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3. What was the main ecological feature of the land that made Egypt able to exist?

4. Were the plagues simply a way of hurting Egyptians, or was it a cosmic battle to prove Yahweh was
the real God?

5. Which plague attacked Sekhmet and why?

6. Why did Joseph’s body last long enough to be carried to the Promised land?

7. What was the importance of Egyptian circumcision?

8. In what area are the Old Kingdom pyramids located?

Let’s get Personal…

Read through the book of Malachi and Joel this week and try to identify echoes of the exodus motif.
That is God delivering His people, judging the enemy, and returning them to the promised relationship
with Him in the promised land.

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