TEEN ZONE

WEEKLY LESSONS FOR TEENS                 

BY PAUL DITORO 

TZ-EX-9

ANSWERS 

 

[Read chapter 9]

 
1. What was the next plague?

Ans.: Murrain (or pestilence) of cattle.
 
 
2. Whose cattle would not die?

Ans.: The cattle of the children of Israel.
 
 
3. What should the answer to #2 have demonstrated to Pharaoh?

Ans.: That the murrain was not just a coincidence but rather it was a deliberate judgment against Egypt.
 
 
4. Who set the time for the murrain to begin?

Ans.: The Lord.
 
 
5. How many of the cattle of Egypt died?

Ans.: All of them.
 
 
6. What do you suppose was the condition of Pharaoh's heart at this time?

Ans.: Hardened.
 
 
7. What was Aaron required to do to create the next plague?
Ans.: Give Moses handfuls of ashes from the furnace.
 
 

8. What was Moses to do with it and with what result?
Ans.: He would sprinkle it toward heaven in the sight of Pharaoh and it would become a small dust throughout the land of Egypt causing boils to break out on man and beast.
 
 
9. Why could Pharaoh's magicians not stand before this plague?
Ans.: The boils were also upon them,
 
 
10. Why did God raise up this stubborn man to be Pharaoh?
Ans.: To show God's power working against him and that His name would be declared throughout all the earth.
 
 
11. Which plague in the chapter did God say Egyptians could avoid, and how could they avoid it?
Ans.: Hail upon the cattle. Those who would give their cattle shelter [trust in God] would preserve their cattle.
 
 
12. List all the plagues that have occurred in this chapter.
Ans.: Murrain of cattle, boils upon man and beast, hail.
 
 
12. What startling admission can you find that was made by Pharaoh?

Ans.: I have sinned this time: the Lord is righteous, and I and my people have sinned.
 
 
13. At the end of this plague what, then, was the condition of Pharaoh's and his servants hearts?
Ans.: Hardened.
 
 
 

End TZ-EX-9 answers