"Tell them that "I AM" sent you !", Events from the return of Moses to the death of Pharoah

"Tell them that "I AM" sent you!"

A summary of events from the return of Moses to the death of Pharoah.

Exodus:
4:29 When Moses returns to Egypt, no one believes that the Eternal has sent him.

4:30 Moses and Aaron must perform miracles before the elders of Israel believe they have been "sent" with the message that the Eternal is now going to deliver them out of bondage and into the land promised to Abraham, the land of Canaan.

3:18 The elders were supposed to accompany Moses to see Pharoah.

5:1, 4, 20, 22-23 Apparently the elders do not go.

Moses and Aaron deliver the Eternal's message for Pharoah to allow Israel to travel a three-day journey into the wilderness to sacrifice. Pharoah says he's never heard of this God.

5:6-7 Pharoah immediately increases the hardship on the Israelites.

5:14 At least two days later, Israelite work supervisors are beaten because brick production has declined.

5:15 Israelite work supervisors appeal to Pharoah. There is no indication that they consulted with Moses.

5:20-21 Israelite work supervisors, on their way out of Pharoah's court, appear to "accidentally" encounter Moses in the street. They blame him for the increased hardship on Israel. They reference the "savior" in third person. They do not believe Moses is the promised "savior" to deliver them out of Egypt.

5:22 Moses blames the Eternal for the increased hardship, and questions why he was sent. He impatiently reminds the Eternal that He has not delivered Israel.

6:1-8 The Eternal speaks to Moses, repeating His message for Israel and instructs Moses to give the message to the Israelites that He will deliver them out of Egypt and into the Promised Land.

6:9 Moses delivers the message again. The Israelites do not believe Moses because of "discouragement" and because of the "bondage", which has become worse.

6:10 The Eternal tells Moses to go to Pharoah and repeat His message for Pharoah.

6:12 Moses asks why Pharoah should believe him, when the Israelites didn't believe, and Moses is no longer fluent in the language of Egypt (he had been gone for 40 years).

7:8-9 The Eternal repeats to both Moses and Aaron, the miracle of the rod/serpent, of which, He had instructed Moses back in the wilderness (Ex. 1-4).

7:10-13 Moses and Aaron deliver the message to Pharoah who demands a miracle.
Pharoah's sorcerers duplicate, to some extent, the miracle of the rod/serpent and Pharoah refuses to let Israel go sacrifice.

7:14-25 The Eternal sends Moses and Aaron to Pharoah with a message and the first plague, blood, begins and lasts seven days. The magicians, to some extent, seem to imitate the miracle and Pharoah refuses to let Israel go sacrifice.

8:1-7 The Eternal sends Moses and Aaron with the message and the second plague, frogs, begins. The sorcerers, to some extent, imitate the miracle.

8:8-15 Pharoah sends for Moses, asks that the plague be stopped and agrees to let Israel go.
After the plague is stopped, Pharoah refuses to let Israel go sacrifice.

8:16-19 The Eternal instructs Moses to begin the third plague, lice. The sorcerers attempt to imitate this miracle but cannot. They acknowledge to Pharoah, that this is of the Eternal. Pharoah refuses to let Israel go sacrifice.

8:20-24 The Eternal sends Moses to repeat the message and to begin the fourth plague, flies. The Eternal now limits the plagues to all of Egypt except for Goshen, where the Israelites live.

8:25-32 Pharoah calls for Moses and offers to let Israel make sacrifice to their God, but only inside the borders of Egypt. Moses "reasons" with Pharoah, explaining that
Pharoah's solution could start a civil war, that Israel must go outside Egypt to obey the Eternal. Pharoah agrees to let Israel go sacrifice and asks only that the plague be removed from him.
Moses says the plague will be removed from all Egypt and warns Pharoah about being deceitful. But when the plague is removed, Pharoah refuses to let Israel go sacrifice.

9:1 The Eternal sends Moses to Pharoah with a warning and begins the fifth plague which is on livestock. Israel is protected. Pharoah refuses to let Israel go sacrifice.

9:8 The Eternal instructs Moses and Aaron to begin the sixth plague, boils, within sight of Pharoah. The magicians are stricken so that they can't even stand up. Pharoah refuses to let Israel go sacrifice.

