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Miracles performed by Moses and Aaron

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A man was putting tin roof on his barn when all the sudden he slipped and began to slide down the roof. He cried out to God to save him when no sooner he got the words out of his mouth a nail caught his pants and stopped him. When he stopped he said, “Never mind, God. I took … More

Miracles

Egypt was Israel’s place of dwelling for 400 years. This is almost twice as long as the United States has been a nation, yet it was but a passing moment of time with God. It is estimated that when they left Egypt they numbered three million people. Because God blessed the Israelites the Egyptians hated them (v. 25). Thus God used their animosity as a means to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.

The psalmist does not list all of the miracles or in the order they occurred but he does review many of the plagues:

  1. Plagues that caused the Egyptians to doubt (vv. 28-29). The plague of darkness must have caused the Egyptians to doubt Pharaoh’s ability to rule. The plague of blood would have made them wonder about the correctness of his decisions.
  2. Plagues that filled the Egyptians with disgust (vv. 30-31). To have frogs everywhere must have been disgusting. Think of how annoying it would have been to have flies everywhere
  3. Plagues that made the Egyptians dread life (vv. 32-33). The hail and rain beat down their vines and fig trees which brought substance of life.
  4. Plagues that brought the Egyptians great dismay (vv. 34-35). Think of having locusts and caterpillars beyond number that were devouring the food you had to eat.
  5. Plagues that filled the Egyptians with despair (v. 36). With dead people in almost every home, the horror and fear throughout Egypt must have been beyond description.

Application

God loves everyone in this world and is not willing that any should perish (II Peter 3:9). However it is easy for me to think that there is no hope for certain people. I need to be more alert to what the Lord is doing to reach them through every situation of life.

Psalms 105:25-36 (English Standard Version)

He turned their hearts to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants. He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen. They performed his signs among them and miracles in the land of Ham. He sent darkness, and made the land dark; they did not rebel against his words. He turned their waters into blood and caused their fish to die. Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the chambers of their kings. He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats throughout their country. He gave them hail for rain, and fiery lightning bolts through their land. He struck down their vines and fig trees, and shattered the trees of their country. He spoke, and the locusts came, young locusts without number, which devoured all the vegetation in their land and ate up the fruit of their ground. He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their strength.

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