Exodus 8: Group Study Handout

Overview

Yahweh commands Moses to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go to serve Him (vv. 1-2). If Pharaoh refuses, Yahweh warns of a plague of frogs covering Egypt (vv.

Key verse

“I will set apart in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end you may know that I am Yahweh on the earth.”

Exodus 8:22 (WEB)

Outline

1. Exodus 8:1–4 The Plague of Frogs
2. Exodus 8:5–10 Aaron's Action
3. Exodus 8:11–15 Pharaoh's Plea and Response
4. Exodus 8:16–19 The Plague of Lice
5. Exodus 8:20–24 The Plague of Flies
6. Exodus 8:25–29 Negotiation with Pharaoh
7. Exodus 8:30–32 Moses' Prayer and Pharaoh's Hardness

Discussion questions

1. In v7, how do the magicians respond to the plague of frogs?
2. What does Pharaoh request in v8 when he calls for Moses and Aaron?
3. In v15, why does Pharaoh harden his heart after the frogs die?
4. In v19, when the magicians say 'This is God’s finger,' what are they acknowledging?
5. When have you faced a situation where you hardened your heart like Pharaoh did in v15?

Go deeper

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

Before next time: read Exodus 9.