9:13-21 The Eternal sends Moses with a stronger message to Pharoah, with an option to save all the livestock and men working outside. Some Egyptians believe Moses and shelter their stock and themselves. Pharoah refuses to let Israel go sacrifice.

9:22-26 The seventh plague, hail and fire, begins. Goshen is protected.

9:27-33 Pharoah sends for Moses and Aaron. He agrees to let Israel go sacrifice. Moses and Aaron go to Pharoah in the hail storm and then, back out of the city to stop the plague.

9:34-5 After the plague stops, Pharoah refuses to let Israel go sacrifice.

10:1-7 The Eternal sends Moses and Aaron to Pharoah with a warning of the eighth plague. Pharoah's counselors advise and implore him to let Israel go sacrifice.

10:8-11 Pharoah summons Moses and Aaron but only agrees to let the males go to sacrifice. Pharoah has Moses and Aaron "driven" out of his court.

10:12-15 The Eternal tells Moses to begin the eighth plague, locusts. There is no mention of Goshen being exempted. The next day the plague begins.

10:16-20 Pharoah calls for Moses and Aaron, "in haste", asks for forgiveness and for relief from the plague. After the plague stops, Pharoah refuses to let Israel go sacrifice.

10:21-23 The Eternal instructs Moses to begin the ninth plague, darkness, which lasts three days before Pharoah sends for Moses. The land of Goshen has light.

10:24-26 Pharoah offers to let the people go sacrifice but all their livestock must stay in Egypt. Moses reasons with him that Israel needs the livestock to offer sacrifices and that they must take everything, as they won't know until they arrive, what might be required of them.
Pharoah refuses to let Israel go sacrifice, orders Moses to "get out" and threatens to kill Moses the next time he sees him.

11:1-3 (Inset) The Eternal explains the tenth and final plague, the death of the firstborn to Moses. Israel shall be protected.

11:4-8 Moses delivers the warning about the death of the firstborn. He walks out of Pharoah's court "in great anger."

11:9-10 Pharoah refuses to let Israel go sacrifice.

12:1-28 Instructions for the observation of Passover and Unleavened bread are given.
12:29 The firstborn of all men and beasts in Egypt are killed by the death angel.
12:30-33 Pharoah and all the Egyptians "rise up in the night" and begin mourning for their dead. Pharoah calls for Moses and Aaron "by night" and orders them to "rise up", to take their herds and flocks and to get out of Egypt.
"And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out in haste; for they said, We be all dead men."
12:37 "And...Israel journeyed from Ramses to Succoth..."

(Inset, flash forward, see v. 39) 12:34, "And [at Succoth] they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual." (12:8, 27) They had the unleavened bread dough left over but the meat which was was not eaten the previous evening had been burned that morning.

(Inset, flashback)12:35-36 The Egyptians had previously given the Israelites "spoils" (usually taken by the victor of a war) of gold, silver and expensive garments as "tribute" to buy favor and hopefully get some relief from the Israelite God who was destroying Egypt, its resources and its people. The Egyptian people did not all agree with Pharoah's policies regarding the Israelites (9:20-21,10:7, 11:3).

13:20 Israel journeys from Succoth to Etham.

14:2 Israel journeys from Etham to "before" Pihahiroth, by the sea.

14:5-9 Pharoah mobilizes his army and pursues Israel, overtaking them at Pihahiroth.

14:10 Israel sees Pharoah's army and panics. They cry out to the Eternal, accuse Moses
and begin wishing that they had never left Egypt.

14:13 Moses tell them to "fear not", "stand still", "the Lord shall fight for you", and to "hold your peace."

14:19 The pillar of cloud and fire moves between Israel and Pharoah's army, protecting
them from attack.

14:21-23 Moses divides the sea, per the Eternal's instructions and Israel crosses over on
dry land. Pharoah follows slowly behind through the night and the fog.

14:24-25 In the morning light, the Eternal causes their chariot wheels to come off and the
Egyptians attempt to flee.

14:26-30 The Eternal tells Moses to close the sea upon the Egyptian army. The Egyptians, including Pharoah, are all killed.

14:31 "...and the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord, and his servant Moses."

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