The Final Plague Exodus 11 God announces the final disaster Ex. 11 1 The LORD said to Moses, “I’ll bring one more disaster on Pharaoh and on Egypt. After that, he’ll let you go from here. In fact, when he lets you go, he’ll eagerly chase you out of here. 2 Tell every man to ask his neighbor and every woman to ask her neighbor for all their silver and gold jewelry.” 3 The LORD made sure that the Egyptians were kind to the Hebrew people. In addition, Pharaoh’s officials and the Egyptian people even came to honor Moses as a great and important man in the land. 4 Moses said, “This is what the LORD says: At midnight I’ll go throughout Egypt. 5 Every oldest child in the land of Egypt will die, from the oldest child of Pharaoh who sits on his throne to the oldest child of the servant woman by the millstones, and all the first offspring of the animals. 6 Then a terrible cry of agony will echo through the whole land of Egypt unlike any heard before or that ever will be again. 7 But as for the Israelites, not even a dog will growl at them, at the people, or at their animals. By this, you will know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel. 8 Then all your officials will come down to me, bow to me, and say, ‘Get out, you and all your followers!’ After that I’ll leave.” Then Moses, furious, left Pharaoh. 9 The LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh won’t listen to you so that I can perform even more amazing acts in the land of Egypt.” 10 Now Moses and Aaron did all these amazing acts in front of Pharaoh, but the LORD made Pharaoh stubborn so that he didn’t let the Israelites go from his land. These passages may sound strange. God actually hardens the hearts of the Pharaoh and the Egyptians. We know the Lord through the heart of Jesus who took our sin upon Himself and paid the price for all who accept Him. God actually caused the Egyptians to readily give up all their precious gold to the Israelites. He performed amazing acts through Moses and Aaron in front of Pharaoh. Pharaoh became more stubborn. Remember, the Israelites were needed by Pharaoh to build all the structures that Pharaoh wanted to honor his ego. The final plague would be so tremendous that God would be seen for who He is. He is the creator of all mankind. In the book of Job God reveals His sovereignty. If we do not accept the sovereignty of God as the creator of all of the earth and everything on it, God is not God with a capital ‘G’, but He is ‘a god’. God allows and does not allow. God gives and takes. God loves beyond what we can conceive in our own minds. When many crises came upon Job, he said this: ‘The LORD has given; the LORD has taken; bless the LORD’s name.” 22 In all this, Job didn’t sin or blame God.’ Job passes the test Job 1 13 One day Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house. 14 A messenger came to Job and said: “The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys were grazing nearby 15 when the Sabeans took them and killed the young men with swords. I alone escaped to tell you.” 16 While this messenger was speaking, another arrived and said: “A raging fire fell from the sky and burned up the sheep and devoured the young men. I alone escaped to tell you.” 17 While this messenger was speaking, another arrived and said: “Chaldeans set up three companies, raided the camels and took them, killing the young men with swords. I alone escaped to tell you.” 18 While this messenger was speaking, another arrived and said: “Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house, 19 when a strong wind came from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It fell upon the young people, and they died. I alone escaped to tell you.” 20 Job arose, tore his clothes, shaved his head, fell to the ground, and worshipped. 21 He said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb; naked I will return there. The LORD has given; the LORD has taken; bless the LORD’s name.” 22 In all this, Job didn’t sin or blame God. My prayer for you today is that you know that whatever you are going through today, God has suffered and knows your suffering and He knows my suffering. 1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. Love in Christ, Pat In the storms of life we can praise God: youtube/watch?v=dY0hUQFUSWw I Will Praise You in This Storm-Casting Crowns My brother introduced me to Casting Crowns when he was very ill with lymphoma. He wanted his life to count for God. When he was born on Dec. 3, our dad woke me up on Dec. 4, my birthday, and told me I had a little brother as my birthday present. My ‘little’ brother learned to praise God in the storm. He was not perfect. None of us are perfect. But, we can be perfected in Christ.
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