A False Confession and Promise
I have sinned this time. The Lord is righteous, and my people and I are wicked. Exodus 9:27. “My people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.” … The only true safety of nations and individuals is to be obedient to the voice of God and to […]
Then Pestilence, Boils, and Hail
Behold, the hand of the Lord will be on your cattle in the field, … a very severe pestilence. Exodus 9:3. Pharaoh was now forewarned of a still more terrible visitation, that of murrain [pestilence] upon all the Egyptian cattle which were out in the field. It was distinctly stated that the Hebrews should be […]
Now Lice and Flies
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.’” Exodus 8:16. The frogs died and were then gathered together in heaps. Here the king and all Egypt had evidence which their vain […]
Let the Plagues Begin
Go to Pharaoh in the morning, … and you shall stand by the river’s bank to meet him; and the rod which was turned to a serpent you shall take in your hand. Exodus 7:15. Moses and his brother were next directed to meet the king as he visited the river in the morning, and […]
God’s Superior Power
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. Exodus 7:2. The Lord directed Moses to go again to the children of Israel and repeat the promise of deliverance, with a fresh assurance of divine favor. Moses went as […]
God Will Surely Visit You
Joseph said to his brethren, “I am dying; but God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land to the land of which he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.” Genesis 50:24. Only a few families went down into Egypt, but they had become a great multitude. And being surrounded […]
