Welcome to Sophomore Bible His Story Just In Time Unit 1 Lesson 3 Dunbar Henri

1. Welcome to Sophomore Bible His Story Just In Time Unit 1 Lesson 3Dunbar Henri

2. Verse for the day • Psalm 94:18-19 • When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your unfailing love, LORD, supported me. When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.

3. Announcements • Did you turn in your assignment? • Bible Notebook Check on Friday – you must have all handouts given to you – Syllabus, Major Project Guidelines, Class Expectations, Notes taken in class AND any returned assignments given. I will check your notebook while you are completing your test. • Test Tomorrow – Lessons 1-3

4. Student will be able to: • Evaluate the great controversy motif revealed in the confrontation between Moses and Pharoah • Distinguish the key differences between the religions of Egypt and Israel • Examine how the 10 plagues exposed the gods of Egypt • Evaluate how God revealed His character in His dealings with Pharaoh and the land of Egypt

5. Explain the Great Controversy • Think time • Call on 2 students to explain • Ultimate battle is between good and evil; God and Satan • But in Egypt it is between Pharaoh and Moses

6. The Battlefield between God and Pharaoh • The 10 Plagues of Egypt • God used the plagues to persuade Pharaoh to let Israel go with a minimum of damage to the Egyptians and their country

7. 10 Plagues • First 4 plagues were just a nuisance • 1. Nile to Blood • 2. Frogs • 3. Gnats • 4. Flies • A great bother – but no one was killed • Pharaoh was stubborn

8. Next 6 Plagues • 5. Killed Livestock • 6. Boils that affected people and animals • 7. Hailstones that destroyed the countryside • 8. Locusts ate whatever food was left • 9. Darkness • 10. Killing of the firstborn sons

9. What did the plagues accomplish? • 1. Built the Israelites faith as they saw God’s power at work • 2. Gave Pharaoh and the Egyptians a fair chance to obey God before destructive things happened to them • 3. It showed the powerlessness of the Egyptian gods before the God of Israel • 4. It specifically humiliated certain false gods of Egypt

10. The Choice • Both Israel and Egypt had been watching the battle between the God of Israel and the gods of the Egyptians • For 9 rounds – the plagues • Before round 10 – they had to choose sides • Just being born an Israelite did not guarantee salvation – they had to choose to belong to God • Being born an Egyptian did not mean that a person could never choose to be on the side of the God of Israel

11. The Passover Lamb was the Choice • Lamb was to be slain and the blood was to be placed on the sides and tops of the door frames of the houses in which people wanted to belong to God • Israelites who failed to do this would have their firstborn slain • Egyptians who wanted to serve God were free to enter a home with the lamb’s blood on the door frame and be saved • Many Egyptians did this and became a part of God’s people

12. Classwork and Homework • Complete Into the Bible p. 29 and 30 - #1,2 and 3 • Handout Lesson 3