The 10 PLAGUES ON EGYPT AT EXODUS TIME (PART 1).
It began with God’s word to Pharaoh of Egypt through Moses and Aaron and his response:
GOD: (Exo.5:1) “And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus, saith the Lord God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.”
PHARAOH: (Exo. 5:2): “And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel go.”
PHARAOH: To his Task Masters, (5:8-9): ... ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore, they cry, saying, let us go and sacrifice to our God.
Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.
PLAGUE # 1: ALL RIVERS’ AND STREAMS’ WATER WAS TURNED TO BLOOD’
IN THIS THOU SHALT KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD: BEHOLD, I WILL SMITE WITH THE ROD THAT IS IN MINE HAND UPON THE WATERS WHICH ARE IN THE RIVER, AND THEY SHALT BE TURNED TO BLOOD” (Exo. 7:16-17). Moses performed the command, and it was so.
PLAGUE #2: FROGS INVASION OF EGYPT FROM STREAMS, RIVERS, AND PONDS.
(Exo. 8:1-2). “And the Lord spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs.” And it was so.
Frogs came forth abundantly, and invaded every space in Egypt and just became a vexation:
LESSONS TO LEARN FROM MAN’S BEHAVIOUR IN THE FACE OF EVERY GOD-SENT PLAGUES:
(i). Man rarely accepts that plagues are God-sent.
(ii). He also rarely takes time to ponder over the calamity they are struggling with.
(iii) Man only wants a quick solution that gives him respite, but will want to continue living the same lifestyle for which God sent his judgment.
(iv) Man only wants a solution which gives relief from the affliction, the vexation, the pain, the inconvenience, the annoyance, the torment or the discomfort the plagues brings upon him.
(v). Pharaoh, only wanted the respite but refused to acknowledge God’s purpose through each plague.
(vi). Can you see how man is responding to this current worldwide plague; named, COVID-19? or (CORONA VIRUS INFECTIOUS DIESEASE OF 2019).
(vii). Scientists will come up with their explanations and hypothesis for the origin and cause of the plague, and probable solutions. But thousands and thousands of lives will have been lost as the debate and arguments continue.
(viii). Politicians will cook up theirs, or allocate blames on other nations and institutions.
(ix). Man does not want to own up with his own responsibility on the issue.
(x). The same behaviour Pharaoh displayed, is the same we see today. But God’s will, is what will always prevail at the end.
(xi). Even if it was Pharaoh Rameses II, who defied God, and his servants, Moses and Aaron, the entire nation suffered for his pride, arrogance and disobedience. So, has this trend been in all human history. (Check it up yourself).
PLAGUE #3: RELEASE OF LICE PESTILENCE UPON HUMANS AND BEASTS.
(Exo. 8:16-)
And the Lord said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy Rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
Aaron did and it was so. what would LICE do as a pestilent plague? let’s see how Colins, Webster and Unger, define Plague:
Both, Colin’s Dictionary and Webster; define PLAGUE as: “a fast spreading, fatal disease with widespread infestation and continual vexation. Both describe it as an annoying; afflicting; troubling; tormenting disease.
The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary, however, describes A PLAGUE as A JUDGMENT or CALAMITY that God sends upon the earth, because of SIN, (i.e., unbelieve). With their definitions in mind, think about:
“If ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven-times more Plagues upon you according to your sins”
PLAGUE #4: A GRIEVOUS SWAMS OF FLIES UPON ALL EGYPT, EXCEPT GOSHEN:
(Exo. 8:21-23)
“If thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.”
I will SEVER in that day THE LAND OF GOSHEN, in which MY PEOPLE DWELL, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I AM THE LORD IN THE MIDST OF THE EARTH.
And I will put a division between MY PEOPLE and THY PEOPLE: To morrow shall this sign be
And it was so.
... for there is wrath gone out from the LORD; The Plague is begun.
And Aaron took as Moses commanded and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold, the Plague was begun among the people: and he put an incense, and made an atonement for the people.
And he stood between the dead and the living; and the Plague was stayed.
And they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah.”
“When I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the Plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.”
PLAGUE #5: A VERY GRIEVOUS MURRAIN UPON ALL ANIMALS OF EGYPT, EXCEPT GOSHEN:
(Exo. 9:2-4)
“... For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them back still,
Behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain. (A very highly contagious Animal Disease).
And the Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children of Israel.
For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith he Lord. And again, the Lord shall judge his people.
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
May the Lord open your eyes to see; and understand the role of Plagues in God’s hands.
Pastor Martin Tombe
Restored Bible Truth Assembly.