<p> Winona Christian School: High School Bible Education Unit III-A: Baptized into Moses Scripture Memory (due Friday): Exodus 11:6-7, There shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there has never been, nor ever will be again. But not a dog shall growl against any of the people of Israel, either man or beast, that you may know that the LORD makes a distinc- tion between Egypt and Israel.</p><p>I. God Equips, Prepares, Sends Moses (6:28-7:25) A. Moses & Aaron Recommissioned A.1. God’s Spokesman (6:28)</p><p>A.1.a. Moses’ Continued? Reviewed? Objections </p><p>A.1.b. God uses the weak to shame the great (cf. I Cor. 1:26-29) </p><p>A.2. God’s Will (7:1-5)</p><p>A.2.a. What does God mean : I have made you like God to Pharaoh?</p><p>A.2.b. What other cultures have “divine” rulers? </p><p>A.2.c. Moses’ Goal: Pharaoh’s Obedience </p><p>A.2.d. God gives pharaoh completely over to his sin : God’s will to harden Pharaoh’s heart</p><p>A.2.e. Disobedience Expected </p><p>A.2.f. God’s Purpose in the Plagues, Redeeming Israel </p><p>A.2.f.1)Judgment and Evangelism?</p><p>A.2.f.2)What is the price of Israel’s redemption?</p><p>A.3. God’s Servants (7:6-7)</p><p>A.3.a. Moses & Aaron Obey God </p><p>A.3.b. The younger listed first : God defies cultural norms</p><p>B. Egypt Consumed by God’s Wrath (7:9-13) </p><p>B.1. Introduction</p><p>B.1.a. Paradigm of the Plague Dialogues : </p><p>B.1.a.1) Foreshadows Egypt’s Humiliation</p><p>B.1.a.2) What kind of people demand signs, proofs? WCS HS Bible Unit IIIA printed from rfbiese.com 2 of 9 B.1.b. Issues at Stake : What is the real battle?</p><p>B.2. Exodus 7:9-13</p><p>B.2.a. God anticipates demand for signs (cf. Matt. 12:38)</p><p>B.2.a.1) Magical worldview</p><p>B.2.a.2) Egypt's national emblem:</p><p>B.2.b. Moses and Aaron Obey </p><p>B.2.b.1) Assault on Pharaoh’s sovereignty</p><p>B.2.b.2) Assault on Egyptian mythology </p><p>B.2.c. Pharaoh Counters </p><p>B.2.d. What is the significance of the swallowing? </p><p>B.2.e. God’s Word proves true : Pharaoh’s heart hard</p><p>B.3. Conclusions</p><p>B.3.a. Can someone be “talked” into believing God’s word? </p><p>B.3.b. What are God’s purposes in this conflict ?</p><p>C. Nile Turned to blood (7:14-25) </p><p>A.1. Significance of the Nile? </p><p>A.1.a. Who is the god of the Nile?</p><p>A.1.b. What happens to Egypt without the Nile?</p><p>A.2. Exodus 7:14-25 </p><p>A.2.a. Pharaoh’s Hard Heart</p><p>A.2.b. Strike the Nile: Spiritual Warfare</p><p>A.2.c. Yahweh’s Command</p><p>A.2.c.1) The Hebrews’ God (cf. Exod. 6:7, “I will be your God, you will be my people)</p><p>A.2.c.2) What is worship? WCS HS Bible Unit IIIA printed from rfbiese.com 3 of 9 A.2.c.2.a) Serve = Worship (cf. “worship service”)</p><p>A.2.c.2.b) Who is the “audience” in worship?</p><p>A.2.c.2.c) Who is worship “for”?</p><p>A.2.c.2.d) Who decides what happens in worship?</p><p>A.2.d. The First Plague: God (Yahweh) is greater than “Hapi”</p><p>A.2.d.1) Transubstantiation!</p><p>A.2.d.2) Natural explanation?</p><p>A.2.d.3) How does God mock the gods of Egypt?