Exodus 5:1-8:31
It
gets worse before it gets better. Things seemed to be going from bad to
worse for God's people. They become "discouraged" (Exodus 6:9). They
were unable to look beyond their present difficulties. They needed the
Lord's Word of encouragement - "The Egyptians will know that I am the
Lord when I use My power against Egypt and bring the Israelites out of
there" (Exodus 7:5). Before there was salvation for Israel, there needed
to be judgment for Egypt. The judgments on Egypt (the "plagues") were a
call to repentance. If there had been a willingness to listen to God's
Word at the beginning, these "plagues" would not have happened. Each
"plague" was a call to repentance as well as a judgment on disobedience.
Each "plague" could have been the last - if Pharaoh had said 'Yes' to
the Lord. Pharaoh said 'No', and the "plagues" continued.
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