MOSES has both the mother and the two sons return to her father, Jethro, to wait for MOSES' return from Egypt.      During the entire period that MOSES spent in Egypt he neither sees his wife, or his two sons. After HE sends his family back to Jethro, MOSES continues on his journey to Egypt and GOD sends his brother Aaron out to meet him along the way. Aaron, being a sculptor and an engraver for Pharaoh and having one of the more esteemed jobs

            THE LORD saw that he was having difficulty pronouncing some of the WORDS. However, GOD was not going to allow MOSES a way out, because HE knew that MOSES; brother Aaron spoke both the HEBREW and Egyptian languages perfectly! And also, GOD had made MOSES who was born of THE HOLY SPIRIT, to be THE DELIVERER, and there was not  going to be any SUBSTITUTIONS! given to a HEBREW slave, was allowed to move freely about and to even go outside of the borders of Egypt. After being told by GOD of MOSES' coming for the DELIVERANCE of ISRAEL, Aaron goes out to meet MOSES in Horeb.

         After the meeting of MOSES and Aaron they cross over the border and into Egypt. MOSES explains to Aaron, all that GOD had told him to do. MOSES also tells Aaron that he must speak for HIM because of HIS problem of being slow of speech. MOSES tells Aaron, that HE would explain to Aaron what GOD wants him to say, and Aaron would be the one who would talk to the people! They both then gather up the Elders of the Twelve Tribes of the CHILDREN of ISRAEL and Aaron explains to them GOD'S PLAN for their DELIVERANCE out of bondage. As GOD had told MOSES it would be, so it was, the people BELIEVED what MOSES had told them about their DELIVERANCE.

           After speaking to the Elders, MOSES and Aaron go to see Pharaoh. MOSES tells Pharaoh that THE LORD GOD of ISRAEL, says, "LET MY PEOPLE GO, so they may come and WORSHIP ME AT MY MOUNTAIN"! MOSES further says, if Pharaoh will not let GOD'S PEOPLE GO, GOD will punish both Pharaoh and all of Egypt.

          Pharaoh says in reply, that he knows not their GOD and that they should return to their work in the making of his bricks, and not bother him any further with their nonsense. Pharaoh says furthermore, because they had wasted his time on this matter that he will no longer provide them with the straw they need  for the making of the bricks, and that he will no longer provide it as he had done in the past. Pharaoh continues on to say that the slaves daily count of  bricks, shall not diminish, even though they must gather their own straw.

          After the people are informed of what Pharaoh said in regard to their gathering their own straw and the brick count should not diminish, by the Egyptian Taskmasters, the HEBREW Leaders REVOLT! For their rebelling, the Task­ masters begin beating the people for not producing enough bricks, causing the Hebrew Leaders to go to Pharaoh and complain about the new rules being imposed upon them. Pharaoh tells them that because of MOSES and Aaron's demands to FREE them, so they may WORSHIP their GOD, they had brought this burden upon themselves.

            After the Leaders return from seeing Pharaoh, they meet MOSES and Aaron along the way. The HEBREW Leaders then complain   to MOSES and Aaron about their meeting with Pharaoh and how it had caused the workloads to increase, and how the people were being beaten now for not meeting their daily tally. The Elders then tell MOSES and Aaron that because of them, the lives of the Hebrew People had been made worse rather than better, due to the demands for their freedom being made to Pharaoh. The Leaders further say, that they held both MOSES and Aaron responsible for bringing this hardship on the Children of ISRAEL, because they had not asked either of them to speak to Pharaoh, on their behalf.

            After hearing the cries of the people, MOSES then confronts THE LORD, and tells HIM that since they had gone to Pharaoh and had said to him what THE LORD had instructed them to say, things had become worse for the people. THE LORD tells MOSES that after Pharaoh sees what HE will do to him that Pharaoh will not only let the people go, he will DEMAND that they leave Egypt.

          THE LORD also REMINDS MOSES of THE COVENANT that had been MADE with ABRAHAM, ISAAC, and JACOB, and how GOD INTENDED TO LIVE UP TO HIS PROMISE HE HAD MADE TO THE FATHERS of THE CHILDREN of ISRAEL! GOD tells MOSES that HIS NAME IS "YAHWEH", and up until this time, HE was known only as THE ALWIGHTY GOD!

NOTE: Although the King James 1611 version translates the NAME  YAHWEH to the name JE-HO'-VAH, this NAME CANNOT BE TRANSLATED, FOR IT IS THE NAME of GOD!

         GOD now gives MOSES and Aaron the names of the PERSONS who will be over each of the TWELVE TRIBES of the CHILDREN of ISRAEL once they have departed from Egypt. MOSES, still having doubt says to GOD, who  am I that Pharaoh should listen to me? THE LORD IN REPLY SAYS to MOSES, "SEE, I HAVE MADE THEE A GOD to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy PROPHET".

