05 August 2023
Youth Worship 5th August 2023 : "By this you shall know that I am the LORD"
Youth Worship 5th August 2023 : "By this you shall know that I am the LORD"
Text: Exodus 7:11-25
- Speaker:
- Rev Dr Charles Tan
- Series:
- Focus on Faith
Message Notes
YOUTH WORSHIP SERVICE 5 August 2023
Message: “By this you shall know that I am the LORD” Exodus 7:17
Text: Exodus 7:11-25
INTRODUCTION
1. The First Miracle performed
Aaron’s rod became a serpent
2. But this did not move the heart of the Pharaoh
3. His heart grew hard
THE FIRST JUDGMENT AGAINST EGYPT
14 So the LORD said to Moses: “Pharaoh’s heart is hard; he refuses to let the people go.
15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning, when he goes out to the water, and you shall stand by the river’s bank to meet him; and the rod which was turned to a serpent you shall take in your hand.
16 And you shall say to him, ‘The LORD God of the Hebrews has sent me to you, saying, “Let My people go, that they may [d]serve Me in the wilderness”; but indeed, until now you would not hear!
17 Thus says the LORD: “By this you shall know that I am the LORD. Behold, I will strike the waters which are in the river with the rod that is in my hand, and they shall be turned to blood.
18 And the fish that are in the river shall die, the river shall stink, and the Egyptians will loathe[ to drink the water of the river.” ’ ”
Exodus 7:14-18
1. The LORD spoke to Moses directly
a) To discuss the hardness of Pharaoh’s heart
b) To go to Pharaoh when he goes to the River Nile to perform his religious rite
2. Moses would forewarn Pharaoh
a) That the mighty River Nile would be filled with blood
b) The fishes in the River would die
c) The Egyptians would not be able to utilize the water from the Nile
3. Then perhaps the Egyptians would know that He is LORD
a) To acknowledge that He is God
b) That He is the God of the children of Israel
c) That He is the LORD
d) That He has tremendous power
THE COMMAND GIVEN TO AARON
19 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Take your rod and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their streams, over their rivers, over their ponds, and over all their pools of water, that they may become blood. And there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in buckets of wood and pitchers of stone.’ ”
20 And Moses and Aaron did so, just as the LORD commanded. So he lifted up the rod and struck the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants. And all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.
21 The fish that were in the river died, the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink the water of the river. So there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.
Exodus 7:19-21
1. Order of Ministry
a) God speaks to Moses
b) Moses speaks to Aaron
2. Aaron was to lift his rod and to strike the River Nile
3. The Judgment of the LORD
a) Aaron would strike the River Nile
b) In the sight of the Pharaoh
c) In the sight of his servants
d) The River was struck and it turned to blood
e) The River Nile was regarded as sacred
f) The blood was like the deity of the River Nile was wounded severely
g) The results were tragic!
THE RESPONSE OF THE PHARAOH
22 Then the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments; and Pharaoh’s heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, as the LORD had said.
23 And Pharaoh turned and went into his house. Neither was his heart moved by this.
24 So all the Egyptians dug all around the river for water to drink, because they could not drink the water of the river.
25 And seven days passed after the LORD had struck the river.
Exodus 7:22-25