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Sunday, May 25, 2014

Moses Delivers the Israelites




  • What is it?
  • The Lord blesses his children through it.
  • Moses received it from his father-in-law, Jethro.
  • It makes eternal families possible.
  • It can be bestowed upon worthy, baptized males, ages twelve and older.
  • It is a great power.
  • Its name begins with the letter p.


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The Israelites had lived in Egypt since the days of Joseph (about 400 years) and  a Pharaoh had come to power who opposed the Israelites and enslaved them. 





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Exodus 5 
 1 And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.
 2 And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel go.
  •  4 And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.
     5 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.
     6 And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
     7 Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.
     8 And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
     9 Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.




Exodus 7:
  •  1 And the Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.
     2 Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.
     3 And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.
Note: Where the Bible indicates that the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, the Joseph Smith Translation states that Pharaoh hardened his own heart.



MIRACLES
  • • What was the first miracle that Moses and Aaron performed before Pharaoh? (Exodus 7:10.) By what power was this miracle performed?
  • • By what power were the magicians able to imitate this miracle? (Exodus 7:11–12.) Why was Aaron’s serpent able to swallow the magicians’ serpents? 

THE TEN PLAGUES






• After the first two miracles the magicians could no longer imitate the plagues. What did the magicians recognize? (Exodus 8:18–19.)

  • • On the tenth plague, how did the destroying angel know to pass over the homes of the Israelites? (Exodus 12:21–23.) How were the Israelites blessed by obeying the prophet Moses? Why should we be obedient to our Church leaders?
  • • How many people did Moses lead out of the land of Egypt? (Exodus 12:37. Note: the scripture refers to the number of men. There were also women and children in addition to the 600,000 men.) How did they know which way to go? (Exodus 13:21.)

CROSSING OF THE RED SEA
 MOSES 1:25 And calling upon the name of God, he beheld his glory again, for it was upon him; and he heard a voice, saying: Blessed art thou, Moses, for I, the Almighty, have chosen thee, and thou shalt be made stronger than many waters; for they shall obey thy command as if thou wert God.
 26 And lo, I am with thee, even unto the end of thy days; for thou shalt deliver my people from bondage, even Israel my chosen.








QUESTIONS
  • When Moses and Aaron asked Pharaoh to let the Israelites worship in the desert for three days, how did Pharaoh respond? 
  •  What extra burdens did he put on the Israelites? 
  • When the Lord told Moses to go to Pharaoh and again ask him to let the people go, Moses felt inadequate. How did the Lord help Moses fulfill this calling?
  •  What was the first miracle that Moses and Aaron performed before Pharaoh?
  • By what power was this miracle performed?
  • • By what power were the magicians able to imitate this miracle? 
  •  Why was Aaron’s serpent able to swallow the magicians’ serpents?
  •  What were the ten plagues the Lord commanded Moses to call down upon Egypt because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go? -- 1 QUESTION EACH

  • • What pattern did Pharaoh follow with each plague? 
  • • On the tenth plague, how did the destroying angel know to pass over the homes of the Israelites?
  • • How many people did Moses lead out of the land of Egypt? 
• How did the children of Israel react when they saw that all the chariots of Egypt were pursuing them?

  • How did the Lord protect them?
  • By what power was Moses able to control the water? 
  • What happened to the Egyptians? 

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  1. Fifth Article of Faith
  2. 5 We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.

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