Journal Through the Bible: Week 12 Saturday

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Exodus chapter 8 

Does God  make any promises in this chapter?

• God promised to send frogs as the second plague if the Hebrews are not allowed to leave. He did!
• God promised to turn the dust to lice as the third plague.
• God promised to send flies as the fourth plague, but not to the land of Goshen where the Hebrews lived.

Are there any references to Jesus?

• Each of these plagues was against one of the gods that the Egyptians worshiped. This is because there is only ONE WAY to God, and that is through the blood of His Son, Jesus Christ, so each of these plagues is the antithesis of Christ.

Are there any references to yet-future events?

• Just as God separated the Hebrews from the judgment of the plagues, so does He separate His children in the future from the judgment that will befall the world's inhabitants. Jesus foretold this event in parables, including the one about the wheat and the tares

Does God issue any commands?

• After the first plague had ended God told Moses to go back to Pharaoh and tell him again to let the Hebrews go.
• After the third plague God sent Moses again to Pharaoh.