APRIL 8, 2021 Exodus 8:25-26 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God in the land.” And Moses said, “It is not right to do so, for we would be sacrificing the abomination of the Egyptians to the Lord our God. If we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, […]
APRIL 7, 2021 Exodus 8:22-23 “And in that day I will set apart the land of Goshen, in which My people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there, in order that you may know that I am the Lord in the midst of the land. I will make a difference between My people and your people. Tomorrow this sign shall be.” As I said yesterday, the […]
APRIL 6, 2021 Exodus 8:22-23 “And in that day I will set apart the land of Goshen, in which My people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there, in order that you may know that I am the Lord in the midst of the land. I will make a difference between My people and your people. Tomorrow this sign shall be.” There is some debate about […]
APRIL 5, 2021 Exodus 8:16-17 So the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of the land, so that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.’” And they did so. For Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod and struck the dust of the earth, and it […]
APRIL 2, 2021 Exodus 8:1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, Thus says the Lord: ‘Let My people go, that they may serve Me. But if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all your territory with frogs.’” The first plague had demonstrated that the river Nile was not a god. It was but […]
April 1, 2021 Exodus 7:19 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Take your rod and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their streams, over their rivers, over their ponds, and over all their pools of water, that they may become blood.’ And there shall be blood throughout all the land of […]
MARCH 31, 2021 Exodus 7:11-13 But Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers; so the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. For every man threw down his rod, and they became serpents. But Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods. And Pharaoh’s heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, as the Lord had said. […]
MARCH 30, 2021 Exodus 7:11 But Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers; so the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. Throughout the ages there have always been those that the world considers to be “wise men” — those who possess knowledge unknown to most people. In the Bible, these so-called wise […]
MARCH 29, 2021 Exodus 7:8-9 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, “When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, ‘Show a miracle for yourselves,’ then you shall say to Aaron, ‘Take your rod and cast it before Pharaoh, and let it become a serpent.’” As evidence that God had sent Moses and Aaron, the same sign that had been demonstrated at the burning […]
MARCH 28, 2021 Exodus 7:5 “And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch out My hand on Egypt and bring out the children of Israel from among them.” When Moses and Aaron first addressed Pharaoh with the demand to let the people of Israel go free, he had responded with the arrogant question, “Who is LORD […]
MARCH 27, 2021 Exodus 7:4 “But Pharaoh will not heed you, so that I may lay My hand on Egypt and bring My armies and My people, the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.” As I have previously mentioned, the people of Israel are referred to, on multiple occasions, as being God’s hosts or, better, […]
MARCH 26, 2021 Exodus 7:1-2 So the Lord said to Moses: “See, I have made you as God to Pharaoh, and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet. You shall speak all that I command you. And Aaron your brother shall tell Pharaoh to send the children of Israel out of his land.” That Moses was “as God to Pharaoh” indicated that […]