Moses & Pharaoh Quiz
Armed with nothing but God's word and a shepherd's staff, Moses walked into the most powerful court on earth with four simple words: let my people go. Complete the quiz to unlock a free 7-day prayer guide!
- What message did Moses bring to Pharaoh?
- 'Let my people go'
- 'Give me gold'
- 'Build a city'
- How did Pharaoh first respond?
- He agreed at once
- He refused and made the slaves work harder
- He left the country
- What did Aaron's staff do before Pharaoh?
- Turned to water
- Vanished
- Became a serpent and swallowed the magicians' serpents
- Who spoke for Moses to Pharaoh?
- Aaron
- Isaac
- Jacob
- What happened to Pharaoh's heart?
- It softened
- It was hardened
- It broke
- Who was really behind Moses' demand?
- God
- A rival king
- The magicians
- What were the Israelites in Egypt?
- Kings
- Slaves
- Merchants
- What did this showdown set the stage for?
- A wedding
- The ten plagues
- A new tower
- Did Pharaoh let the people go at first?
- No
- Yes, right away
- Only the children
- What was truly at stake in this confrontation?
- A crown
- A bag of gold
- Israel's freedom
Moses & Pharaoh Quiz Answers & Bible References
Every answer below, with the King James Bible verse it comes from — so you can look up each one for yourself.
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What message did Moses bring to Pharaoh?
'Let my people go'
And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.
Exodus 5:1 (KJV) -
How did Pharaoh first respond?
He refused and made the slaves work harder
And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.
Exodus 5:2 (KJV) -
What did Aaron's staff do before Pharaoh?
Became a serpent and swallowed the magicians' serpents
For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.
Exodus 7:12 (KJV) -
Who spoke for Moses to Pharaoh?
Aaron
And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.
Exodus 7:1-2 (KJV) -
What happened to Pharaoh's heart?
It was hardened
And he hardened Pharaoh’s heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
Exodus 7:13 (KJV) -
Who was really behind Moses' demand?
God
And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.
Exodus 5:1 (KJV) -
What were the Israelites in Egypt?
Slaves
And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.
Exodus 1:14 (KJV) -
What did this showdown set the stage for?
The ten plagues
But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.
Exodus 7:4 (KJV) -
Did Pharaoh let the people go at first?
No
And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.
Exodus 5:2 (KJV) -
What was truly at stake in this confrontation?
Israel's freedom
Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:
Exodus 6:6 (KJV)