1.
Revelation from:-
a.
Exodus
9:4…..”…the Lord will distinguish
between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt…….”
Exodus
9:6…..”…the livestock of the Egyptians
died, but of the Israelites’ livestock not one died.”
Exodus
9:26…..”…Only in the land of Goshen,
where the Israelites lived, was there no hail.”
i.
It was an obvious
distinction between God’s people and others.
ii.
It was a
manifestation of His protection on His people.
b.
Exodus 9:11…”…The magicians could not
stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils were on the magicians as well as on all the Egyptians.…”
i.
We can observe the
progression of the disaster from external to internal and from things to
livestock and from people to magicians:-
·
Water to blood ->
External suffer of the people
·
Frogs
-> External suffer of the people
·
Gnats
-> External suffer of the people
·
Flies
-> External suffer of the people
·
Disease -> Dead of livestock
·
Boils
-> Body suffer of the people and magicians
·
Hail
-> External suffer of the people
ii.
King Pharaoh had not
felt the pain on himself yet.
c.
Exodus
9:20-21…”… 20 The one among the servants of Pharaoh
who feared the word
of the Lord made his servants and his livestock flee
into the houses; 21 but he
who paid no regard to the word of the Lord left his servants
and his livestock in the field..…”
i.
Non-Israelites who
feared the word of the LORD and took actions upon it had the chance to survive.
ii.
Sharing the word of
God to others is very important as it may rescue those who respond to it.
d.
Exodus 9:31-32…”31 Now
the flax and the barley were
ruined, for the barley was in the ear and the flax was in bud. 32 But
the wheat and the spelt were not ruined, for they ripen late.)”
i.
Though God was stern
on his work of destruction(by Law) but He was also merciful(by Grace) to the
Egyptians.
ii.
He left some rooms
for them to survive so that they might come to repentance.
2.
Reflection :
a.
Sharing the
word of God should become part of our lifestyle as many may come to know Him
through our words and actions.
b.
God is also merciful
to pagans. Share the word of God with them in peace, love and compassion.
