Exodus 9:8-12

– The Sixth Plague –

& some background stuff
The Battle Between God and The
False gods
1. Yahweh is Sovereign over the Nile
2. Yahweh is Sovereign over Child-Birth
3. Yahweh is Sovereign over Order &
Stability (Government)
4. Yahweh is Sovereign over Religious
Systems
5. Yahweh is Sovereign over Satan
6. Yahweh is Sovereign over Healing
 Repetition in the Plagues
• First Cycle (Plagues 1-3)
• Second Cycle (Plagues 4-6)
• Third Cycle (Plagues 7-9)
 Repetition in the Plagues
• Each cycle begins with Moses going to
Pharaoh early in the morning
• The second phase in each cycle involves
going to Pharaoh, and greater severity
• The third phase in each cycle involves
no warning
 The Building of a Godly Leader
• A godly leader learns who the Savior
really is, not him, but God. c.f. Exodus
2:11-15
• A godly leader learns that he must
obediently do what God tells him to
do. c.f. Exodus Ch.3-7
 Moses’ Objections
1. Who Am I that I should go? Ex. 3:11
2. What is your name, that I may tell people
who sent me? Ex. 3:13
3. How would the people believe that you have
sent me? Ex. 4:1
4. I am not eloquent; I am slow of speech. Ex.
4:10
5. Please send someone else [God gets angry
at this point]. Ex. 4:13
 OBJECTION ONE ANSWERED.
• Who Am I that I should go? Ex. 3:11
• I will be with you; when you come out of
Egypt, you will serve me on this mountain.
Ex. 3:12
 OBJECTION TWO ANSWERED.
• What is your name, that I may tell people
who sent me? Ex. 3:13
• I AM WHO I AM: The LORD, the God of
your Fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Ex. 3:14-15 c.f. Psalms 9:10
 OBJECTION THREE
ANSWERED.
• How would the people believe that you
have sent me? Ex. 4:1
• rod into a serpent Ex. 4:2-4. Moses’ hand
leprous, and then heals
• the water from the Nile into blood Ex. 4:6-
7
OBJECTION FOUR ANSWERED.
• I am not eloquent; I am slow of speech.
Ex. 4:10
• I, the LORD [Yahweh], am the one who
made your mouth. Ex. 4:11
 OBJECTION FIVE ANSWERED.
• Please send someone else [God gets
angry at this point]. Ex. 4:13
• Aaron will go with you; you will speak my
words to him, and he will speak to the
people for you. Ex. 4:15-16
 OBJECTION SIX (CITED &)
ANSWERED.
• But Moses said to the LORD, "Behold, I
am of uncircumcised lips. How will
Pharaoh listen to me?" (Exodus 6:30)
• Pharaoh will not listen to you. (Exodus
7:1-5)
 Review
• A godly leader learns who the Savior
really is, not him, but God. c.f. Exodus
2:11-15
• A godly leader learns that he must
obediently do what God tells him to
do. c.f. Exodus Ch.3-7
 The Plague’s Dispensing
• The First sign, and the first three
plagues = Aaron
• The fourth and fifth plagues = God
• The sixth plague = Moses (and will
continue through the ninth plague!)
Exodus 9:9 “Let Moses!”
 The Plague’s Description
• ‘Boils’ Ex. 9:10-11
• 2Kings 20:7 Hezekiah is healed of “a boil.”
• Rev. 16:2 first bowl of God’s wrath poured out
on the earth is “harmful and painful sores.”
• Unable to stand Ex. 9:10-11
• A picture of Judgment Ex. 9:8-9, Matt. 3:11-12
 Those Unable To Stand
“the magicians could not stand before
Moses.” Exodus 9:11

References: Job 41:10, Psalm 1:5-6, Psalm

76:7-9,Psalm 147:17, Jeremiah 49:19,
Nahum 1:3-6, Malachi 3:1-2, Rev. 6:15-17
 Those Able To Stand

Revelation 5:6, Acts 7:49-56, Acts 7:57-

59, 2 Peter 1:1, Romans 5:2, 1Peter
5:12
 What If I Sin?
• Moses will not help you. Jer. 15:1
• Jesus will. Micah 7:7-9; 1John 2:1-3
What If I Feel I am not favored by
God?

Jeremiah 15:10-21
 Significant Characteristics
• Without warning
• Replicated in Revelation 16:2
• People unable to stand before God’s
Leader
• no mention in the text to this plague
ending
 How Are Plagues Stopped?
• Intercessor who makes atonement for
people’s sins. Numbers 16:47-50
• A Courageous Warrior who deals violently
with sin. Numbers 25:7-9
• Faith in God’s chosen means. Numbers
21:6-9; John 3:14-21
Coram Deo – Before The Face Of
God
• By Faith, turn to the real Savior
• Get serious about obedience in light of
God’s promises
• Take the time to think about what you
really want as individuals and as a
church.
• Meditate on the promise that we shall see
the Salvation of the Lord!
 Communion.
• We have Communion weekly, because
we have church weekly (1Cor. 16:2,
11:18; Acts 2:42; Rev. 1:10).
• We take Communion with solemnity and
joy because our Savior died for us (c.f.
1Cor 15:1ff It is of “first importance”)
• We apply the sermon text to the weekly
Communion, so we do not interpret it apart
from Gospel lenses. Read Heb. 3:1-6
Glorify the Builder!