Sunday, October 6, 2019
Exodus 8:1 says, 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. Moses was to go to Pharaohs again with the same message. We will never have a new message for people today, but it will always be Jesus Christ crucified, resurrected and Lord to all who believe. Verse two states, And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs: Moses told Pharaoh of the next plague, which was frogs. This was not to be just a few frogs. Verse three adds, And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs: Frogs were going to overrun everything, even their beds. People today may never face many plagues in life, but they still need to listen to what God says. Verse four continues, And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants. The frogs weren't going to just affect Pharaoh, but all the people of Egypt. Sin seldom just affects one person, especially if the sins are of those who are in power. Verse five declares, And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt. Aaron was once again told to use the rod over the river to bring forth the frogs. Once more, the rod was nothing magical, but was simply there because of Moses lack of complete faith. We should never have to ask God for a sign, but should simply accept His word by faith. Verse six states, And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt. Aaron did what God said do, and that is why frogs came out of the river. When we do what God says, we will be successful in life. Verse seven declares, And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt. The magicians were once again able to duplicate the plague. We should never underestimate the power of the forces of evil in the world. Verse eight says, Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat the LORD, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the LORD. Pharaoh's magicians might have been able to duplicate the calling forth of the frogs, but evidently they couldn't get rid of them. No matter how powerful the forces of evil cannot overcome God's work. Pharaohs once again said if God would undo the plague he would let the people go. Verse nine states, And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I intreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that they may remain in the river only? Moses asked Pharaohs when he wanted him to do this. Verse ten adds, And he said, To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the LORD our God. Pharaoh told Moses to do it tomorrow and Moses said he would so that Pharaoh would know that God was responsible. When something good happens in our life, we need to always give God the credit. Verse eleven declares, And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy servants, and from thy people; they shall remain in the river only. Moses said that the frogs would return to be in the river only. Verse twelve states, And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the LORD because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh. Moses and Aaron left Pharaohs and Moses called on God. When we tell someone what God is going to do, we must first make sure that we have talked to Him about it. Verse thirteen proclaims, And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields. Then verse fourteen adds, And they gathered them together upon heaps: and the land stank. The frogs died, and they left behind a stench. Things that are caused by sin are always going to cause a spiritual stench.
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