Key Thought: The tenth plague is the climax of the plagues. The people were to properly prepare themselves. The question was, will we trust the Lord or will we ignore it? The same question is for us today.
August 2, 2025
1. Have a volunteer read Exodus 11:1-10.
- Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
- What warning did God give before bringing judgment upon Egypt?
- Personal Application: If we can’t perfectly balance mercy and justice, why is it better to err on the side of mercy? Or is it? Share your thoughts.
- Case Study: One of your relatives states, “How can we teach our children in an attractive and meaningful way, without being annoying or forceful, so that they be full of the knowledge of God?” How would you respond to your relative?
2. Have a volunteer read Exodus 12:1-20.
- Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
- What specific instructions did God give Moses and Aaron before Israel left Egypt?
- Personal Application: Why is it so important to always remember the good God has done for you in the past and that He will do good for you in the future as well.? Share your thoughts.
- Case Study: One of your friends states, “God warns us not to follow the path to destruction. But how does a person in this media driven world avoid the distractions in our lives to hold on to God?” How would you respond to your friend?
3. Have a volunteer read Exodus 12:17-23.
- Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point in this text is.
- What role does blood play in the celebration of Passover?
- Personal Application: What does the fact that it took the blood of Jesus, God Himself, to atone for sin and to show us how bad sin really is? Share your thoughts.
- Case Study: One of your neighbors states: “How do we understand who God struck dead many fistrborn, many of whom were “innocent”? How does this and the flood show the reality of God’s love and justice?” How would you respond to your neighbor?
4. Have a volunteer read Exodus 12:29,30.
- Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
- Why did God focus on the firstborn male?
- Personal Application: In what ways have you suffered for other’s sins? What ways have others suffered for your sins? Share your thoughts.
- Case Study: Think of one person who needs to hear a message from this week’s lesson. Tell the class what you plan to do this week to share with them.
(Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessings can be retained only as it is shared. ”Ministry of Healing, p. 148)
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