Exodus 9 Summary: A Concise Overview in 5 Minutes

Exodus 9 Summary - A Quick Overview

WHEN:

• Moses was born around 1591 B.C. and left Egypt at 40 years old (Acts 7:23).

• According to Exodus 7:7, Moses was 80 years old when he stood before Pharaoh as the representative of God.

CHARACTERS:

• Israelites (Hebrews) –They refer to the descendants of Jacob’s family that grew into a large nation. During this period of history, the Israelites were enslaved by the Egyptians.

• Moses – A Hebrew who grew up in the house of Pharaoh. He fled Egypt in Exodus 2 and went to live in Midian. God called him back to Egypt to deliver the Israelites from slavery.

• Aaron – Moses’ brother. The son of Amram and Jochebed.

• Pharaoh – The king of Egypt who defied the commands of the Lord. evi.

WHERE:

• The events recorded in Exodus 9 happened in Egypt.

• The Israelites lived in the land of Goshen, a region of Egypt.

OUTLINE:

• THE FIFTH PLAGUE: DISEASE OF THE LIVESTOCK (9:1-7):

  • Moses returned to Pharaoh and told him to let the Israelites go, but he refused.

  • God sent a plague on the livestock of Egypt which killed the horses, donkeys, camels, herds, and flocks.

  • But God preserved all the livestock of the Israelites.

  • After the plague, Pharaoh hardened his heart again.

• THE SIXTH PLAGUE (9:8-12):

  • God told Aaron to take a handful of soot from the kiln and throw it into the air.

  • The soot became dust and covered the land of Egypt.

  • The dust caused a disease of boils and sores on humans and animals.

  • God hardened Pharaoh’s heart and he would not let the people go.

• THE SEVENTH PLAGUE: HAIL (9:13-35):

  • Once again, God commanded Pharaoh to let His people go.

  • God planned to send more plagues so Pharaoh would know His power and so His name would be “proclaimed in all the earth.”

  • God told Pharaoh He elevated him to the thrown for this purpose. His pride and stubborn heart would glorify God in the end.

  • Moses was to warn the Egyptians that God was going to send “very heavy hail” the following day, and they needed to get their families an animals to shelter or they would be killed.

  • The next day, Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven and God rained hail, thunder, and lighting on the Egypt.

  • The hail destroyed everything that wasn’t sheltered: people, plants, animals, trees, etc.

  • The hail did not rain on the Israelites, only the Egyptians.

  • Pharaoh finally admitted he had sinned and asked Moses to plead to the Lord to give them relief from the hail.  

  • As soon as the hail stopped, Pharaoh “sinned yet again and hardened his heart… and he did not let the people of Israel go.”

APPLICATION:

• Pride can destroy a person, their family, their business, or their nation.

• Pharaoh would not accept the fact that God was greater than him and that He was using a Hebrew to humble their nation.

• No doubt, all the years of being praised, and worshipped, and told how powerful he was had gotten to his head.

• Be careful how you allow yourself to think of yourself.

• Proverbs 11:2 - When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.