Exodus 7-11

Exodus 7-11

By Amberly Cotton

Multiple Choice

Pharaoh said he was willing to let the children of Israel go free because he respected the Lord's power.

(Exodus 5:1-2)

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

After Moses and Aaron asked Pharaoh to let the children of Israel go, the Israelites were eager to listen to Moses and follow his leadership.

(Exodus 5:19-21)

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Moses was confident in his abilities and excited about his responsibility to free the children of Israel from bondage.

(Exodus 3:11)

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Moses was "slow of speech" and wondered why the Lord had sent him to free the children of Israel.

(Exodus 4:10; 5:22-23; 6:12, 30)

• True

• False

​Exodus 7:1-5

The Lord commanded Moses and Aaron to return to Pharaoh and tell him again to free the children of Israel.

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What might have been difficult about the Lord's command to Moses and Aaron? Why?​

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Read 7:6 aloud before moving to the next question:​

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Open Ended

As you consider the challenges Moses and Aaron faced, what impresses you about how they chose to act in faith?​

​Read Exodus 7:8-10

How do you think you might have responded if you had been in Pharaoh's position and had just seen Aaron's rod turn into a serpent?

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Read Exodus 7:11-12

Have you ever wondered how the Magicians of Pharoah's court were able to duplicate the miracle?​

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​- Dallin H. Oaks

"The devil is the father of lies, and he is ever anxious to frustrate the work of God by his clever imitations"

​- Joseph Fielding Smith

President Joseph Fielding Smith mentioned the magicians of Pharaoh as an example of Satan’s power to duplicate some of the miracles that God performed through Moses and Aaron. He then said, “It should be remembered that Satan has great knowledge and thereby can exercise authority and to some extent control the elements, when some greater power does not intervene”

Multiple Choice

What can we learn from Aaron’s rod swallowing the rods of the magicians?

• The Lord’s power is greater than the power of mankind, the devil, and the false gods mankind worships.

• The magicians were having a bad day, but on a good day their snakes would've won.

• Aaron is stronger than the magicians of Pharaoh.

• Sometimes snakes just swallow other snakes it just a coincidence.

Open Ended

Read 7:13 and look at footnote a.

Why do you think it is important to know that Pharaoh, not the Lord, hardened Pharaoh’s heart? Why do you think Satan wanted to conceal this truth in the bible?

" The plagues served an important purpose. They showed Pharaoh, Egypt, and the Israelites that Jesus Christ (Jehovah) is more powerful than the false Egyptian gods. Egypt had many false gods, including the pharaoh himself. “[Some] interpreters suggest a symbolic correlation between each plague and an Egyptian deity, assuming they were each meant to demonstrate Jehovah’s superiority over a specific god. This explanation is difficult to confirm in every case. … [However,] there is no doubt that the plagues as a whole were intended to demonstrate the power of Jehovah over the Egyptian pantheon, which included the divine Pharaoh himself”" 

​The Lord sends 10 plagues

1. Exodus 7:14–25

2. Exodus 8:1–15

3. Exodus 8:16–19

4. Exodus 8:20–32

5. Exodus 9:1–7

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6. Exodus 9:8–12

7. Exodus 9:13–35

8. Exodus 10:1–20

9. Exodus 10:21–29

10. Exodus 11:4–10; 12:29–33

​Plague Poster Project

What plague did you read about? -Describe it!​

How did Pharaoh respond? ​​

Draw a picture of your plague and get ready to tell us about it!​

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Extra Credit: ​Show which Egyptian deity symbolically correlated with your plague.

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Open Ended

What principle can we learn from the consequences that resulted because Pharaoh refused to soften his heart?

​- For the Strength of Youth

" If you have sinned, the sooner you repent, the sooner you begin to make your way back and find the peace and joy that come with forgiveness. If you delay repentance, you may lose blessings, opportunities, and spiritual guidance. You may also become further entangled in sinful behavior, making it more difficult to find your way back. " 

​Journal

1. When have you experienced a softening of your heart? What did you learn about the Lord through this experience?

2. If you feel that you need to soften your heart in some way, what is something you could do to begin that process?​

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