The Man Moses #5

The Lord said to me,.."I will test my people with a plumbline. Amos 7:8 (TLB)

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The Man Moses #5

J. C. Sheridan, II

When Moses was sent to Pharaoh by God for the release of the Hebrew people - Pharaoh refused the request. God then through Moses began to unleash His wrath by way of several plagues.

We discussed the first two plagues in the previous edition. The first affliction was all the water of Egypt was turned to blood. The second was a plague of frogs. No matter where the Egyptians went there were frogs. After each plague Pharaoh’s heart was hardened as he failed to meet the conditions Moses delivered to him.

Plague Number 3: The infestation of lice, gnats and mosquitoes covered the country. It is all described for us in Exodus 8:16-19.

Plague Number 4: Large numbers of flies caused great discomfort and wrought destructive damage to people and animals. Exodus 8:20-32.

Plague Number 5: The plague that destroyed large numbers of cattle The mortality rate was frequent and wide spread. Exodus 19:19,21.

Plague Number 6: God told Moses to strike Egypt with an epidemic of boils  Exodus 9:8-17 gives the whole story. Any one who has suffered with a boil knows the severe pain and discomfort that accompanies such an affliction.

Plague Number 7: The seventh plague which Pharaoh’s hardened heart provoked was that of hail, a phenomenon which must have produced the greatest astonishment and consternation in Egypt as rain and hailstones, accompanied by thunder and lightning, were very rare occurrences.1  Exodus 9:18-39.

Plague Number 8: The Plague—Locusts  Exodus 10:1 (GW) Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh. I have made him and his officials stubborn so that I can do these miraculous signs among them. These insects were doubled-winged grasshoppers about 3’’ or less in length. Their numbers darkened the land and they were very destructive.

Plague Number 9: The Plague—Darkness Exodus 10:21–22 (GW) 21 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Lift your hand toward the sky, and a darkness ⌊so thick⌋ that it can be felt will come over Egypt.” 22 Moses lifted his hand toward the sky, and throughout Egypt there was total darkness for three days.The sun was an object of Egyptian idolatry what God did through Moses this was a colossal blow to these pagans. Exodus 10:27–29 (GW) 27 But the Lord made Pharaoh stubborn, so he refused to let them go. 28 Pharaoh said to Moses, “Get out of my sight! Don’t ever let me see your face again. The day I do, you will die.”29 “You’re right!” Moses answered. “You’ll never see my face again.”

Plague Number 10: The Death of the Firstborn. Exodus 12:12 (NKJV) 12 ‘For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord. smite … gods of Egypt—perhaps used here for princes and grandees. But, according to Jewish tradition, the idols of Egypt were all on that night broken in pieces (see Nu 33:4; Is 19:1).2

It is UNBELIEVABLE  that Pharaoh could resist what God was attempting to achieve through His servant Moses.