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The Memorial of the Passover – Exodus Chapter 12 (part 3)
Moses continues instructing the elders of Israel how to observe the rites of the feasts of Passover and Unleavened Bread. He informs them that these ritual practices are to be observed from each successive generation. They are to commemorate God’s great deliverance of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery. He continues to give instructions on how non-Israelites (non-Jews) are to celebrate the Passover if they are believers in the God of Israel.
The Feast of Unleavened Bread – Exodus Chapter 12 (part 2)
After instructing Moses on how the Israelites are to observe the Passover, God continues instructing Moses to tell them to observe an additional ritual immediately following – the Feast of Unleavened Bread. This was a seven day observance where no leavened bread was to be eaten under threat of divine judgment. It signified holy (sinless) living before God in response to His great deliverance (Passover).
The Passover – Exodus Chapter 12 (part 1)
Before God strikes Egypt with His last great plague, He commands Moses to instruct the Israelites to perform a specific custom that will allow death to pass them by – the Passover. It will be in the killing and appropriating the blood of a lamb that will allow he angel of death to pass by God’s people.
God Warns Pharaoh Death of the Firstborn – Exodus Chapter 11
After darkness plagues Egypt for three days, God sends Moses to pharaoh one last time. This time Moses tells him that this strike will come at midnight, killing the firstborn of Egypt. He tells him that the cry of Egypt will be so great that pharaoh’s servants will beg Moses and his people to leave Egypt. This will be God’s final strike that will bring all of Egypt to its knees.
God Smites Egypt with Locusts and Darkness – Exodus Chapter 10
After God strikes the land of Egypt with hail, destroying the early harvest of barley and flax, He sends Moses to pharaoh once again. This time He threatens Egypt with a plague of locusts that will completely destroy Egypt’s remaining wheat harvest. Pharaoh’s counselors then urge him to free the Hebrew slaves because Egypt can no longer endure these blows from the Hebrew’s God. Pharaoh tries to bargain with Moses to no avail.
God Strikes Cattle, Sends Blisters and Rains Hail on Egypt – Exodus Chapter 9
After the plague of frogs and swarms of insects, God began to place a distinction between Goshen, where the Israelites dwelled and the rest of Egypt. All the rest of the plagues only struck the Egyptians. The fifth plague strikes the cattle. The sixth plague strikes the Egyptians with blistering boils on their skin. And In the seventh plague God sends a devastating hailstorm. But in all of this, pharaoh and his people’s hearts still remain hardened against the God of Israel.
Frogs and Flies Plague the Egyptians – Exodus Chapter 8
When Moses goes to the king of Egypt the second time, God gives him a sign miracle to perform and when that is not heeded he turns the waters of Egypt into blood. Pharaoh hardens his heart and refuses to release the Hebrew slaves. So, God sends Moses again.
The Rod into a Serpent; Waters turned to Blood; Satanic Duplication – Exodus Chapter 7
Continuing from chapter 6, God remedies Moses’ complaint of not being eloquent by sending Aaron as a spokesperson (prophet) for him. In his second appearance before pharaoh, Aaron’s (Moses) rod is turned into a serpent; but pharaoh’s magicians are able to accomplish the same miracle. And this working of demonic miracles by the magicians of pharaoh is significant in understanding both the power and limitation of Satan himself.
God Assures Moses of Israel’s Deliverance – Exodus Chapter 6
When the king makes the Hebrew slaves gather their own straw to make bricks, they blame Moses for their predicament. Moses cries out to God and God reassures him that indeed He will deliver the Israelites from Egyptian slavery. He tells him that the time for Him to fulfill the covenant that He made with their Jewish ancestors has come and He is now going to act.
Pharaoh Rejects God’s Command – Exodus Chapter 5
After Moses went to the elders of Israel to tell them that he has been divinely commissioned by their God to deliver them from slavery, he goes to pharaoh. He confidently tells the king that God commands him to release Israel, but is strongly rejected. The king accuses the Israelites of laziness and adds to their burdens by taking away the straw that was formerly given to them and commanding them to get their own.
God Hardens Pharaoh – Exodus 4:21 (Supplemental Teaching)
When God sent Moses to the pharaoh demanding that he let Israel go, He hardened his heart. This video tries offer an understanding of this passage and further explain how it relates to salvation and election as taught by the Apostle Paul in Romans 9:14-23.
Moses Accepts His Commission- Exodus Chapter 4
Exodus 4 continues Moses’ objections to God’s call with three final issues: the people may not believe him, his lack of eloquence and his overall reluctance. God overcomes each of these complaints and comforts Moses by sending his brother Aaron along with him to speak for him.