January 16, 2010
Exodus 6:28 - "I am the Lord."
Exodus 7:4-5 - "...I will lead... I will punish... I will bring (them out). Then they will know I AM THE LORD. See I Kings 18:36
The response? Exodus 7:6 - Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord had commanded them.
Moses begins by having Aaron throw down the rod which turned into a snake. The Egyptian magicians could do the same. But, the rod of Christ swallowed the other snakes. God always has the power to triumph over evil. Then there was water to blood and frogs throughout the land. The magicians performed these miracles as well. But then we come to the 4th miracle—the gnats. The magicians could not do this and told Pharaoh (Exodus 8:19) that this was done by the power of God. The NIV and KJV says "the finger of God."
Let my people go! The king was told this over and over. The first three miracles his men could duplicate. But now Pharaoh is told that this is God at work and he still refuses to let the people go. From that point on God says (Exodus 8:23) that He will treat His people differently, and they will not be subjected to the coming plagues. Note: Moses still had to do his part! He prayed to the Lord and God did what he asked.
Following each miracle/plague is the following statement: "Just as the LORD had said." God's will WILL be done. His promise is a promise.
Addendum: 9/7/13 ~ I love how the Lord led Moses each step of the way. His observations and instructions are very specific. "Moses, when the king asks you to do a miracle, tell Aaron to throw his walking stick down in front of the king, and it will be come a snake." And another time, "In the morning the king will go out to the Nile River. Go meet him by edge of the river, and take with you the walking stick that became a snake. Tell him ... let my people go..." The hand of God working in those who seek the mind of God. And we as humans have the audacity to think we are in control and what we do in private is only known to us.
Interesting to note that the king's magicians could create a counterfeit to the first plagues but had no power to stop the plagues. The king asked Moses to pray to the Lord to reverse the plagues. He did not go to his own men. His men had no power, ability, or authority to stop the plagues. Satan is a master at trying to counterfeit God but he absolutely does not have the power, ability, or the authority of God.
Next Entry: Exodus 9:1 – 10:29
Exodus 6:28 - "I am the Lord."
Exodus 7:4-5 - "...I will lead... I will punish... I will bring (them out). Then they will know I AM THE LORD. See I Kings 18:36
The response? Exodus 7:6 - Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord had commanded them.
Moses begins by having Aaron throw down the rod which turned into a snake. The Egyptian magicians could do the same. But, the rod of Christ swallowed the other snakes. God always has the power to triumph over evil. Then there was water to blood and frogs throughout the land. The magicians performed these miracles as well. But then we come to the 4th miracle—the gnats. The magicians could not do this and told Pharaoh (Exodus 8:19) that this was done by the power of God. The NIV and KJV says "the finger of God."
Let my people go! The king was told this over and over. The first three miracles his men could duplicate. But now Pharaoh is told that this is God at work and he still refuses to let the people go. From that point on God says (Exodus 8:23) that He will treat His people differently, and they will not be subjected to the coming plagues. Note: Moses still had to do his part! He prayed to the Lord and God did what he asked.
Following each miracle/plague is the following statement: "Just as the LORD had said." God's will WILL be done. His promise is a promise.
Addendum: 9/7/13 ~ I love how the Lord led Moses each step of the way. His observations and instructions are very specific. "Moses, when the king asks you to do a miracle, tell Aaron to throw his walking stick down in front of the king, and it will be come a snake." And another time, "In the morning the king will go out to the Nile River. Go meet him by edge of the river, and take with you the walking stick that became a snake. Tell him ... let my people go..." The hand of God working in those who seek the mind of God. And we as humans have the audacity to think we are in control and what we do in private is only known to us.
Interesting to note that the king's magicians could create a counterfeit to the first plagues but had no power to stop the plagues. The king asked Moses to pray to the Lord to reverse the plagues. He did not go to his own men. His men had no power, ability, or authority to stop the plagues. Satan is a master at trying to counterfeit God but he absolutely does not have the power, ability, or the authority of God.
Next Entry: Exodus 9:1 – 10:29
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