Month: February 2025
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The Fifth Plague: Livestock Diseased
Exodus 9:1-7 Summary This section recounts God’s warning to Pharaoh through Moses: if Pharaoh refuses to free the Israelites, God will bring a devastating plague upon Egyptian livestock. The passage emphasizes that while all the Egyptian animals will be struck by a severe disease—a pestilence affecting horses, donkeys, cattle, and more—the livestock of the Israelites…
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The Fourth Plague: Flies
As mentioned before (Ex. 7:15) Pharaoh goes out early to the water to practice religious and ceremonial rituals and this was when Moses was to meet him. 20 And the LORD said to Moses, “Rise early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh as he comes out to the water. Then say to him, ‘Thus…
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The Third Plague: Lice
Exodus 8:16-19 16 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.’ ” 17 And they did so. For Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod and struck the dust of…
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The Second Plague: Frogs
One week later… Imagine being barefoot and never being able to take a frog free step. Imagine lying in the bed, rolling over and crushing frogs in your slumber. Imagine the constant croak of frogs in all areas of your home and life. Just imagine, when you go to make a meal and all of…
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The First Plague: Waters Become Blood
Exodus 7:14-25 14 So the Lord said to Moses: “Pharaoh’s heart is hard; he refuses to let the people go. 15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning, when he goes out to the water, and you shall stand by the river’s bank to meet him; and the rod which was turned to a serpent you…
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Ten Plagues
Over the next couple of weeks I hope to take a very good look at the ten plagues and what they meant to Moses, Israel, Egypt, and Pharaoh during their lives as well as what they mean to us today. 1. Waters Become Blood 2. Frogs 3. Lice 4. Flies 5. Livestock Diseased 6. Boils…
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Aaron Cast Down His Rod Before Pharaoh
Exodus 7:8-13 Moses and Aaron go before Pharaoh performing miraculous signs and demonstrating God’s power. However, Pharaoh has magicians replicate the sign leading to Pharaoh hardening his heart. 8 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, אָמַר – “He said” – ‘amar and the He, speaking: יְהוָה – “The LORD” – YHWH 9 “When Pharaoh…
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Moses’ Spokesman
Exodus 6:28-7:7 28 And it came to pass, on the day the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, 29 that the Lord spoke to Moses saying, “I am the Lord. Speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say to you.” 30 But Moses said before the Lord, “Behold, I am…