Exodus 9:13-35
God desires all people to know Him He is creating a people for himself
God promised Abraham that those who blessed/cursed him and his descendants would be blessed/cursed (Genesis 12:3)
God promised Abraham that through him all people would be blessed (Genesis 12:3)
Time of blessing had passed; oppression had begun
God calls Moses to deliver his people from Egypt
Pharaoh refuses to let Israel leave; God executes 10 plagues against Egypt
God’s mission is about God more than us
God reveals himself To Israel (e.g., 4:31; 10:2; 14:31) To Egypt (e.g., 7:5; 8:19; 9:16)
YHWH is the one true God Egyptian ‘gods’ are pretenders Real power overwhelms counterfeit power (e.g., 7:12)
YHWH is Master and Lord of Creation He uses creation to punish the Egyptians
YHWH keeps his promises Blessings Curses
YHWH gathers a people for himself Israel Egyptians (9:20; 12:38)
YHWH is worthy of worship Worship is the proper response to God’s revelation of Himself
We too are called to worship God and to make Him known to our world