How has COVID-19 changed you? Has the Coronavirus in any way changed your view of yourself, of the world, and of God? If so, have these changes been positive? Explain. As much as we may value science and medicine, what inherent limitations prevent us from basing our lives on them? (2 Timothy 6:19-21) How did each of the plagues defeat a god in Egypt? (Exodus 7-12) How do you think God, the Almighty God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of Israel, the Lord Jesus Christ, is challenging the gods of our world today through COVID-19? (1 Samuel 17:47; 2 Chronicles 20:15-16; Zechariah 4:6)
6. 2 You shall speak all that I command you.
And Aaron your brother shall tell Pharaoh
to send the children of Israel out of his
land. 3 And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart,
and multiply My signs and My wonders in
the land of Egypt. 4 But Pharaoh will not
heed you, so that I may lay My hand on
Egypt and bring My armies and My people,
the children of Israel, out of the land of
Egypt by great judgments.
7. 5 And the Egyptians shall know that I am
the LORD, when I stretch out My hand on
Egypt and bring out the children of Israel
from among them.”
12 ‘For I will pass through the land of Egypt
on that night, and will strike all the firstborn
in the land of Egypt, both man and beast;
and against all the gods of Egypt I will
execute judgment: I am the LORD.
11. Ephesians 6:12 For we do not wrestle against
flesh and blood, but against principalities,
against powers, against the rulers of the
darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of
wickedness in the heavenly places.
Cosmic Conflict
12. Ephesians 6:12 For we do not wrestle against
flesh and blood, but against principalities,
against powers, against the rulers of the
darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of
wickedness in the heavenly places.
Demonic Echelons
13. Luke 4:5–7 Then the devil, taking Him up on a
high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of
the world in a moment of time. 6 And the devil
said to Him, “All this authority I will give You, and
their glory; for this has been delivered to me,
and I give it to whomever I wish. 7 Therefore, if
You will worship before me, all will be Yours.”
Demonic Echelons
14. Luke 4:5–7 Then the devil, taking Him up on a
high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of
the world in a moment of time. 6 And the devil
said to Him, “All this authority I will give You, and
their glory; for this has been delivered to me,
and I give it to whomever I wish. 7 Therefore, if
You will worship before me, all will be Yours.”
John 12:31 Now is the judgment of this world;
now the ruler of this world will be cast out.
Demonic Echelons
17. THE PURPOSE OF PLAGUES
1. To Defeat Powers of Demons & Satan
Exodus 12:12 ‘For I will pass through the land
of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the
firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and
beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will
execute judgment: I am the LORD.
18. THE PURPOSE OF PLAGUES
1. To Defeat Powers of Demons & Satan
2 Timothy 3:8 Now as Jannes and Jambres
resisted Moses, so do these also resist the
truth: men of corrupt minds, disapproved
concerning the faith;
1 John 3:8 He who sins is of the devil, for the
devil has sinned from the beginning. For this
purpose the Son of God was manifested, that
He might destroy the works of the devil.
19. THE PURPOSE OF PLAGUES
2. To Declare the Power of God
Exodus 7:5 And the Egyptians shall know that
I am the LORD, when I stretch out My hand on
Egypt and bring out the children of Israel from
among them.”
20. THE PURPOSE OF PLAGUES
3. To Divide the People of God
Exodus 9:4 And the LORD will make a difference
between the livestock of Israel and the livestock
of Egypt. So nothing shall die of all that belongs
to the children of Israel.
21. THE PURPOSE OF PLAGUES
4. To Deliver the People of God
Exodus 10:2 and that you may tell in the
hearing of your son and your son’s son the
mighty things I have done in Egypt, and My
signs which I have done among them, that
you may know that I am the LORD.”
22. THE PLAGUES OF EGYPT
1st Plague: Blood
Exodus 7:20 And Moses and Aaron did so, just
as the LORD commanded. So he lifted up the
rod and struck the waters that were in the river,
in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his
servants. And all the
waters that were in
the river were turned
to blood.
23. THE PLAGUES OF EGYPT
1st Plague: Blood
Exodus 7:21 The fish that were in the river died,
the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink
the water of the river. So there was blood
throughout all the land of Egypt.
24. THE GODS OF EGYPT
Khnum
Guardian of the Nile
Hapi
Spirit of the Nile
Osiris
Giver of Life
25. THE PLAGUES OF EGYPT
Exodus 8:1–2 And the LORD spoke to Moses, “Go
to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the LORD:
“Let My people go, that they may serve Me. 2 But
if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite
all your territory with frogs.
2nd Plague: Frogs
26. THE PLAGUES OF EGYPT
Exodus 8:3 So the river shall bring forth frogs
abundantly, which shall go up and come into
your house, into your bedroom, on your bed,
into the houses of your servants, on your people,
into your ovens, and into your kneading bowls.
