a “severe
swarm.”; another direct blow against Egypt’s gods that
falsely promised goodness and balance.
Death of Livestock (9:1‐7). Since
“cattle” were believed to be gods in
animal form, this plague was a direct
and lingering blow against Egypt’s
gods and their false philosophies of
protection and wealth.
Boils (9:8‐12). “Ashes of the furnace” that
Moses and Aaron threw into the air would
be black and fine like soot. “Festering
boils”, perhaps, “boils breaking out into
pustules.” Egypt’s worship of false gods
takes yet another hit with this one affect-
ing people personally.
Hail (9:13‐35). Perhaps these were even
larger that 8” in diameter. All livestock
and all people left in the open died. The
food in the fields for the next year was de-
stroyed. This plague was an-
other strike against Egypt’s relying on
wealth for political power.
Locusts (10:1‐20). Amos 7:1‐3; Joel 1:1‐7
points out that this is a dreadful picture
of God’s severe judgment. Devoured all
that was left after the hail (10:15a). This
plague calls to mind that God’s severest
judgment is taking away His Word,
a famine for hearing the Gospel of for-
giveness and mercy. God’s judgment is pub-
lic and profound.
Darkness (10:21‐29). This darkness that
can be “felt” was a direct blow
against Pharaoh and his pretend
power over his pretend gods and
goddess, wealth and warmth all went
away into the dark.
Death of firstborn (11:1‐10; 12:29‐32)
animals and people. The word
“wretched” does not come close to de-
scribing this. All firstborn, beasts and peo-
ple, were dead and gone.
Set