Lakeside Ministries – Lesson 3
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EXODUS
LESSON THREE
1. / 8th Plague - Locusts (10:1-20) / 5. / Feast of Unleavened Bread (12:15-28)2. / 9th Plague - Darkness (10:21-29) / 6. / 10th Plague - Death (12:29-36)
3. / Warning of the Final Plague (11:1-10) / 7. / Departure from Rameses (12:37-51)
4. / The Passover (12:1-14) / 8. / Ordinance of Phylacteries (13:1-16)
The Eight Plague - Locusts Exodus 10:1 - 20 / Next Section
Exodus 10:1-20
(1) And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him:
(2) And that thou may tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the LORD.
(3) And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.
(4) Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:
(5) And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remained unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which growth for you out of the field:
(6) And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh.
(7) And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God: knows thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?
(8) And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve the LORD your God: but who are they that shall go?
(9) And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast unto the LORD.
(10) And he said unto them, Let the LORD be so with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you.
(11) Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve the LORD; for that ye did desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence.
(12) And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.
(13) And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.
(14) And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.
(15) For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.
(16) Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you.
(17) Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and in treat the LORD your God, that he may take away from me this death only.
(18) And he went out from Pharaoh, and in treated the LORD.
(19) And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt.
(20) But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.
KJV
10:1-6 / Warning given
10:7-11 / Reception by Pharaoh’s servants
10:12-15 / Warning carried out
10:16-20 / Reception by Pharaoh
Note: I have added the Jewish Study Bible into the study of Exodus and according to there understanding there were different sources to the book such as [E- Elohist or Elohistic and H – Holiness Collection or Code or Legislation and J- Jahwist or Yahwist source and P – Priestly source] and so it seems that many different religious views were added to satisfy them and then the person who finally put it all together possibly Ezra or someone else compiled what we call the Scriptures. Well I want you to see that God was in control all the time as the scripture states, ‘All Scriptures were given by inspiration of God…’ This is why we have the Structure system showing the Thump Print of God in the book from Genesis to Revelation this is found. Paul the Learner
The eighth plague was directed against the godSerapis,who was supposed to protect the land from locusts.
They came at Moses’ bidding,and retired only at his bidding.Thus the impotence of Serapis was manifest.
10:2Wrought upon Egypt
The Hebrew verb is uncommon. It implies an action which brings shame and disgrace upon its objects,making them, so to speak, PLAYTHINGS OF DIVINE POWER.
Know that I am the LORD
The object of the plagues is the education of men in the knowledge of God.
10:1-20. locust plague. Locusts were all too common in the ancient Near East and were notorious for the devastation and havoc they brought. The locusts breed in the region of the Sudan and would have been more plentiful than usual in the wet climate that initiated the entire sequence. Their migration would strike in February or March and would follow the prevailing winds to either Egypt or Palestine. The east wind (v. 13) would bring them into Egypt. A locust will consume its own weight each day. Locust swarms have been known to cover as many as four hundred square miles, and even one square mile could teem with over one hundred million insects. Certainly anything that had survived the hail was now destroyed, and if they laid their eggs before being blown out to sea, the problem would recur in cycles. The economy in Egypt was destroyed, but the principal gods had yet to be humiliated. (IVP Commentary)
10:1-20: The eighth plague: locusts, one of the most devastating natural disasters (see Joel chapters 1-2). 10:1, 2: An extension of the idea of 9:16, but noting explicitly that the real point of the plagues is so that the Israelites, not only the Egyptians, will appreciate the Lord’s power.
10:3
Refuse to humble thyself
This was now the real cause of Pharaoh’s sin after all these plagues - refusal to humble himself before God.
And Pharaoh would not really humble himself, until he made God’s will his own, and fulfilled his oft-given promise to permit the Israelites to leave Egypt.
but his will was still free
He could repent if he chose
10:5
They shall cover the face of the earth
This is literally true of locusts. Lord Bryce thus describes a swarm of locusts:
Eat the residue
Their voracity is incredible. Not only the leaves,but the branches and even the wood are attacked and devoured. The residue here refers to the wheat and the spelt (9:32), which escaped the havoc wrought by the hail.
Perhaps no more terrible scourge was ever brought on a land than those voracious insects, which fly in such countless numbers as to darken the land which they infest; and on whatever place they alight, they convert it into a waste and barren desert, stripping the ground of its verdure, the trees of their leaves and bark, and producing in a few hours a degree of desolation which it requires the lapse of years to repair.
