Exodus 8

Exodus 8 Summary Now Moses (and Aaron), at God’s instructions, tells the Pharaoh that he will send frogs to cover the land if he doesn’t let them go and worship. Then he sends the frogs (I guess the Pharaoh said no) and they cover everything. The magicians could do this too, but Pharaoh begs for relief …

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Exodus 7

Exodus 7 Summary God has Moses and Aaron go to Pharaoh and show him signs, but He will harden the Pharaoh’s heart anyway. As they perform their signs, the Pharaoh calls his magicians to do the same, but Moses’ and Aaron’s are better. This doesn’t change the Pharaoh’s heart (the one God is manipulating). Even turning …

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Exodus 6

Exodus 6 Summary After Moses had mouthed off to God in Exo 5:22-23, God now boasts of who he is. How he appeared to Abraham and Isaac and Jacob. How he promised them Canaan. How he now hears the groaning of his people. God tells Moses to tell this to the Israelites and how he will free them. …

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Exodus 5

Exodus 5 Summary Moses and Aaron meet with the Pharaoh to ask that the Hebrews be allowed to have a festival to worship. The Pharaoh refuses, saying that he doesn’t obey the Hebrew god and that they should get back to work. The Pharaoh then orders that the Hebrew slaves need to work harder by getting the …

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Exodus 4

Exodus 4 Summary Moses is afraid that he will fail at his task of convincing the elders of what God wants of them. So the LORD gives Moses a few signs that he can use to convince them: A staff that turns into a snake, his hand can become leprotic and healed at will, and he …

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