Pharoah: Let’s Make a Deal!
Oct 20th, 2013 / Exodus, Great Bible Stories
Outline—Exodus 10
- God’s purpose: signs for Egypt and Israel (vv. 1–2)
- A plain warning (vv. 3–6)
- Pharoah’s half-hearted offer (vv. 7–11)
- Execution of the plague of locusts (vv. 12–15)
- Pharoah’s false repentence (vv. 16–20)
- Darkness comes over the land (vv. 21–23)
- Pharoah tries another deal (vv. 24–29)
Pharoah’s “deals” (Exodus 8 and 10)
- You can sacrifice if you stay inside Egypt (v. 8:25)
- You can go to the wilderness, but not very far (v. 8:28)
- You can go wherever you want, but only the men (v. 10:11)
- Men, women, and children can go, but leave all your valuables behind (v. 10:24)
Related Scripture
- Joel 1:1–3, 2:3
Related Reading
- Saul D. Alinsky, Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals
Take Home Points
- The world is always trying to make a deal and never gives up!
- We are to go and serve the Lord, not make a deal with the worldly.
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