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The Plague of the Firstborn

Exodus 11 and 12:12-42

1.  Why do you think that Moses had favor in the sight of the Egyptians and pharaoh’s officials? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

2.  What did Moses declare to pharaoh in Exodus 11:4-8? Who will die and who will live? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

3.  What does Luke 2:23 say about the firstborn? How important is the firstborn child to God?  __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

4.  Why does God allow our enemies’ hearts to be hardened against us the way pharaoh’s heart was hardened against the Israelites? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

5.  What was Moses’s instructions to the elders of Israel in Exodus 12:21-22? The lamb’s blood on the door is a sign of what?  __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________              

 

6.  How is Jesus our sacrificial lamb? What does his blood signify for us as Christians?  __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

7.  Why is the Jewish celebration of this event called Passover? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

8.  What did pharaoh declare after the deaths of the Egyptian firstborns? Do you think it will last? Why or why not?  __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  

9.  Why were the Israelites able to plunder the Egyptians in Exodus 12:36? Did the Israelite’s obedience play a role in getting all of the Egyptian silver, gold and clothing? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

10. How long did the children of Israel lived in Egypt? How many men traveled on foot out of Egypt? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Bonus: Jewish people eat unleavened bread to celebrate Passover? Can you find the reason why in Exodus 12?  _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

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