January 19, 2010
God told Moses what the end punishment for Pharaoh was going to be. Exodus 4:23 - "I told you to let my son go so he may worship me. But you refused to let Israel go, so I will kill your firstborn son." Now here Moses is—after the water turned to blood, the frogs, the gnats, the flies, the disease on the farm animals, the boils, the hail, the locusts, the darkness—telling the King that all the firstborn sons would be killed. Then Exodus 11:8 says, "Moses very angrily left the king." Why was Moses angry? The Israelites had been spared all the plagues from the gnats on. I think he was angry because the King just refused to "get it," and now the first born sons were to be killed. This horrible, horrible punishment could have been prevented. If only Pharaoh (and all of us) could only truly understand the importance of the life choices we make.
Pharaoh tried to get the Israelites to compromise.
Exodus 10:11 - his first solution was to only allow the men to go
Exodus 10:24 - he said the people could go but their flocks and herds must remain
You cannot compromise with evil as a means to protect yourself. You have to stand strong and wait on the Lord. You have to trust the process and the Lord God Almighty. You have to believe God's promises. Stand strong. Wait. Trust. Believe.
Exodus 12:13 - "I am the LORD...nothing terrible will hurt you when I punish the land of Egypt." Not if punishment happens, but when punishment happens. Our responsibility is to: stand strong; wait; trust; and believe. Exodus 12:25-28 - "They did just as the Lord commanded."
Finally the king said they could go. On the very day it was supposed to happen (verse 41) it happened. Exodus 12:42 - "That night the Lord kept watch..."
There will come a day when "the storm" is over and we hear the words—"You are free to go." We will wait patiently for that day.
Addendum: See: Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
Next Entry: Exodus 13:1 – 15:21
God told Moses what the end punishment for Pharaoh was going to be. Exodus 4:23 - "I told you to let my son go so he may worship me. But you refused to let Israel go, so I will kill your firstborn son." Now here Moses is—after the water turned to blood, the frogs, the gnats, the flies, the disease on the farm animals, the boils, the hail, the locusts, the darkness—telling the King that all the firstborn sons would be killed. Then Exodus 11:8 says, "Moses very angrily left the king." Why was Moses angry? The Israelites had been spared all the plagues from the gnats on. I think he was angry because the King just refused to "get it," and now the first born sons were to be killed. This horrible, horrible punishment could have been prevented. If only Pharaoh (and all of us) could only truly understand the importance of the life choices we make.
Pharaoh tried to get the Israelites to compromise.
Exodus 10:11 - his first solution was to only allow the men to go
Exodus 10:24 - he said the people could go but their flocks and herds must remain
You cannot compromise with evil as a means to protect yourself. You have to stand strong and wait on the Lord. You have to trust the process and the Lord God Almighty. You have to believe God's promises. Stand strong. Wait. Trust. Believe.
Exodus 12:13 - "I am the LORD...nothing terrible will hurt you when I punish the land of Egypt." Not if punishment happens, but when punishment happens. Our responsibility is to: stand strong; wait; trust; and believe. Exodus 12:25-28 - "They did just as the Lord commanded."
Finally the king said they could go. On the very day it was supposed to happen (verse 41) it happened. Exodus 12:42 - "That night the Lord kept watch..."
There will come a day when "the storm" is over and we hear the words—"You are free to go." We will wait patiently for that day.
Addendum: See: Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
Next Entry: Exodus 13:1 – 15:21
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