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exalt him (15:2).” Timbrel’s are brought out and all the women of Israel dance in joy to the Lord (15:21).

Deliverance from bondage has begun. The greater task lies ahead. The bondage of physical slavery is
great, but the bondage of spiritual slavery is greater still. Our next section gives us some sense of how
great spiritual slavery really is.

6.4 Let’s Practice…

1. Why did God bless the Hebrew midwives?

2. What does God’s name “YHWH” mean?

3. What three signs did God give to Moses to convince Israel that God had sent him?

4. Moses was as to Pharaoh and Aaron was his

5. After which plague did God start to harden Pharaoh’s heart?

6. After the plague of gnats, the Egyptian magicians admitted that

7. Against whom were the plagues primarily directed in judgment?

8. The tenth plague brought judgment on

9. Israel avoided the judgment of the tenth plague by

10. How did Israel celebrate the victory over Pharaoh’s army?

6.5 Let’s Personalize this Lesson…

When, if ever, can we speak for God, as his mouth? At this point in Exodus, we begin to learn
more about the unique role of Moses. “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your
brother will be your prophet. You are to say everything I command you, and your brother Aaron
is to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his country (7:1-2).” God speaks to him in an
unusual way, an unmistakable way. God’s words to Moses are as clear, if not more so, than the audible
voice of one person to another. Aaron does not have this privilege. He gets his information second hand.
In succeeding verses we read, “the LORD said to Moses and to Aaron,” yet we are to understand the
messages coming through Moses to Aaron. No one else has this privilege. Moses is the sole mediator
between God and all others in this history. The privilege is great. The responsibility is great. Lesser men

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