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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

the 10 wonders of Egypt

some people may think about this...

why did Jehovah God of Israel have to go step by step and perform and remove 10 different wonders in the land of Egypt, He could have given it to them all at once or just give the most severe ones,
why be led around by Pharaoh so many times?

Well, this shows His

Sovereignty - even though Pharaoh went back on his word and delayed the Israelites leaving the land and his rule, Jehovah ultimately had everything under control and even Pharaoh's reactions and actions were well within Jehovah's plan, expectations and purpose
this is well evidenced by the fact that He could even separate the effects of the last few wonders to the land of Egypt and not affect the Israelites still living in the land of Goshen (this is seen from the 4th wonder of the swarms onwards)

Mercy - the wonders were in increasing orders of severity, and in cases when the Egyptians heeded to the warnings given by Moses and Aaron, their lives and animals were spared from destruction and death, this is seen in the 7th plague of hail. But could they see the hand of the LORD and

Almighty Power - indeed, Moses and Aaron were just human messengers and instruments to execute the Word of the Lord Jehovah. all the wonders were actually performed by the God of the Israelites
there is none like the Lord in all the earth!

what about you?

what other aspects of God's character and attributes do you see?

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