(From Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Commentary, Electronic Database. Copyright (c) 1997 by Biblesoft)
10:5: The surviving remnant, particularly the wheat and emmer of 9:32). 10:7-11: Now all of Pharaoh’s courtiers are convinced and urge him to submit. When he hears Moses’ terms, he offers only a partial concession.
10:7
For the first time the servants intervene before the plague is inflicted,showing at once their belief in Moses’ threat and their dread of the affliction. They suggest that Pharaoh should come to terms with Moses,who demands that the entire people must go to worship God.
10:10
Evil is before your face
Or, ‘evil is what ye purpose.’
The evil intention which you harbor, to leave Egypt for good with all your belongings, is standing plainly before you face; it is evident to all.
10:11
They were driven out
Pharaoh declared that he penetrated their secret, and, being convinced that their real motive was rebellion, now broke off all negotiations with them.
When a person of authority and rank felt annoyed by a petition which he was unwilling to grant,he would make a signal to his attendants,who rushed forward,and, seizing the obnoxious suppliant by the neck, dragged him out of the chamber with violent haste.
Of such a character was the impassioned scene in the court ofEgypt when the king had worked himself up into such a fit of uncontrollable fury as to treat ignominiously the two venerable representatives of the Hebrew people.
(From Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Commentary, Electronic Database. Copyright (c) 1997 by Biblesoft)
10:19
Into the Red Sea
A swarm of locusts floats upon an easy breeze,but is beaten down by a storm; and if it touches water it perishes.
Red Sea -‘the sea of reeds’.
The usual designation of the large body of water separating Egypt from Arabia.
It may also originally have been the name of the fresh-water lake lying immediately to the North of the Red Sea.
The name,Red Sea (LXX), has been variously derived from the corals within its water, the color of the mountains bordering its coasts, or the glow of the sky reflected on it.
The Red Sea today:
A narrow body of water that stretches in a southeasterly direction from Suez to the Gulf of Aden for about 2,100 kilometers (1,300 miles). It is an important section of a large volcanic split in the earth that goes southward into east Africa and continues north along the Jordan Valley to the Lebanon mountain range.The Red Sea separates two large portions of land. On the east are Yemen and Saudi Arabia. On the west are Egypt, the Sudan, and Ethiopia. From ancient times the Red Sea has been an impressive sea covering some 169,000 square miles. It measures about 310 kilometers (190 miles) at its widest part and almost 2,900 meters (about 9,500 feet) at its greatest depth. The Red Sea branches at its northern end into two distinct channels, the northeasterly one being the Gulf of Aqaba and the northwesterly one named the Gulf of Suez. The Suez branch is fairly shallow and has broad plains on either side. By contrast, the Gulf of Aqaba is deep and clear, with a narrow shoreline.
The Red Sea is usually bright turquoise, but periodically algae grows in the water. When they die, the sea becomes reddish-brown, thus giving it the name, the Red Sea. This body of water has the reputation of being one of the hottest and saltiest on earth. The reason for this is the presence of volcanic slits in the ocean floor that have become filled with salt deposits and other minerals. The sea is heavily traveled because the Suez Canal links it with the Mediterranean. But navigation is difficult at the southern end because of outcroppings of coral reefs that force ships into a narrow channel of water. No large rivers flow into the Red Sea, and there is little rainfall in the area which it crosses.
(from Nelson's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Copyright (c)1986, Thomas Nelson Publishers)
The Ninth Plague - Darkness Exodus 10:21 - 29 / Top
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Exodus 10:21-29
( 21) And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.
( 22) And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land ofEgypt three days:
( 23) They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israelhad light in their dwellings.
( 24) And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the LORD; only let your flocks and your herdsbe stayed: let your little ones also go with you.
( 25) And Moses said, Thou must give us also sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice unto theLORD our God.
( 26) Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not an hoof be left behind; for thereof must we take to servethe LORD our God; and we know not with what we must serve the LORD, until we come thither.
( 27) But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go.28 And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die.
(29) And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy face again no more.
KJV
10:21 / The Command (no warning)
10:22,23 / Infliction of Plague
10:24-26 / Reception of Plague
10:27-29 / The Hardening
10:19. west wind. The plague was ended by a “wind from the sea.” In Israel this is a west wind, but in Egypt it would come from the north or northwest and therefore drive the locusts back to the sea.