Exodus 7: Group Study Handout

Overview

Yahweh commands Moses and Aaron to speak to Pharaoh, with Aaron acting as Moses' prophet (vv. 1-2). He warns that He will harden Pharaoh's heart and perform signs and wonders in Egypt to compel Pharaoh to let Israel go (vv.

Key verse

“I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt. But Pharaoh will not listen to you, and I will lay my hand on Egypt, and bring out my armies, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.”

Exodus 7:3-4 (WEB)

Outline

1. Exodus 7:1–2 God Commands Moses and Aaron
2. Exodus 7:3–5 Pharaoh's Heart and Divine Signs
3. Exodus 7:6–7 Moses and Aaron Obey
4. Exodus 7:8–13 The Sign of the Serpent
5. Exodus 7:14–19 The Warning of the Plague
6. Exodus 7:20–22 The Waters Turn to Blood
7. Exodus 7:23–25 Pharaoh's Indifference

Discussion questions

1. In v2, what specific command does Yahweh give Moses regarding Pharaoh?
2. What happens to Aaron's rod in vv. 10-12 when he casts it down before Pharaoh?
3. Pharaoh's reaction in v13 raises a question: why does he refuse to listen despite witnessing signs?
4. In v19, what does Yahweh instruct Moses to tell Aaron about the water of Egypt?
5. When have you faced a situation that required a strong message like ‘Let my people go’ (v16)?

Go deeper

Passages that echo Exodus 7: Exodus 8, Exodus 4, Exodus 14.

Before next time: read Exodus 8.