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Êxodo 8

Irving Jensen (Online) - Used by Permission View Chuck Swindoll's chart of Exodus, Summary Chart of The Book of Exodus DELIVERANCE FROM OPPRESSION PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP Redemption from Egypt Ex 1:1-18:27 Revelation from God Ex 19:1-40:38 Getting Israel Out of Egypt Getting Egypt Out of Israel! Narration Legislation Birth of Moses Ex 1-2 Call of Moses Ex 3-6 Conflict with Pharaoh Ex 7-10 Exodus from Egypt Ex 11-12 Red Sea Crossed Ex 13-15 Journey To Sinai Ex 16-18 Law Given Ex 19-24 Tent Plan Ex 25-31 Idol Worship Ex 32-34 Tent Built Ex 35-40 Subjection Redemption Instruction Suffering and Liberation of People of God Guidance of God Worship of God Moses and Burdens of Israel Pharaoh and Plagues Upon Egypt Red Sea Deliverance Wilderness Provision Sinai Instructions Bondage and Oppression Deliverance and Provision Law Pattern and Construction Israel in Egypt Ex 1:1-13:16 Israel to Sinai Ex 13:17-18:27 Israel at Sinai Ex 19:1-40:38 God's People Enduring Bondage God's Grace Revealed in Redemption God's Glory Manifested in Worship Egypt 430 Years (15% of Exodus) Wilderness 2 Months (30% of Exodus) Mt Sinai 10 Months (55% of Exodus) From Groaning To Glory! Jensen's Survey of the Old Testament - online Click for Excellent Map of Route of the Exodus Click another Exodus from Egypt Click for Events during the Sojourn at Kadesh-Barnea GENESIS EXODUS human effort and failure divine power and triumph word of promise work of fulfillment a people chosen a people called God’s electing mercy God’s electing manner revelation of nationality realization of nationality SUMMARY OF THE PENTATEUCH (from Believer's Study Bible) Exodus 8:1 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh and say to him, 'Thus says the LORD, "Let My people go, that they may serve Me. NIV Exodus 8:1 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh and say to him, 'This is what the LORD says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me. Go - Jer 1:17-19 15:19-21 Eze 2:6,7 Let - Ex 3:12,18 5:1 7:16 The Ten Plagues on Egypt THE PLAGUE EGYPTIAN DEITY THE EFFECT ON PHARAOH 1 BLOOD (Ex 7:20+) Hapi Pharaoh hardened (Ex 7:22+) 2 FROGS (Ex 8:6+) Heqt Pharaoh begs relief, makes promise (Ex 8:8+) then is hardened (Ex 8:15+) 3 GNATS (Ex 8:17+) Hathor, Nut Pharaoh hardened (Ex 8:19+) 4 FLIES (Ex 8:24+) Shu, Isis Pharaoh bargains (Ex 8:28+) but is hardened (Ex 8:32+) 5 PESTILENCE (Ex 9:6+) Apis Pharaoh hardened (Ex 9:7+) 6 BOILS (Ex 9:10+) Sekhmet Pharaoh hardened (Ex 9:12+) 7 HAIL (Ex 9:23+) Geb Pharaoh begs relief (Ex 9:27+), makes promise (Ex 9:28+) then is hardened (Ex 9:35+) 8 LOCUSTS (Ex 10:13+) Serapis Pharaoh bargains (Ex 10:11+), begs relief (Ex 10:17+), but is hardened (Ex 10:20+) 9 DARKNESS (Ex 10:22+) Ra Pharaoh bargains (Ex 10:24+), but is hardened (Ex 10:27+) 10 FIRSTBORN KILLED (Ex 12:29+) Pharaoh beg Israel to leave (Ex 12:31-33+) PREPARATORY TO PLAGUE NUMBER TWO - FROGS Mattoon entitles this section "The Ruler and the Ribbits!" Then - Then marks sequence or progression and picks up with the last verse in Exodus 7:25 "Seven days passed after the LORD had struck the Nile." These seven days would have been miserable with no easy water supply, bloody water everywhere one looked and a horrible stench pervading the air night and day! Don't underestimate the misery of this first plague. Jehovah was demonstrating beyond a shadow of a doubt that He had triumphed over the weak gods of the of Egyptians that were associated with their previously glorious Nile River! The LORD said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh and say to him, 'Thus says the LORD, "Let My people go, that they may serve Me - Note again God refers to Israel as His possession, not Pharaoh's (or Satan's) and His command is without any compromise. Jehovah is demanding their unconditional release from the hands and power of Pharaoh! Jehovah wants His people to serve Him not the powers of darkness! Israel had been chosen as His people and were to be for His great glory! He wants His people to worship Him (Ex 8:1NIV), an event that will one day be consummated in Heaven throughout eternity. The Septuagint brings out this desire of Jehovah to be worshipped in translating the Hebrew with the verb latreuo which means to serve by carrying our religious duties in a spirit of worship. THOUGHT - That Jehovah desires worship of worms such as we are but by the grace of God and the blood the Lamb, should send out hearts into daily exultation and rejoicing, for the "best is yet to come" for us! And so we see this word latreuo describes believers who are saved out of the Great Tribulation (Read Rev 7:9,10+ and Rev 7:14+) John writing "they are before the throne of God; and they serve (latreuo in the present tense = continually) Him day and night in His temple; and He who sits on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them." (Rev 7:15+) And then again latreuo is used for the last blessed time in Revelation 22:3 where John records " There will no longer be any curse; and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His bond-servants will serve (latreuo) Him." Hallelujah! Amen! Go to Pharaoh - 5x - Exod. 3:11; Exod. 7:15; Exod. 8:1; Exod. 9:1; Exod. 10:1 Let My people go, that they may serve Me - This command is repeated some 9 times (Ex 5:1+; Ex 7:16+; Ex 8:1+; Ex 8:20+; Ex 8:21+; Ex 9:1+; Ex 9:13+; Ex 10:3+; Ex 10:4+) Play Louis Armstrong - Go Down Moses - Let My People Go or another version Moses Go Down (Let My People Go) Currid - The last clause says, ‘so that they may serve me’. That is a crucial translation because a major issue of the exodus event is being underscored: who is it that the Hebrews are to ‘serve’—Pharaoh or Yahweh? At this point in time the Hebrews are serving the King of Egypt. Yahweh wants their service. Therefore, Moses’ proclamation is a direct assault on the power of Pharaoh. (EPSC-Ex) James M