Lenten devotions: Exodus 9
(please read the chapter before reading this devotion).
From frogs,
gnats, and flies we come to livestock, boils, and hail. As you see, the level
is rising – to some extent. But there are things that don’t change. Pharaoh
fights to the last, then surrenders, then changes his mind. But my point for
today is different.
Beginning with the fifth plague the damages don’t impact Israel. Exodus 9:6b says: And all the livestock of the Egyptians died, but not one of the livestock of the people of Israel died. This middle plague constitutes a turning point. The final hit – death of the first-born – will resemble the similar feature, to some extend (I know o repeat myself, I don’t like it either). Later, in chapters 11-12-13 we will read that the houses will be protected by the blood of the lamb. Not by ancestry connection to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Not by claiming the suffering relatives during the Nile boys’ mass-murdering. Not by anything – only by the blood of the lamb. We’ll talk about the symbolism of that rite in a few days, but the point is – from now on there will be a separation between those who trust and, therefore, obey the LORD and those who don’t.
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