Today's Thought

Today’s thought form Exodus 7-9

 

          Does the word egomaniac, mean anything to anyone, Pharaoh, he has some real controlling issues.  How much does one person have to see to be convinced, but not really just one person, because even at the time of the hailstorm enough people were still not convinced of the Hebrew God’s power that they stayed outside and died.  It seams hard to believe that anyone could be that unbelieving, and yet they are.  Undoubtedly, much of it has to do with the fact that this is the God of the slaves, how powerful could this God really be, look his people are slaves.  Taking that into consideration I’m sure it was easier to dismiss Moses and the Hebrew people. 

 

          I thought it was particularly interesting that the first several plagues, God allowed the local magicians and advisors of Pharaoh to perform the same miracles, and if you think about it, that alone is amusing, here God is delivering a plague, a punishment a warning, and the magicians aren’t countering the plague they are adding to it.  It is somewhat amusing how God allowed that to play out.  Sure, create more, blood, and frogs, you all are the ones left to deal with them.   The magicians couldn’t remove the frogs, only add to them. You have to wonder if God got a little chuckle out of that.    When it came time to clean them all up I wonder if you could tell which was which, heaping insult to injury.

 

          Even in the most evident of times, people will still ignore the very presence, power, and authority of God.

 

Have a great day

Rob