Exodus points us to a wonderful conclusion with the Israelites being bound for the Promised Land, hence our theme hymn for the quarter being 
We Are Bound For The Promised Land – Hymn 620. 

Such a sadness in the book of Exodus to see that the heart of Pharaoh continues to grow harder and harder towards God and His people. It is a pity that Pharaoh did not
Hark! The Voice of Jesus (and God) 
Calling – Hymn 359, just as God called Moses, and then Aaron, to step forward. 

We are reminded on Sunday that “the upcoming battles were going to be between the living God and the Egyptian ‘gods’ “, with Moses needing to see 
Hymn 264 – O For That Flame Of Living Fire (verse 4). 

“Pharoah had his free will—he could choose for or against God”. We have that choice today as well, and I say 
Lord, I Have Made Thy Word My Choice – Hymn 273. 

The idolatry of the Egyptian people had wiped out God as The Creator and instead worshipped all those things God had created. May we choose to believe and trust and God 
For Beauty Of Meadows.- Hymn 640. 

Please continue to search the scriptures this week to be blessed, and to bless others. 

To learn unknown hymns, you will find the accompaniment music for each one at: https://sdahymnals.com/Hymnal/

Another great resource is for when there is a hymn you wish to sing but can’t find it in your hymnal. Go to https://www.sdahymnal.org/Search and in the search bar type a special word in that is in the hymn. I am sure you will be amazed at the help you will be given.

 2 Timothy 2:15 KJV – “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”

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Key Thought : This week we encounter the God of miracles and the signs and wonders He performs, as well as the plagues as Divine judgment upon Egypt,
July 26, 2025

1. Have a volunteer read Exodus 7:3,13,14,22.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
2. What lessons are here in the first confrontation between the God of the Hebrews and the gods of Egypt?
3. Personal Application: What freewill choices are you going to make this week? If you know what the right choice is, how can you prepare to make it? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your relatives states, “Doesn’t the Bible say God hardened Pharoah’s heart? Does this mean that God causes people to do either the right or the wrong thing in their lives? That He predestines people to be saved or to be lost, to do good or evil?” How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read Exodus 7:14-8:19.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What happened in these plagues?
3. Personal Application: Is there a danger in our lives by rejecting God’s Spirit continually and making things worse in our lives? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your friends states, “What is so attractive about idol worship? Why was it so difficult for the Egyptians to break from idolatry, even after they saw the devastation it brought upon them?” How would you respond to your friend?

3. Have a volunteer read Exodus 8:27-9:12

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What does this account teach about however great may be the manifestations of God’s power, mankind still have the free will to reject Him?
3. Personal Application: Pharoah had rational evidence to make a right choice. It was a heart problem. What does this tell us about we must guard our hearts? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your neighbors states: “What is an idol> How do we make our own gods and bow doen before them? Why does God stand so vehemently against iodolatry?” How would you respond to your neighbor?

4. Have a volunteer read Exodus 9:13-10:29.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. How successful are these plagues in getting Pharoah to change his mind?
3. Personal Application: What is it in our hearts that causes us to stubbornly refuse all of God’s promptings to repent and follow Him? Share your thoughts.
4. 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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Daily Lesson for Sabbath 19th of July 2025

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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” (Exodus 9:35, NKJV).

A farmer was trying to get his donkey to move; the beast wouldn’t budge. So, the farmer took a thick branch and walloped it. He again spoke to the donkey, who then started moving.

When someone asked the farmer why that worked, he replied, “Well, first you have to get its attention.”

Putting aside whatever issue one might raise about cruelty to animals, there is a point to be made here, especially in the context of the Exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt. Moses has been given his marching orders and goes to Pharaoh with God’s famous words, shalach et ami, which is, “Let My people go!”

Pharaoh, however, does not want to let God’s people go. The Scriptures never explicitly explain why Pharaoh was so reluctant, despite the military threat that the Egyptians feared the Hebrews could pose (see Exodus 1:10). Most likely, as is often the case with slavery, it was pure economics. They were cheap labor, and so he didn’t want to lose whatever economic advantages these slaves gave him. Thus, he was going to need some persuasion not only to get his attention but also to change his mind.

*Study this week’s lesson to prepare for Sabbath, July 26.

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Our Sabbath School program has always been linked to the support of the Seventh-day Adventist Mission program. This video provides a little insight into this important work.

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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 baptism, and he wanted to spend the Sabbath worshiping in a Seventh-day Adventist church.

What would António do? He prayed and went to church.

Vervet monkeys were a severe problem for small farmers in the coastal province where António and his family lived in southeastern Africa. The monkeys, with black faces and gray body hair, stood at 16 to 20 inches tall. Tribes of 10 to 70 monkeys raided small farms for cassava, sweet potatoes, beans, peanuts, and other crops.

Father worried that the family wouldn’t have food or income if the monkeys decimated their crops. He also didn’t approve of his son going to the Adventist church. He had raised António in another faith, and he didn’t understand why the boy wanted to worship on the seventh day, Sabbath. Father didn’t mind skipping worship services on Sunday to watch the farm, and he told António that he also should help on Saturdays.

António loved Father. He hadn’t planned to become a Seventh-day Adventist, but an Adventist cousin had studied the Bible with him. He had grown convinced that he needed to follow what he had learned, including the fourth commandment, “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work” (Exodus 20:8-10, NKJV).

So, António knelt and prayed, “Dear God, please stop the monkeys from coming to our farm while I am at church.” Then he went to the Adventist church in Casa-Nova, located about 15 miles from the farm.

António wasn’t sure what to expect when he returned home. To his joy, the monkeys stayed away all day. He prayed and went to church the next Sabbath, and again the monkeys did not come near the farm. Every Sabbath while António lived at home, the monkeys avoided the farm while he worshiped at the church.

Father refused to acknowledge the miracle, but António was filled with gratitude to God. Even today, years later, he still marvels at God’s care.

“The monkeys also kept the Sabbath,” he said.

Pray for the gospel to be proclaimed in Mozambique and other countries in the Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division, the recipient of this quarter’s Thirteenth Sabbath Offering.

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