</p><p>A.2.e. Pharaoh Counters</p><p>A.2.e.1) Pharaoh doubts, Pharaoh’s hard heart</p><p>A.2.e.2) Pharaoh ignores the sign</p><p>II. The Final Plagues (9:13-35-10:21-11:10) </p><p>A. Introduction</p><p>A.3. Plagues 2-6 : Frogs, Gnats, Flies, Livestock, Boils</p><p>A.3.a. Egyptian Magicians</p><p>A.3.b. Pharaoh’s Hardening Heart (cf. 8:19)</p><p>A.3.c. Pharaoh’s Weakening Resolve (cf. 8:25ff)</p><p>A.4. Natural Explanations </p><p>B. The Seventh Plague (9:13-35)</p><p>A.5. Third Plague Cycle </p><p>A.5.a. God humiliates Pharaoh’s Magicians</p><p>A.5.b. God is smiting Egypt: no longer “if,” merely a command and declaration of plague</p><p>A.6. God’s Purpose for Pharaoh (Exod. 9:16) </p><p>A.7. Yahweh Mocks the “sky gods” of Egypt WCS HS Bible Unit IIIA printed from rfbiese.com 4 of 9 A.7.a. The Hebrew God warns: get your livestock indoors</p><p>A.7.b. No hail in Goshen</p><p>A.8. Pharaoh’s Confession (9:27ff) </p><p>A.9. Devastating Plague in Egypt (9:30-32) : grace in the midst of judgment </p><p>A.10. Pharaoh’s Heart (9:33ff) </p><p>A. The Ninth Plague (10:21-29)</p><p>A.1. Against the “sun god” </p><p>A.2. Three Days Darkness </p><p>A.3. Pharaoh Relents : Go, but without anything</p><p>A.4. God Promised Israel will plunder Egypt </p><p>A.5. God Hardens Pharaoh’s Heart (vv. 27-29) </p><p>C. Passover Promised (11:1-10)</p><p>A.11. Where is Moses? </p><p>A.12. The Final Plague (vv. 1-3) : and then freedom</p><p>A.12.a. God in control of Pharaoh’s Heart</p><p>A.12.b. Moses “very great in the land of Egypt”</p><p>A.13. Feast of Passover (vv. 4-6) </p><p>A.13.a. God will strike Egypt: why?</p><p>A.13.b. Great sorrow: God silences the gods of Egypt</p><p>A.13.c. The Death of the Firstborn</p><p>A.14. Exodus Foretold (vv. 7-8) </p><p>A.14.a. Discrimination, Distinction, God’s choice:</p><p>A.14.b. Egypt will beg Israel to leave</p><p>A.15. The Reason for the Plagues (vv. 9-10) WCS HS Bible Unit IIIA printed from rfbiese.com 5 of 9 A.15.a. Why will Pharaoh not listen?</p><p>A.15.b. God’s power displayed in wrath</p><p>III. The Passover (12:1-28)</p><p>A. Introduction</p><p>A.16. Connections with Christ and Lord’s Table </p><p>A.17. Preparation for Judgment, Redemption, and Exodus </p><p>B. Laws Related to the Passover (1-11)</p><p>B.1. God gives His people Laws (vv. 1-7) </p><p>A.1.a. first of months</p><p>A.1.b. focus on the lamb</p><p>A.1.c. blood on the doors</p><p>B.2. Food preparation, consumption </p><p>A.1.d. Israelite feasts different from pagan feasts</p><p>A.1.e. No leftovers</p><p>B.3. Attire (v. 11) </p><p>C. Blood on the Doors (vv. 12-13)</p><p>A.18. Firstborn struck dead </p><p>A.19. Blood-sign </p><p>A.19.a. distinction</p><p>A.19.b. what is a sign?</p><p>D. Feast of Unleavened Bread (vv. 14-20)</p><p>A.20. Three Terms to define passover :</p><p>A.21. What about those who don’t keep the feast? </p><p>A.22. Purpose of such “ceremonial laws” WCS HS Bible Unit IIIA printed from rfbiese.com 6 of 9 E. Purpose of Passover (vv. 21-28)</p><p>A.23. Elders Leading the People </p><p>A.24. Sign for the LORD </p><p>A.25. Memorial Feast : Remember</p><p>A.26. Obedience </p><p>F. Conclusions</p><p>A.27. Cf. The Lord’s Table </p><p>A.28. Christ Our Passover (I Cor. 5:7)</p><p>IV. The Tenth Plague, The Exodus (12:28-13:10)</p><p>A. Review</p><p>A.1. Miracles : display of God’s sovereignty</p><p>A.2. Pharaoh’s Heart : display of