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Lecture4Exodus.pptxRELS 101 Lecture 4 Exodus
| Cycle | Plague | Text | Warning? | Time | Instruction | Agency | Progression | God |
| I | Blood Frogs Lice | 7:14-25 7:26-8:15 8:16-19 | Yes Yes No | Morn None None | Station yourself Go to Pharaoh None | Aaron Aaron Aaron | “By this you will know that I am the LORD” (7:17) Pharaoh’s Magician: “This is the finger of God” (8:19) | Osiris Heket |
| II | Insects Pestilence Boils | 8:20-28 9:1-7 9:8-12 | Yes Yes No | Morn None None | Station yourself Go to Pharaoh None | God God Moses | “So that you will know that I, the LORD, am in this land”( 8:22) Pharaoh’s Magicians: “The magicians could not stand before Moses” 9:11) | Hathor Apsis |
| III | Hail Locusts Darkness | 9:13-35 10:1-20 10:21-29 | Yes Yes No | Morn None None | Station yourself Go to Pharaoh None | Moses Moses Moses | “So you will know that there is none like me in all the earth” (9:14) Pharaoh’s Officials: “Do you not realize that is ruined?” (10:7) | Seth Min Amun Re, Aten, Horus |
| Climax | Firstborn | 11:1-8; 12:29-30 | Yes | None | None | God | Osiris |
Cycle of Plagues
What does the Plagues Narrative Teach us about the LORD?
2. God is a Warrior
Exod. 6:2-3 - God also said to Moses, “I am the LORD [YHWH]. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty[El-Shaddai] but by my name the LORD [YHWH] I did not make myself known to them.
Gen. 4:26 - At that time people began to call on[i] the name of the LORD [YHWH].
Gen. 12:8 - There he built an altar to the LORD [YHWH] and called on the name of the LORD [YHWH].
What does the Plagues Narrative Teach us about the LORD?
2. God is a Warrior
Exod. 15: 3 - YHWH is a warrior;
YHWH is his name.
What does the Plagues Narrative Teach us about the LORD?
3. God is Sovereign
- Over the gods of Egypt
- Over the forces of Nature
- Over the heart of Pharaoh
God’s Sovereignty over Pharaoh’s Heart
God Hauron Protecting Pharaoh Ramses II
| The Ten Commandments |
| I am the Lord your God, |
| 1. You shall have no other gods before me |
| 2. You shall not make for yourself an idol |
| 3. You shall not make wrongful use of the name of your God |
| 4. Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy |
| 5. Honor your father and mother |
| 6. You shall not murder |
| 7. You shall not commit adultery |
| 8. You shall not steal |
| 9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor |
| 10. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or anything that belongs to your neighbor |
The 10 Commandments
Structure:
First Three Commands Relate to Israel's Relationship to God
Janus - Fourth Command Relates to Both God and Israel
Final Six Commands Relate to Israel’s Relationship with Each Other
