Then the LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is stubborn, and he still refuses to let the people go. So go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes down to the river. Stand on the bank of the Nile and meet him there. Be sure to take along the staff that turned into a snake. Then announce to him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to tell you, “Let my people go, so they can worship me in the wilderness.” Until now, you have refused to listen to him. So this is what the LORD says: “I will show you that I am the LORD.” Look! I will strike the water of the Nile with this staff in my hand, and the river will turn to blood.

Exodus 7:14-17

Because his heart was hard, Pharaoh refused to let the people leave, just as the LORD had predicted through Moses.
Exodus 9:35

• The plagues are remembered in the Passover Seder. 
• It is part of the overall recounting of the story of God’s deliverance of the Jewish people from Egyptian bondage. 
• The plagues reveal God’s power and character to the Israelites and to the Egyptians. 
• The plagues are brought upon the Egyptians as divine judgments designed to move both the Egyptians and Israelites to action. 
• God’s will and works are always for repentance and a turning away from sin to the one true God. 
• God’s deliverance of His people out of bondage and to the land of promise was for them to be a sign to the nations testifying that the God of Israel is the one true God and all powerful. 
• The Egyptians will know He is greater than any god that they worship. 
• Hapi- Egyptian god of the Nile. 
• Heket- Egyptian goddess of fertility, water, and renewal; head of a frog. 
• Geb- Egyptians god over the dust of the earth. 
• Khepri- Egyptian god of creations, movement of the sun, rebirth; head of a fly.
• Hathor- Egyptian goddess of love and protection; head of a cow. 
• Isis- Egyptian goddess of medicine and peace.
• Nut- Egyptian goddess of the sky. 
• Seth- Egyptian god of storms and disorder. 
• Ra- the sun god. 
• Pharaoh- the ultimate power of Egypt. 
• That Israel may know. 
• That Egypt may know. 
• That the world may know. 

Remember when reading, God’s plan is always pointing to every tribe, every nation, and every tongue before the throne of God.