Teacher’s Notes:  This week we’ll be continuing our look at how God revealed Himself, in a very mighty way, to Pharaoh, and the Egyptian people.  Last week we watched Pharaoh’s heart continue to harden with each new plague that Moses and Aaron brought.  But this week, God’s going to step up the pressure with some new miracles that are going to hit closer to home, and finally change Pharaoh’s heart…at least for a time.

Opening comments/story:

Do any of you have trouble with the sight of blood?  There are some people who actually get sick or even faint if they bleed, themselves, or see someone else bleeding.  Can you imagine how someone like that would have felt if they were in Egypt when God turned the water there into blood?  And how do you think the Egyptians might have been feeling about their gods, when they were given no relief from the frogs, lice, and flies…except for the relief that finally came from the God that the Israelites worshipped?  Do you think they may have been wondering if they were worshipping the wrong god?  We know from Exodus 8:19, that, following the plague of lice, Pharaoh’s magicians acknowledged that the plagues on Egypt were, indeed, coming from God.  But we don’t know if they were also convinced that He is the ONLY God.  And that was the lesson God had in mind for Pharaoh, the Egyptians, and even His own chosen people, the Israelites.