Prepared by William Earnhardt, for Sabbath School class, July 26, 2025.

Main Theme: God had to send some strong persuasions for Pharaoh to let God’s people go.

Read in Class: Exodus 7:8-15, 22. Ask the class to identify the main idea of this passage.

Study: What lessons are here in this first confrontation between the God of the Hebrews and the gods of Egypt?

Apply: How can we allow the Lord to have sovereignty over any of the “gods” seeking supremacy in our lives?

Share: Your friend asks you how to make sure we do not harden our own hearts against doing God’s will and prepare yourself to make right choices. What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Exodus 7:14-8:19. Ask the class to identify the main idea of this passage.

Study: What happened in these plagues?

Apply: Think how hard Pharaoh’s heart was. Repeated rejection of God’s prompting only made it worse. What lessons are here for each of us about the constant rejection of the Lord’s prompting?

Share: Your friend asks you why God kept hardening Pharaoh’s heart. What do you tell your friend? For a hint see Redemption in Romans.

Read in Class: Exodus 8:20-9:12. Ask the class to identify the main idea of this passage.

Study: What does this account teach about however great may be the manifestations of God’s power and glory, humanity still has freedom to reject Him?

Apply: Pharaoh’s problem wasn’t intellectual; he had enough rational evidence to make the right choice. Instead, it was a problem of his heart. What should this tell us about why we must guard our hearts?

Share: Your friend asks how do we know when something bad is happening because it is a judgment from God or if it is just a part of life? What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Exodus 9:13-10:29. Ask the class to summarize this passage.

Study: How successful are these plagues in getting Pharaoh to change his mind?

Apply: How can we guard against the pride Pharaoh exhibited? What portions of Scripture encourage us to be humble and teachable?

Share: Your friend says that if God just performed more modern-day miracles everyone would believe. How do we know that is not so? What do you tell your friend?