Free group study handout
Exodus 9: Group Study Handout
How to use: read Exodus 9 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.
Overview
Yahweh commands Moses to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go or face a grievous pestilence on Egyptian livestock (vv. 1-3). All the livestock of Egypt die, but none from Israel do (vv.
Key verse
“Yahweh hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he didn’t listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken to Moses.”
Exodus 9:12 (WEB)
Outline
- Exodus 9:1–7 The Fifth Plague Announced
- Exodus 9:8–12 The Sixth Plague: Boils
- Exodus 9:13–22 Warning of Hail
- Exodus 9:23–26 Hail Falls
- Exodus 9:27–30 Pharaoh's Confession and Promise
- Exodus 9:31–34 Aftermath of the Hail
- Exodus 9:35 Pharaoh's Hardened Heart
Discussion questions
- In v6, what happens to the livestock of Egypt?
- What affliction strikes both man and animal in vv. 9-10?
- Pharaoh's acknowledgment of sin in v27: what does this indicate about his understanding of righteousness?
- In v34, why does Pharaoh harden his heart after the hail ceases?
- When have you witnessed a situation like Pharaoh's stubbornness in v35?
Go deeper
Passages that echo Exodus 9: Exodus 8, Exodus 10, Romans 9.
Before next time: read Exodus 10.