Day 19. Exodus 7-9

[Brother V]

Exodus 7-9

Today we get.

"The plague, the plague," said Hervé Villechaize.

Exodus 7

2 Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.

Good, this shouldn't take very long. When God wants to do something, He does it quickly.

3 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.

Unless He's taking His time to show how mighty He is. Then He goes at His own pace.

10 And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.

Pharaoh tells his magicians to throw down their rods, and Aaron's rod eats the other rods.

13 And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.

Now begins the plagues.

#1. Rivers turned to blood.

17 Thus saith the LORD, 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 shall be turned to blood.

This killed all the fish. It by no means had anything to do with Plague #2.

Exodus 8

#2. Frogs.

2 And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:

The frogs that were everywhere in Egypt, BY NO MEANS had anything to do with the fact that they couldn't live in the water anymore, due to it being blood.

After this plague, Pharaoh decided to let the children of Israel go, then he (or God) changed his mind.

#3. Lice.

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.

The plague of lice, BY NO MEANS had anything to do with the fact that the people couldn't take baths in the bloody river.

#4. Flies.

21 Else, 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.

The flies had NOTHING to do with the piles of dead frogs that were everywhere in Egypt.

After this plague, Pharaoh decided to let the children of Israel go, then God hardened his heart.

Exodus 9.

#5. Disease on livestock.

3 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.

This wasn't caused by the lice. (West Nile?)

#6. Boils

9 And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.

A separate plague, NOT caused by the lice.

#7. Hail mixed with fire.

23 And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.

Friends, some people believe that Plague 1 was a mudslide and plague 7 was a volcano eruption.

WE KNOW, that God did it, as all separate events.

Once again, Pharaoh decides to let the people go, and once again, God hardens Pharaoh's heart.

35 And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he let the children of Israel go; as the LORD had spoken by Moses.

Thus ends day 19.

Today we learned the first 7 of the 10 plagues of Egypt.

PRAISE JESUS!!!

YIC
V

[Brother Temperance]

Re: Day 19. Exodus 7-9

Exodus 7-9

Today we get.

"The plague, the plague," said Hervé Villechaize.

Exodus 7

2 Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.

Good, this shouldn't take very long. When God wants to do something, He does it quickly.

#3. Lice.

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.

The plague of lice, BY NO MEANS had anything to do with the fact that the people couldn't take baths in the bloody river.

As it happens, I have an in-depth study of this passage in another thread, titled "A tale of God and lice." To summarise:
Exodus 7:10 And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.
11 Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. 12 For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.

God can turn rods into snakes, Pharaoh's evil witches can also turn rods into snakes (but Aaron's rod will eat the Satanic Egyptian rods).

19 And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone.
20 And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.
21 And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.
22 And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the LORD had said.

This is kind of confusing. God turns all the water into Egypt into blood, then the evil magicians "did so" as well. As I understand it, this means they turned the water that'd just been turned into blood into blood again. You'd think changing it back into water would be more helpful, but then nothing the unsaved does makes any sense.

Exodus 8:5 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.
6 And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.
7 And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.

God makes frogs, then the Satanic magicians make even more frogs. Note: when someone is attacking your country by filling it with frogs, creating more frogs has to be the lamest defence ever. Seriously.


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.
17 And they did so; for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
18 And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast.
19 Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.

God makes lice, and at that point the magicians give up. If you get evil magical powers from Satan, then you can turn rods into snakes, or water into blood, or make frogs, but not make lice. Only God can make lice.

Praise Him!

Temperance

[Herecome, Heresy, Hereconquer]

Re: Day 19. Exodus 7-9

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.
17 And they did so; for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
18 And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast.
19 Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.

God makes lice, and at that point the magicians give up. If you get evil magical powers from Satan, then you can turn rods into snakes, or water into blood, or make frogs, but not make lice. Only God can make lice.

Praise Him!

I have since seen so-called sorcerors "Penn and Teller" turn a ration of rice into a bowl of lice. Has the satanic craft of magic increased in its might since the past with the Pharaoh and the plagues? Surely these two are just taunting the LORD with some type of trickery. They didn't even strike their staffs or ram their rods or anything first.

[Bobby-Joe]

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I have since seen so-called sorcerors "Penn and Teller" turn a ration of rice into a bowl of lice. Has the satanic craft of magic increased in its might since the past with the Pharaoh and the plagues? Surely these two are just taunting the LORD with some type of trickery. They didn't even strike their staffs or ram their rods or anything first.

Friend,

Penn and Teller are atheists and worse libertarians. Penn and Teller only pretend to do magic to mock Christians. You see the real proof that God exists is the Transcendental argument or TAG. In a nutshell; the world is logical, God is the personification of logic, therefor God exist. By preform magical tricks like making rice into lice, or water into wine, or snakes talk Penn and Teller are attacking the foundations of the beliefs of all Christians. This is what you can expect from people who are opposed to Patriot Act and place the Constitution before The Bible.

[Brother Temperance]

Re: Day 19. Exodus 7-9

I have since seen so-called sorcerors "Penn and Teller" turn a ration of rice into a bowl of lice. Has the satanic craft of magic increased in its might since the past with the Pharaoh and the plagues? Surely these two are just taunting the LORD with some type of trickery. They didn't even strike their staffs or ram their rods or anything first.

I think I know how this trick goes. It it the one where they ask a chink to come out of the audience, get him to declare that the bowl's full of rice, and then whip the covering off to reveal it's actually lice?

[Herecome, Heresy, Hereconquer]

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I think I know how this trick goes. It it the one where they ask a chink to come out of the audience, get him to declare that the bowl's full of rice, and then whip the covering off to reveal it's actually lice?

I don't know that any atheistic Asians need be an active participant in the architechture of the act, but I think essentially you've said it accurately. Certainly Moses' (GOD'S) magic is more miraculous.

[Father Thomas Martin]

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I have since seen so-called sorcerors "Penn and Teller" turn a ration of rice into a bowl of lice. Has the satanic craft of magic increased in its might since the past with the Pharaoh and the plagues? Surely these two are just taunting the LORD with some type of trickery. They didn't even strike their staffs or ram their rods or anything first.

Why do you have an avatar of a Catholic Saint (also a Brother, Deacon, and founder of a Catholic Religious Order) if you hate the Catholic Church so much?

[repented harlot70]

Re: Day 19. Exodus 7-9

He hardened Pharoah's heart?!



I hope he never does that to me.

[Timofey]

Re: Day 19. Exodus 7-9

It was the original heart disease no doubt due to bad diet

[Pure_Angel]

Re: Day 19. Exodus 7-9

Brother Temparence... you are one clever man!

Praise the Lord!

Yours in Christ,
Elisabeth