          MOSES, now being EIGHTY years old and Aaron EIGHTY-THREE years old, they make a total of TWELVE CONFRONTATIONS with Pharaoh, on behalf of the CHILDRE of ISRAEL'S CAPTIVITY. Eleven of these confrontations result in Pharaoh's refusal to let the CHILDREN of ISRAEL leave Egypt, because GOD had purposely hardened Pharaoh's heart so Pharaoh, all of Egypt, and the CHILDREN of ISRAEL might see the POWER of GOD! The following is a list of those confrontations and also the MIRACLES resulting from each confrontation:

1. The first confrontation with Pharaoh results in the CHILDREN of ISRAEL having their workloads increased, and Pharaoh's refusing to give them the straw needed to make the bricks. No miracle was per­ formed as a result of this confrontation.

2. At the second confrontation with Pharaoh, Aaron cast down MOSES' ROD and it turns into a serpent. Pharaoh's Magicians then duplicate the miracle.

3. The third confrontation takes place while MOSES stands on the riverbank shouting to Pharaoh as he passes by on the river, and Aaron strikes the river with the ROD of MOSES causing the water to turn to blood and causing the FIRST PLAGUE to occur. Pharaoh's Magicians again duplicate the miracle.

4. The fourth confrontation with Pharaoh results in Aaron stretching  forth the ROD of MOSES, causing the  SECOND PLAGUE to occur.    This plague results in an innumerable amount of frogs that come over all the land and into the houses of all the Egyptians. Pharaoh's Magicians with their enchantments also duplicate this miracle.

5. The fifth confrontation with Pharaoh resulted in the THIRD PLAGUE put upon Egypt by GOD; Aaron stretched forth the ROD of  MOSES and an epidemic of lice came over the whole land of Egypt.   Although the Magicians tried to duplicate this miracle, they could not and warned Pharaoh that THE FINGER of GOD had performed this miracle!

6. The sixth confrontation occurs when Pharaoh came down to the river  and was warned by MOSES to release ISRAEL or suffer the consequences, however, he still refuses to let the people go. This brings about the  FOURTH PLAGUE on Egypt, which is a swarm of  flies covering the Land of Egypt, except for the area of Goshen. This is because GOD severs the land of Goshen from Egypt where the HEBREWS live, so only in this area is the PLAGUE and ALL but the LAST PLAGUE, INACTIVE!

  

7. The seventh confrontation with Pharaoh brings about the FIFTH PLAGUE, this PLAGUE is a disease that kills many of the domesti: animals in Egypt, but not a one of the CHILDREN of ISRAEL'S animals were lost.

8. The eighth confrontation with Pharaoh brings about the SIXTH PLAGUE, whereby MOSES and Aaron take handfuls of ashes from the brick furnaces and throw the ashes into the air. This results in the boil with blisters of the skin which break out on both the men and to beasts of Egypt.

9. The ninth confrontation with Pharaoh results in the SEVETH  PLAGUE which was GREAT HAILSTONES coming down from Heaven that pound Egypt. When the GREAT HAILSTONES hit earth, a fire emits from the HAILSTONE and runs along the ground burning all in its path.

1O.The tenth confrontation with Pharaoh results in the EIGHTH PLAGUE, which brings a great swarm of locusts who come and devour the trees and the herbs of the field. These locusts destroy all that survived the GREAT HAILSTONES, thus wiping out Egypt's food  supply.

11. The eleventh confrontation with Pharaoh results in the NINTH PLAGUE, which brings about a total darkness throughout the land of  Egypt. Neither the sun nor the moon shine at all in the Land of Egypt for three full days. However the houses in Goshen still had LIGHT.

12.During Pharaoh's twelfth and final CONFRONTATION by MOSES  and Aaron, Pharaoh tells them that if they were to come before him again, he would have them killed. GOD tells MOSES that HE will yet do 0 E MORE THING to Pharaoh and Egypt. GOD then tells MOSES what the people must do to survive THE TENTH PLAGUE. This PLAGUE entails the killing of ALL of the firstborn throughout  the land of Egypt. All, from the Throne of Pharaoh to the least in the kingdom of Egypt. This killing of the firstborn includes even the first­ born of all the animals.

           GOD further instructs MOSES to have all the people on the tenth day of the month take from their flocks a male lamb. The LAMB must be without a blemish, (and it can either be of a LAMB of sheep, or of a he goat) and they are to keep the LAMB until the 14th day of the month. Then on the 14th day of the month, Abib (April), they are to kill it. After killing the LAMB, they must strike the LAMB'S BLOOD upon the two side posts and the upper post of the doors that enter into their houses. After doing this they are to roast the lamb over a fire and not break any of the lamb's bones, and all of the lamb must be eaten that evening. GOD also tells MOSES that if  one family cannot eat the entire lamb, they are to share it with a neighbor, but the LAMB must be completely eaten on that night.

