5/21/2012
Exodus 9
-Three more plagues are described in chapter nine with no
more effect on Pharaoh in the end than the first ones. Moses and Aaron
maintained that he should “Let My people go, that they may serve Me…” from the
LORD, but the response remained bitter and anti-God in the final analysis. The
distinction was made every time between Israel and Egypt that the world would know that there was a powerful God who
was ultimately in control and wanted His rightful place to be worshiped. There
is no One like Him in all the earth (Exodus 9:14). *Application* We must understand
God’s redemptive purpose in all that happened during the Egyptian plagues. God
wanted mankind to know and obey His ways. The stubbornness of man
is the great theme we must keep in mind as we read these acts of the LORD. He
would have relented at any point if the hearts of the Egyptians would have come
into conformity with His will. Our arrogance towards God will never allow us to
succeed ultimately. The quicker we give up ourselves to His perfect will, the
quicker we will experience true and good life to the full (John 10:10). Submit to
His authority and He will raise you up in His power for His glory. This is His always
His purpose and plan. He has plans for you to prosper you (Jeremiah 29:11).
-The first plagued was the death of all the livestock in
Egypt. The second was boils that made the magicians crazy. The third was a fierce
and violent hail, thunder, and lightening storm that destroyed much in the land.
There was a gracious warning to take cover in this storm.
-Pharaoh admitted sin with this plague and claimed the LORD as
the righteous One and that his people were wicked. He asked again for supplication,
which Moses did, and he promised he would let them go and not have to stay any longer.
All these acts of God were done so that they would know that the earth is the LORD’s. This is Moses’ plea, but he knew
that Pharaoh did not yet fear the LORD God. When the LORD relented, Pharaoh again
hardened his heart and he did not let them go, just as the LORD had spoken through
Moses (Exodus 9:35).
Verse to Memorize:
Exodus 9:1, 14
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