God’s sovereignty</p><p>A.3. Foretaste of Eternal Judgment </p><p>B. The Death of the Firstborn (vv. 28-32)</p><p>A.29. Worship : because Redemption is at hand (v. 28)</p><p>A.30. Mourning at Midnight (vv. 29-30) </p><p>A.30.a. Moses doesn’t hide the cause of the deaths (v. 29)</p><p>A.30.b. Pharaoh Humiliated (v. 30)</p><p>A.31. Pharaoh Relents or Repents? (vv. 31-32) </p><p>C. Egypt Plundered (vv. 33-36)</p><p>A.32. Changed hearts or simply changed attitudes of Egyptians? </p><p>A.33. Hasty Exit (cf. Passover Feast) </p><p>A.34. Massive “Spoil” (vv. 35-36) </p><p>D. The Exodus Itself (vv. 37-42) WCS HS Bible Unit IIIA printed from rfbiese.com 7 of 9 A.35. Massive in Size </p><p>A.36. What is a “mixed multitude”? (v. 38) </p><p>E. Remembering Redemption (12:43-13:10)</p><p>A.37. Historic Night : Passover Remembered</p><p>A.37.a. Passover becomes the central act of God’s redemption; Religion not merely social or eco- nomic justice, but God’s redemption</p><p>A.37.b. Passover becomes central to the identity of the Old Covenant church</p><p>A.37.c. Who Participates?</p><p>A.37.d. Obedience of the Whole People (vv. 46-51)</p><p>A.38. Firstborn Consecrated (13:1-2) : how is this distinct from other ANE cultures</p><p>A.39. Feast of “Unleavened Bread (13:3-10) : </p><p>A.39.a. Change of Service</p><p>A.39.b. Purpose of the Feast: remember</p><p>V. Journey to the Promised Land (13:11-22) </p><p>A. Law of the First Born (13:11-16)</p><p>A.40. Redemption (11-13) </p><p>A.41. Purpose (14-16) : remember</p><p>B. Pillar of Fire, Cloud (13:17-22)</p><p>A.42. Which Route? </p><p>A.42.a. “Way of the Sea” (via Maris)</p><p>A.1.a. Sea of Reeds: (Yam Suph)</p><p>A.43. Joesph’s Bones (v. 19) </p><p>A.44. *Theophany* (vv. 20-22) </p><p>C. Conclusions</p><p>A.45. Redemption : Substitution WCS HS Bible Unit IIIA printed from rfbiese.com 8 of 9 A.46. The Easy Route not Taken </p><p>VI. Crossing the Red Sea (14:1-30)</p><p>A. Pharaoh’s Pursuit (14:1-12)</p><p>A.47. God’s Purpose in Making Israel Vulnerable (vv. 1-4) </p><p>A.47.a. Backs to the Sea</p><p>A.47.b. God’s Sovereignty over Pharaoh’s Heart</p><p>A.48. Pharaoh Changes his Mind : lost labor (vv. 5-9) </p><p>A.48.a. God’s sovereignty worked out</p><p>A.48.b. Army dispatched</p><p>A.49. Panic in the Church (vv. 10-14) </p><p>A.49.a. Hopeless Situation: complain to Moses</p><p>A.49.b. Egyptian Graves(!): Lack of Faith</p><p>B. Baptism of Israel and Egypt (14:13-31)</p><p>A.50. God Defends His People (vv. 13-20) </p><p>A.50.a. Moses quiets the grumblers: see what God will do</p><p>A.50.b. God wages war on his enemies</p><p>A.50.c. God will show Pharaoh who is truly God</p><p>A.51. The Waters Divided (vv. 21-25 </p><p>A.51.a. How long did this take?</p><p>A.51.b. How does God frustrate Egyptians?</p><p>A.52. Egyptian Army Immersed in the Water (vv. 26-28) </p><p>A.52.a. At daybreak: god of the sun impotent to save Egypt</p><p>A.52.b. Egypt’s elite corps completely destroyed</p><p>A.53. Summary (vv. 29-31) : WCS HS Bible Unit IIIA printed from rfbiese.com 9 of 9 A.53.a. Israel saved because God is faithful to His covenant</p><p>A.53.b. I Cor. 10:1-5</p><p>C. Conclusions</p><p>End of Unit IIIA. Begin Unit IIIB: Grumbling All the Way</p>