Outline:

I. God Appoints the Messenger   vv. 6:14 - 7:2

II. God Hardens the Proud   vv. 7:3 - 6

III. God Triumphs Over All Powers   vv. 7:8 - 13

Personal Reflection & Small Group Questions

Please complete this study on your own, then bring it to your small group for discussion.

1. Looking back over your notes from this week’s sermon and text, what particularly caught your attention, challenged or confused you?

2. What do the gods of Egypt represent in today’s culture—power, prosperity, security, self-rule? Where are you tempted to bow to these?

3. How does the first commandment, “You shall have no other gods before me” (Exodus 20:3), connect to God’s display of power over the gods of Egypt in Exodus 7?

4. What false gods might God be confronting and overthrowing in your own heart right now?

5. Pharaoh rejected God’s messenger—how do you respond to the Greater Moses, Jesus Christ?

6. Have you marveled lately that your heart is not hardened, but soft and responsive to God’s Word? 

7. Praise God for the miracle of regeneration (Ezekiel 36:26)!