Prince of Egypt (10 plagues of Egypt)

10 Plaques of Egypt 

Scripture:

Exodus 7-12

Key Word(s):

Plague

Anything that is a bother, annoyance

Livestock

animals that give people food to eat (cows, chicken, pigs)

Unleavened bread

brittle flat bread

Review from last Sunday:

• What does Moses name mean?

Pulled out

• Who are Moses' siblings?

Aaron and Miriam 

• Who told Moses he was Hebrew?

His mother, Jockebed

• What made Moses flee from Egypt?

Moses killed another Egyptian man

• What did Moses see in the wilderness that was so amazing?

A burning bush that was not consumed

Lesson:

Background for the plagues:

God sent Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh (Moses was 80 yrs old and Aaron was 83 yrs old) to ask for the release of the Hebrew people.

Plague of Blood-Ex. 7:14-25

Aaron raised his staff over the Nile River and turned the water into blood. The bloody water killed the fish and the land was filled with an awful odor

Plague of Frogs-Ex. 8:1-15

Aaron raised his staff over the stream and rivers causing frogs to come out of the rivers. The frogs overran the country 

Plague of Lice-Ex. 8:16-19

By striking the dust, Aaron brought lice. This is the first plague that Pharaoh's sorcerers could not produce. 

Plague of Flies-Ex. 8:20-32

Plague of Disease Livestock-Ex. 9:1-7

"Behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horse, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain"

Plague of Boils- Ex. 9:8-12

Boils is a skin disease that was very painful

Plague of Hail-Ex. 9:13-35

This plague destroyed many crops

Plague of Locusts-Ex. 10:1-20

The locusts ate the rest of the crops and trees

Plague of Darkness-Ex. 10:21-29

The darkness lasted three days

Plague of Death of the Firstborn-Ex. 11:1-12:36

The last plague was death of the firstborn of all the people and animal. To avoid this punishment the people had to kill a sacrificial lamb (sheep or goat) and paint the blood over the door posts of the house. 

Review Questions:

• How old was Moses and Aaron when they went before Pharaoh?

Moses-80 yrs old Aaron 83 yrs old

• What was the first and last plague?

First: Turned water into blood

Last: The death of the firstborn

Sunday's Activities {6/2/13}

Communion

Communion

Scripture: 

Matthew 26:17-30

The Last Supper

¹⁷ On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover?”

¹⁸ He replied, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The Teacher says: My appointed time is near. I am going to celebrate the Passover with my disciples at your house.’” ¹⁹ So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.

²⁰ When evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the Twelve. ²¹ And while they were eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me.”

²² They were very sad and began to say to him one after the other, “Surely you don’t mean me, Lord?”

²³ Jesus replied, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me.²⁴ The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”

²⁵ Then Judas, the one who would betray him, said, “Surely you don’t mean me, Rabbi?”

Jesus answered, “You have said so.”

²⁶ While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.”

²⁷ Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. ²⁸ This is my blood of the^[a] covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. ²⁹ I tell you, I will not drink from this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”

³⁰ When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Key Word(s):

Passover

Sin

Review:

We did a short review 

Discussed what we know about the passover and communion.

Bible Lesson:

Passover

Took place while Moses begged Pharaoh to free the Israelites from slavery

-God told the Israelites to place the blood of a lamb over top of their door so that the death angel would skip over their house.

-The Jews celebrate the Passover to remember how God delivered them from slavery 

-They would celebrate the Passover by having a Seder meal (the Seder meal will be discussed more at a later date)

The Last Supper/ Communion:

Took place during the time the Jews were celebrating the Passover. -Jesus knew his time was coming so he wanted to celebrate the Passover with his disciples

-Jesus revealed several things during the last supper:

*That one of the disciples would betray him

*That he would soon die

*Jesus took the disciples that bread represented his body and the wine represented his blood 

How is the Passover and Communion connected?

-Communion or the last supper took place during the time the Jews were celebrating the Passover

-A lamb was killed to free the Israelites from slavery and Jesus became a lamb that was killed to save all of mankind from the slavery of sin, depression, financial issues, etc.