Exodus 10: Group Study Handout

How to use: read Exodus 10 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.

Overview

Yahweh commands Moses to go to Pharaoh, saying he has hardened Pharaoh's heart to display signs among the Egyptians (vv. 1-2). Moses and Aaron confront Pharaoh, warning him of an impending locust plague if he does not let the Israelites go to serve Yahweh (vv.

Key verse

“Yahweh said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the sky, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.”
Exodus 10:21 (WEB)

Outline

Exodus 10:1–2 God's Command to Moses
Exodus 10:3–6 Warning of Locusts
Exodus 10:7–11 Pharaoh's Resistance
Exodus 10:12–15 The Locust Plague
Exodus 10:16–20 Pharaoh's Confession and Relent
Exodus 10:21–23 The Plague of Darkness
Exodus 10:24–29 Final Confrontation

Discussion questions

In v6, what do the locusts do to the land that has not already been destroyed?
What does Pharaoh confess in v16 when he calls for Moses and Aaron?
Pharaoh's response in v10 about letting 'men' go, vv. 10-11: what does this suggest about his view of worship?
In v27, why does Yahweh harden Pharaoh's heart again after the locusts are removed?
When have you felt a need to ask for forgiveness like Pharaoh does in v16?

Go deeper

Passages that echo Exodus 10: Exodus 9, Exodus 8, Exodus 7.

Before next time: read Exodus 11.