               Once all the HOUSEHOLDS have been MARKED with the BLOOD of the LAMB then HE, meaning THE HOLY SPIRIT, will pass through the Land of Egypt and kill all the FIRSTBORN residing in the houses where there is no marking with blood on the lintels and door posts. Then, on that very night hen

               HE SHALL PASSOVER, all the people should be dressed, packed up, and ready to leave Egypt. For after this FINAL PLAGUE has occurred, Pharaoh will demand that ISRAEL leave Egypt! NOTE 11

NOTE 11 I have heard many people say that the ANGEL of death is the one who performed the EVENT of the killing of the firstborn in Egypt. However, this was not the act of an ANGEL at all!. THIS ACT of DELIVERANCE WAS DONE BY THE DELIVERER HIMSELF, IXOTE, THE HOLY SPIRIT! It was HE who passed through the land of Egypt that EVENING, and it was HE who killed all the firstborn in Egypt, BOTH MAN AND BEAST  and not an ANGEL!

Exodus 12:12 FOR I WILL PASS THROUGH THE LAND OF EGYPT THIS NIGHT, AND WILL SMITE ALL THE FIRSTBORN IN THE LAND OF EGYPT, BOTH MAN AND BEAST; AND AGAINST ALL the gods of EGYPT I WILL EXECUTE JUDGMENT: I AM THE LORD. DELIVERANCE

         So on the 14th day of April, being exactly four hundred and thirty years to the day (since their coming into Egypt,) at 4:44 AM in the morning, THE CHILDREN of ISRAEL are free to leave Egypt, BEING DELIVERED by the  MIGHTY ARM of GOD!

          NOTE: By our calendar this would have been the 15 th  day of April. However, the HEBREW day both begins and ends at approximately 6:00PM in the evening, which is the time, called EVEN.

          Now GOD directs the CHILDREN of ISRAEL (with them being well over one million in number: 600,000 men over 20 years old, plus women, and children under the age of 20) through the wilderness outside of Egypt and towards the Red Sea. HE has them take this route rather than allowing them to take the shorter route through the land of the Philistines. GOD does this purposely knowing that the Philistines, being a warring nation, would not allow them to pass through their land without a fight. GOD does not at this time want to subject the CHILDREN of ISRAEL to war, knowing they have a weakness in FAITH.

Exodus 13:21 And THE LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of FIRE, to give them LIGHT; to go by day and night:

Exodus 13:22 HE took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor  the pillar of FIRE by night, from before the people. Note 12

Note 12     The CLOUD that hovered over the. CHILDREN of ISRAEL by day and provided them shade; and the PILLAR of FIRE by night, providing them LIGHT and their course of  direction; was enacted by the ANGEL RAPHAEL. RAPHAEL is the ANGEL of THE HOLY  SPIRIT of GOD who is also called, THE ANGEL OVER FIRE AND WATER!

           THE LORD tells MOSES to take the people to the edge of the Red Sea and make a camp there. HE also tells MOSES that HE is going to harden Pharaoh's heart ONCE MORE so that Pharaoh will come after the CHILDREN of  ISRAEL, and GOD will destroy Pharaoh's army so that Pharaoh will know  THAT THE LORD IS GOD!

           When they get to the Red Sea the CHILDREN of ISRAEL see the great Egyptian army and their chariots of war in hot pursuit after them, and immediately fear for their lives. The PILLAR of FIRE (RAPHAEL) moves from before them to their flank and divides the Egyptian army from the CHILDREN of ISRAEL with a PILLAR of FIRE. Then GOD brings forth an east wind, (The  ANGEL ASAPH), who parts the Red Sea after MOSES stretches forth his ROD  and says, BEHOLD, THE POWER of GOD!

             With the Egyptian army being held at bay by the PILLAR of FIRE, the CHILDREN of ISRAEL cross over the Red Sea. After they have gotten a sufficient distance between them and the pursuing Egyptian army, the PILLAR of FIRE diminishes from before Pharaoh's army. Once this has happened the Egyptians continue to pursue the CHILDREN of ISRAEL on chariots, horseback, and on foot, into the Red Sea, with them riding so hard in pursuit that the wheels start falling off of their chariots in the midst of the sea. Once the cast of the CHILDREN of ISRAEL reach the far bank of the Red Sea, MOSES gain stretches forth his ROD and the parting of the sea ceases and comes back together as it was. This causes the pursuing Egyptians to get caught up in the Red Sea killing many thousands of them, whose dead bodies eventually wash on to the shore.

           The Egyptians, even over a course of time never fully recover from the GREAT WRATH of GOD and from the PLAGUES HE bestowed upon them, when HE brought the CHILDREN of ISRAEL out of the land of Egypt.

          At the END TIMES, GOD WILL DO AGAIN TO THE WORLD, AS HE  HAD DONE TO PHARAOH AND EGYPT, WHEN HE DELIVERED HIS PEOPLE OUT OF BONDAGE! SO THE WHOLE WORLD AGAIN MAY BEHOLD THE POWER OF GOD!

Micah 7:14 Feed thy people with thy ROD, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of  Carmel: let themfeed in Ba'-shan and Gil'-e-ad, as in the days of  old.

Micah 7:15 According to the days of thy coming out of the land of  Egypt will I shew unto him marvellous things. NEXT