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TEEN ZONE

WEEKLY LESSONS FOR TEENS                 

BY PAUL DITORO 

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[Read chapter 12]

 At the bottom of this lesson is one of the many charts that have been made to show how each plague illustrated the power of God over one of the "gods" of the Egyptians. Jehovah God defeated all of the false gods of Pharaoh. If the chart does not transmit through the email, you will find it on the TEEN ZONE website archives.

 

1. The Lord marked the month of deliverance for the Israelites as the first month of the sacred year. What was the name of the first month? (Exodus 13:4) [This 30-day month corresponds to parts of our March & April.
 

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2. This word means "an ear of corn." After the exile, what was this month called? (Nehemiah 2:1; Esther 3:7).
 
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3. What were they to use as a sacrifice?
 

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4. What were the characteristics of this animal?

 
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5. When were they to take this animal?
 

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6. When Wow long were they What was it to be sacrificed?
 

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7. When was it to be killed?
 
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8. What were they to do with the blood of the animal?
 

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9 What purpose did the application of the blood serve?
 
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10. How were they to prepare the meat to eat, and with what were they to eat it?
 
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11. What was this meal called?
 
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12. How long did Israel dwell in Egypt?
 
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13. Bible research question: List as many similarities between the sacrifice used by the Israelites and the sacrifice available for people today in the New Testament. I'll star you off:
 
SACRIFICE FOR ISRAEL                                 SACRIFICE FOR PEOPLE TODAY
A lamb                                                                                           Jesus Christ
 
 
 
 
14. For how long were the people of Israel to observe this Passover feast? (Exodus 12:24)
 
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In the New Testament the Greek word for Passover is "pascha." It can be found in Acts 12:4 where it is erroneously translated "Easter" in the King James version.
 

PLAGUES FROM JEHOVAH VS. EGYPTIAN GODS

Plague

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Plague

Egyptian Diety Defeated

Illustrates power of Jehovah over false gods of Pharaoh

1

Nile River and waters to blood

Nile River - Egyptian life giver
 
Jehovah gives and takes away life

2

Frogs

Isis - fertility goddess
 
These givers of fertility were now dying, being piled up and stinking

3

Lice

Seth - earth god
 
Jehovah used their god to bring them misery

4

Flies

Beelzebub - prince of the air
 
Egyptian priests had no power to appeal to their god.

5

Murrain of cattle

Apis - sacred bull
 
All of their deities were sickened by Jehovah and could not withstand Him

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Boils

Medical magicians
 
Represents punishment for sins. The Egyptian magicians could not heal them

7

Hailstorm

Weather magicians
 
The Egyptian weather magicians could not control this storm sent by Jehovah

8

Locusts

Agriculture magicians
 
Their magicians could not call upon their god to protect their crops

9

Darkness

Amen-Ra God of the air, gives breath of life
 
Their sun-gad could not shine.

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Death of first born

Osiris - God of life, judge of the dead, is claimed he rose from the dead
 
The first-born was devoted to Jehovah. It represented the excellence of Egypt.
 

Primary sources Wikipedia

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