These questions are a guideline for your personal or small group study based on Sunday's sermon passage. Feel free to study and meditate on the passage more deeply. ​​

1. Pastor Randy pointed out that Moses had spent three chapters saying "who am I" and "I am not eloquent," yet God told him "I have made you as God to Pharaoh." What does it look like for you to step into something God has called you to while you still feel completely inadequate for it?

2. We heard that God never argued with Moses about his weaknesses or tried to build up his self-image, He simply promised His presence. Why do you think we so often reach for confidence or self-esteem when what we actually need is more of God?

3. Pastor Randy explained that the same Hebrew idea behind God "hardening" Pharaoh's heart is what Paul describes in Romans 1 as God "giving them over" to what they already desired, making firm a decision someone already made rather than forcing a change. Why does that distinction matter for how we think about God's justice?

4. We were told that Pharaoh's magicians genuinely duplicated the sign with real supernatural power, yet they were still opposing God, since power alone is never proof of truth. Where do you find yourself most tempted to be impressed by power, success, or charisma without first asking whether it lines up with God's Word?

5. Pastor Randy said the Nile was struck because it was something Egypt trusted, worshipped, and depended on for survival, and that God sometimes allows what we depend on most to fail so we discover our greater need for Him. What has God ever removed or allowed to fail in your life that revealed how much you were actually trusting it instead of Him?

6. We heard that Pharaoh saw the miracle firsthand and still walked away unchanged, proving that the greatest obstacle to faith is rarely a lack of evidence but an unwillingness to surrender. Is there an area where you've had plenty of reasons to trust God, perhaps seen a miracle and are still holding back surrender for some other reason?

7. As a group, look up Romans 1:21-26 and 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12, both of which describe God giving people over to deception and false desires after they reject the truth they already had. What do these passages add to our understanding of Pharaoh's hardening, and what's the most unsettling part of realizing this pattern isn't unique to Pharaoh?