Daily Lesson for Friday 25th of July 2025 Read Ellen G. White, “The Plagues of Egypt,” Pages 265–272, in Patriarchs and Prophets. “His [God’s] people were permitted to experience the grinding cruelty of the Egyptians, that they might not be deceived concerning the debasing influence of idolatry. In His dealing with Pharaoh, the Lord manifested … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Thursday 24th of July 2025 Read Exodus 9:13-35; Exodus 10:1-29. How successful are these plagues in getting Pharaoh to change his mind? Nut was the Egyptian goddess of the sky and heavens and was often depicted as controlling what happened under the sky and on the earth. Osiris was the god of … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 23rd of July 2025 Read Exodus 8:20-32; Exodus 9:1-12. 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? The Egyptian god Uatchit was the fly god and of swamps and marshes. The god Khepri (of the … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 22nd of July 2025 The ten plagues in Egypt were aimed not at the Egyptian people but at their gods. Each plague hit at least one of them. Read Exodus 7:14-25; Exodus 8:1-19. What happened in these plagues? God instructed Moses that the dialogue with Pharaoh would be difficult and almost … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 21st of July 2025 Read Exodus 7:3,13-14,22. How do we understand these texts? Nine times in Exodus the hardening of Pharaoh’s heart is ascribed to God (Exodus 4:21; Exodus 7:3; Exodus 9:12; Exodus 10:1,20,27; Exodus 11:10; Exodus 14:4,8; see also Romans 9:17-18). Another nine times Pharaoh is said to have hardened … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 20th of July 2025 Read Exodus 7:8-15. What lessons are here in this first confrontation between the God of the Hebrews and the gods of Egypt? The upcoming battles were going to be between the living God and the Egyptian “gods.” What made things worse was that Pharaoh considered himself to … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 19th of July 2025 Read for This Week’s Study: Exodus 7:8-25; Exodus 8:1-32; Exodus 9:1-35; Exodus 10:1-29; Numbers 33:4; Romans 1:24-32; Psalms 104:27-28; Isaiah 28:2,12-17; Isaiah 44:9-10,12-17. Memory Text: “So the heart of Pharaoh was hard; neither would he let the children of Israel go, as the Lord had spoken by Moses” … Continue reading –>
Inside Story for Friday 18th of July 2025 By Andrew McChesney Monkeys threatened to destroy the crops of a family farm in Mozambique. António Cuchata received strict orders from his father to keep the monkeys away. However, António didn’t want to guard the farm on Sabbath. He recently had given his heart to Jesus in … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 18th of July 2025 Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, “The Plagues of Egypt,” Pages 257–265, in Patriarchs and Prophets. Look at how badly things started off for Moses and his people after Moses first approached Pharaoh. “The king, thoroughly roused, suspected the Israelites of a design to revolt from his … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Thursday 17th of July 2025 Read Exodus 6:28-30; Exodus 7:1-7. How does the Lord deal with Moses’ objection? God presents Himself to Moses as Yahweh, which means that He is the personal and close God, the God of His people, and the God who entered a covenantal relationship with them. This immanent … Continue reading –>
