Category: Exodus Chapter 8
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Not Forever – Exodus 8:29-32
Exodus 8:29-32 And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the Lord that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the Lord. And…
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Not Too Far Away – Exodus 8:28
Exodus 8:28 And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat for me. Pharaoh changes his language again, but the spirit behind it is still the same. This time he says Israel can go and…
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Worship Will Not Work on Egypt’s Terms – Exodus 8:25-27
Exodus 8:25-27 And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land. And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the Lord our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before…
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A Division Between My People and Thy People – Exodus 8:23-24
Exodus 8:23-24 And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be. And the Lord did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants’ houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by…
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A Difference Put Between Egypt and Goshen – Exodus 8:20-22
Exodus 8:20-22 And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me. Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send…
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The Finger of God – Exodus 8:19
Exodus 8:19 Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said. This is a striking moment because the magicians finally say what they can no longer deny. They had imitated what they could. They had stood…
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When the Counterfeit Stops – Exodus 8:16-18
Exodus 8:16-18 And the Lord said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, 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 smote the dust of the earth, and it…
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Respite Misread – Exodus 8:15
Exodus 8:15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said. Pharaoh was given relief, but instead of letting that mercy soften him, he used it as an excuse to harden himself all over again. The frogs were gone. The pressure had…
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The Lingering Smell of Sin – Exodus 8:14
Exodus 8:14 And they gathered them together upon heaps: and the land stank. The frogs were dead, but the smell remained. That is such an honest picture of sin. The plague itself had been stopped by the word of the Lord, yet the aftermath still hung in the air. The frogs were no longer hopping…
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One More Night with Frogs – Exodus 8:10-13
Exodus 8:10-13 And he said, To morrow… And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the Lord our God. And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy servants, and from thy people; they shall remain in the river…
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A Strange Request from a Proud King – Exodus 8:8-9
Exodus 8:8-9 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat the Lord, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the Lord. And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I intreat for…
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Counterfeits Only Multiply the Mess – Exodus 8:7
Exodus 8:7 And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt. Once again, Pharaoh’s magicians were able to imitate what had happened. Just as they did when the water was turned to blood, so here they also brought up frogs upon the land. But the important thing…
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What Once Was Honored Became a Horror – Exodus 8:1-6
Exodus 8:1-6 And the Lord spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me. And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs: And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall…
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From Blood to Wine – Exodus 7:22-25
Exodus 7:22-25 And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the Lord had said. And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also. And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for…