Moses and the Presence of God: Plagues and Passover

“Who is the Lord that I should obey Him?”Post-truth: “Relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.”- Oxford DictionaryThe 10 Plagues:1. Water turned to blood -- Exodus 7:14–242. Frogs -- Exodus 8:1–153. Gnats (or lice) -- Exodus 8:16–194. Swarms of flies -- Exodus 8:20–325. Death of livestock -- Exodus 9:1–76. Boils on people and animals -- Exodus 9:8–127. Hail and fire -- Exodus 9:13–358. Locusts -- Exodus 10:1–209. Darkness over the land -- Exodus 10:21–2910. Death of the firstborn -- Exodus 11:1–10What are these Plagues about?1. The Plagues Reveal the Glory of God2. The Plagues Are Judgments on Egypt’s Gods3. The Plagues Are a picture of De-Creation4. The Plagues Expose False Security5. The Plagues Prepare the way for Passover “These nine plagues against Egypt are not just a display of God flexing his muscles. They are, as we have seen, the unleashing of God’s creative forces against the enemies of God’s people (and therefore the enemies of God himself).”- Peter Enns“The plagues are creation reversals: Animals harm rather than serve humanity; light ceases and darkness takes over; waters become a source of death rather than life; the climax of Genesis 1 is the creation of humans on the last day, whereas the climax of the plagues is the destruction of human beings in the last plague.”- Peter Enns “Just as the plagues were a sign to Egypt of God’s justice and judgment, now the Passover was a sign of God’s mercy to Israel!”- Tony MeridaVerses:Exodus 5:1-2Exodus 6:6-8Exodus 9:14-16Exodus 11:1Exodus 12:1-14John 1:29Ephesians 1:7-8