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What are the feelings of wicked men when God's holy law is set before them? Job xxi. 14, 15.

Chap. vii. verses 19-21.

19. What was Aaron bidden of God to take in his hand?

What wonders had been wrought with this rod ? Upon what was Aaron commanded to stretch out his hand?

For what purpose?

Was the water preserved in vessels, for use, turned into blood?

20. Did Moses and Aaron obey God? What did Aaron do in the sight of Pharaoh and his servants?

What change then took place in the waters of the river?

By whose power was this done?

Had Moses and Aaron any cause to glory? 21. What died in the river?

Could the Egyptians drink of the waters of the river?

Was this plague confined to the part of Egypt where Pharaoh was?

Could the Egyptians got water from any other source than the river?

Why was this plague sent on Pharaoh and his people?

Did Pharaoh repent? See ver. 23.

Chap. viii. verses 5, 6, 16, 17, 20-24, 31, 32.

5. When Pharaoh still refused to let God's people go, what was Aaron bidden to do?

6. Over what did Aaron stretch out his

hand?

What then came up?

Were they numerous?

16. When Pharaoh still hardened his heart what was Aaron commanded to smite with his rod?

For what purpose? 17. Was this done?

When Aaron smote the dust, what did it become?

How far, and upon whom, was this plague sent?

Did Pharaoh then believe and obey God?

How are the ungodly like Pharaoh under God's judg ments?

What is written in Is. xxvi. 11?

20. What did the Lord then tell Moses to do? Where would he find Pharaoh?

What was Moses again to say to him from the Lord?

Had not Pharaoh been many times commanded to do this?

Why would he not obey?

Have we not all very often heard the commands of God

to us?

Have we obeyed them?

Why are mankind so stubborn and rebellious against God?

21. If Pharaoh would not let the people go, what would the Lord send upon him? Who and what should be covered with the flies!

22. What land would the Lord sever? Who dwelt in that land?

How would he sever, or distinguish, between that and Egypt?

What is meant by sever?

Why would the Lord make this separation, or distinction?

What is written in Mal. iii. 18?

What sort of people may look for protection and safety when the Lord is visiting a land in judgment? 23. What did the Lord repeat respecting the difference between his people and the people of Pharaoh?

When should the sign of the flies be? Between whom shall there be an eternal and awful division at the last day?

24. Did the Lord perform his threatening? What came into all the land of Egypt? Into whose houses?

What was the effect of these flies upon all the land?

31. Did the Lord remove this plague, as Moses requested?

32. When the plague was removed, did Pharaoh let the people go?

Chap. ix. verses 1-3, 6.

1. What was Moses bidden again to go and tell Pharaoh?

2, 3. If he refused to let them go, and would hold them still, upon what should the hand of the Lord be?

What kinds of animals are enumerated? What would the Lord send among them? What is meant by a murrain?

6. When did the Lord bring this thing to pass?

What became of the cattle of Egypt?

Did any of the cattle of the children of Israel die?

Are the people of God more deserving than others, that
God thus distinguishes them from the world?
Read Titus iii. 3-7.

LESSON XXXV.

Exodus, Chap. ix. verses 10, 12, 22-35, and Chap. x. verses 13-15, 22, 23.

Continuation of God's Judgments upon Egypt. 10. When Pharaoh still hardened his heart, what did Moses and Aaron, at the command of God, take when they stood before him?

What did Moses do with the ashes?
What did it become?

Upon whom and what did this plague fall! 12. Who hardened the heart of Pharaoh? What was the consequence?

Who had foretold Pharaoh's rebellion to Moses?

Does God cause men to sin? James i. 13, 14.

How then is he said to have hardened Pharaoh's heart? What does the Lord say of Israel in Ps. lxxxi. 11, 12? If people will not turn and repent under God's judgments, to what will they at last he left?

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What is hardness of heart?

What is the Lord's promise to his people, under the new covenant, in Ez. xi. 19 ?

Verses 22-35.

22. For what end did the Lord bid Moses stretch out his hand toward heaven? Upon what and whom should the hail come?

23. When Moses stretched forth his rod, what did the Lord send?

What ran along upon the ground?

24. What was mingled with the hail? Had such hail ever been seen in the land of Egypt?

25. What did the hail smite?

What did it break?

Was rain or hail common in Egypt?

26. In what part of the land was there ne hail?

Why was that part of the land spared? Should this have convinced Pharaoh that the God of Israel was the true God?

27. For whom did Pharaoh send?

What did he say to them?

What probably brought Pharaoh to make this confes

sion?

When men are terrified by God's judgments, what do they often unwillingly do?

Are repentance and confession of sin, which are extorted by fear, of any value before God?

28. What did Pharaoh beg. Moses and Aaron to do for him?

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