Through the plague of darkness, the LORD answers who is the master of Egypt and throughout the universe. In this passage, we see three ways to look at masters in Egypt and in our world: the true master (vv 21-23), two masters (vv 24-26), and the doomed master (vv 27-29).Pastor Curt Sharbaugh

Through this plague we come to recognize God's all or nothing demand for us, as we see an all or nothing God (vv 1-6) demand all his people be sent (vv 7-11) or else nothing will be left for Pharaoh (vv 12-15), who in the end is an all but nothing king (vv 16-20).Pastor Curt Sharbaugh

5 aspects of this incomparable storm that teach us about our incomparable God: the purpose behind the storm (vv 13-16), the warning before the storm (vv 17-21), the mastery over the storm (vv 22-26), the response to the storm (vv 27-30), and the aftermath of the storm (vv 31-35).Pastor Curt Sharbaugh

The LORD distinguishes who is in charge by distinguishing between land (8:20-32), livestock (9:1-7), and peoples (9:8-12) in the 4th, 5th, and 6th plagues.Pastor Curt Sharbaugh

Dr. James Risner

The world is telling us what they think the most important message for us today is, but God has done that too, giving evidence for it by the resurrection of Jesus. That most important message is the good news about Jesus.Pastor Curt Sharbaugh

Pastor Jeff Christmas

Dan Hensley

We can know the LORD but not really know him; we can have an intellectual knowledge of God that does not change our will. There are two instances of knowing and not knowing the LORD in this passage: Pharaoh knowing who to pray to (7:25-8:15) and the magicians knowing who's at work (8:16-19).Pastor Curt Sharbaugh

The warning proclaimed (vv 14-19); the warning enacted (vv 20-24); the warning reenacted (Revelation 16:3-4).Pastor Curt Sharbaugh