2nd Plague: Frogs
28. THE PLAGUES OF EGYPT
Exodus 8:16 So the LORD said to Moses, “Say to
Aaron, ‘Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of
the land, so that it may become lice throughout all
the land of Egypt.’ ”
3rd Plague: Lice
30. THE PLAGUES OF EGYPT
Exodus 8:24 And the LORD did so. Thick swarms
of flies came into the house of Pharaoh, into his
servants’ houses, and into all the land of Egypt.
The land was corrupted because of the swarms
of flies.
4th Plague: Flies
31. THE GODS OF EGYPT
Amon-Ra
Sun God
Beelzebub
“lord of the flies”
(2 Kgs. 1:2; Mt. 10:25;
12:24, 27)
Scarab Beetle
“he came forth”
32. THE PLAGUES OF EGYPT
Exodus 9:6 So the LORD did this thing on the next
day, and all the livestock of Egypt died; but of the
livestock of the children of Israel, not one died.
5th Plague: Murrain
34. THE GODS OF EGYPT
Hathor
Goddess of Love
Apis
God of Fertility
Mnevis
Great Black
Bull God
35. THE PLAGUES OF EGYPT
Exodus 9:8–9 So the LORD said to Moses and
Aaron, “Take for yourselves handfuls of ashes
from a furnace, and let Moses scatter it toward
the heavens in the sight of Pharaoh. 9 And it will
become fine dust in all
6th Plague: Boils
the land of Egypt, and it
will cause boils that break
out in sores on man and
beast throughout all the
land of Egypt.”
36. THE GODS OF EGYPT
Imhotep
High Priest of Medicine
37. THE PLAGUES OF EGYPT
Exodus 9:18 Behold, tomorrow about this time I
will cause very heavy hail to rain down, such as
has not been in Egypt since its founding until now.
7th Plague:
38. THE GODS OF EGYPT
Nut Isis
Goddess
of the Cosmos
God of WarGoddess
of Life & Magic
Set
39. THE PLAGUES OF EGYPT
Exodus 10:12 Then the LORD said to Moses,
“Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt for
the locusts, that they may come upon the land
of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land—all that
the hail has left.”
8th Plague:
40. THE GODS OF EGYPT
Goddess
of Life & Magic
Isis
41. THE PLAGUES OF EGYPT
Exodus 10:22–23 So Moses stretched out his hand
toward heaven, and there was thick darkness in all
the land of Egypt three days. 23 They did not see
one another; nor did anyone rise from his place for
three days. But
9th Plague:
all the children of
Israel had light in
their dwellings.
42. THE GODS OF EGYPT
Ra
The Sun God
Atum
The First God
Horus
God of the Sky
43. THE PLAGUES OF EGYPT
Exodus 11:4–6 Then Moses said, “Thus says the
LORD: ‘About midnight I will go out into the midst
of Egypt; 5 and all the firstborn in the land of
Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh
who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of
the female servant who is behind the hand-mill,
and all the firstborn of the animals. 6 Then there
shall be a great cry throughout all the land of
Egypt, such as was not like it before, nor shall be
like it again.
10th Plague:
45. For the First 3 Plagues, God told Moses:
Exodus 7:9 “When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying,
‘Show a miracle for yourselves,’ then you shall say to
Aaron, ‘Take your rod and cast it before Pharaoh,
and let it become a serpent.’ ”
Exodus 7:19 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, “Say to
Aaron, ‘Take your rod and stretch out your hand
over the waters of Egypt, over their streams, over
their rivers, over their ponds, and over all their pools
of water, that they may become blood. And there
shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both
in buckets of wood and pitchers of stone.’ ”
46. For the First 3 Plagues, God told Moses:
Exodus 8:16 So the LORD said to Moses, “Say to
Aaron, ‘Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of
the land, so that it may become lice throughout all
the land of Egypt.’ ”
47. For the 4th & 5th Plagues, God told Moses:
Exodus 8:20 And the LORD said to Moses, “Rise
early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh as
he comes out to the water. Then say to him, ‘Thus
says the LORD: “Let My people go, that they may
serve Me.
Exodus 9:1 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go in to
Pharaoh and tell him, ‘Thus says the LORD God of
the Hebrews: “Let My people go, that they may
serve Me.
48. For the 6th Plague, God told Moses & Aaron:
Exodus 9:8 So the LORD said to Moses and
Aaron, “Take for yourselves handfuls of ashes
from a furnace, and let Moses scatter it toward
the heavens in the sight of Pharaoh.
49. For the 7th to 9th Plague, God told Moses:
Exodus 10:21 Then the LORD said to Moses,
“Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there
may be darkness over the land of Egypt, darkness
which may even be felt.”
50. For the 7th to 9th Plague, God told Moses:
Exodus 9:22 Then the LORD said to Moses,
“Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there
may be hail in all the land of Egypt—on man, on
beast, and on every herb of the field, throughout
the land of Egypt.”
Exodus 10:12 Then the LORD said to Moses,
“Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt for
the locusts, that they may come upon the land of
Egypt, and eat every herb of the land—all that the
hail has left.”
51. For the 10th Plague, God told Moses:
Exodus 11:1 And the LORD said to Moses, “I will
bring one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt.
Afterward he will let you go from here. When he
lets you go, he will surely drive you out of here
altogether.