Continued Plagues

[WalterandDebbie]

Sunday 11-15-20 Cheshvan 27, 5781 1st. day of the weekly cycle,
55th. Fall Day

The Plague On Cattle Exodus Nine:1-7, The Plague Of Boils 8-12,
The Plague Of Thunder And Hail 13-35

◄ Exodus Nine ►
King James Bible Par ▾

The Fifth Plague: Livestock

1Then the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me. 2For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still, 3Behold, 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. 4And the LORD shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children's of Israel. 5And the LORD appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the LORD shall do this thing in the land. 6And the LORD did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one. 7And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.

The Sixth Plague: Boils

8And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh. 9And 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. 10And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast. 11And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians. 12And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses.

The Seventh Plague: Hail

13And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me. 14For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth. 15For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth. 16And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth. 17As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?

18Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now. 19Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die. 20He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses: 21And he that regarded not the word of the LORD left his servants and his cattle in the field.

22And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt. 23And 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. 24So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation. 25And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field. 26Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.

27And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked. 28Intreat the LORD (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer. 29And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORD'S. 30But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear the LORD God.

31And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled. 32But the wheat and the rie were not smitten: for they were not grown up. 33And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the LORD: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth. 34And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants. 35And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he let the children of Israel go; as the LORD had spoken by Moses.

Exodus Ten:1-29 The Plague Of Locusts 1-20, The Plague Of Darkness 21-29

Love always, Walter and Debbie

 

[Ziggy]

I have the feeling God was attacking those things that Egypt used in their gods ceremonial worship.

Thou shalt have no other gods before me..

The Livestock, was used in sacrifices. The boils.. if they weren't pure enough to stand before Pharoah how could they perform
the sacrifices to their gods?
The hail removed their food and drink offerings. whether bread and grapes for wine.

It is interesting to note, that while Moses was on the Mountain, Aaron who was to be the High Priest was down below creating a calf for their god, because they didn't know if Moses would come back.
They were celebrating and making merry.. until Moses showed up.

Then there were specific laws, just for Aaron and his family. The Levitical laws, with all their ordinaces in hand washings, and certain times and they had to offer, what they had to offer. The absolute work to maintain that Priesthood.
Frankly I believe that was God's punishment on Aaron for bringing in the worship of other gods.
And He gave them exactly what they craved.

In the NT the ordinances are removed. Throughout the OT, God says.. who told you to do this?
I see Egypt creeping into Israel throughout the ENTIRE bible.
And it was Jethro, Moses' father in law, a midianite.. which originated in Egypt.. which councelled Moses to write the laws.
Interesting..

Isa 1:10 Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
Isa 1:11 To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.
Isa 1:12 When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?
Isa 1:13 Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.
Isa 1:14 Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.

Thinking to change times and laws.. we have holidays today that are man made.. who do they worship?
If you look closely you will find most of our holidays are drenched in paganism..

Big difference between the severing of the Egyptians and the Hebrews.
Nothing in Goshen where the Hebrews were, got harmed.
The secular world has it's holidays and God has his Holy Days.
But not many seem to notice anymore.. they just kind of blend.



Rites and Accompaniments.
Apart from the offerings of fruits from the earth and the firstlings of cattle, much is not known with regard to the rites of the popular Ba'al-Worship. Self-torture and mutilation characteristic of the Phenician type (I Kings xviii. 28) were probably absent from the simpler and freer usages of the primitive local observances. It is also doubtful whether the sacrifice of children, proper to the service of Molech, was ever a feature of inland Canaanitic Ba'al-Worship (Jer. xix. 5 is to be corrected by the LXX.). The shrines were little more than altars with the symbol of the Ashtoreth planted beside it—the sacred tree-stem or pole named from an old Canaanite goddess, Ashera, with whom Ashtoreth was identified. Near by sacred pillars were also often reared.
BA'AL AND BA'AL-WORSHIP - JewishEncyclopedia.com

Just thinking
Thank You!
HUGS

 

[WalterandDebbie]

I have the feeling God was attacking those things that Egypt used in their gods ceremonial worship.

Thou shalt have no other gods before me..

The Livestock, was used in sacrifices. The boils.. if they weren't pure enough to stand before Pharoah how could they perform
the sacrifices to their gods?
The hail removed their food and drink offerings. whether bread and grapes for wine.

It is interesting to note, that while Moses was on the Mountain, Aaron who was to be the High Priest was down below creating a calf for their god, because they didn't know if Moses would come back.
They were celebrating and making merry.. until Moses showed up.

Then there were specific laws, just for Aaron and his family. The Levitical laws, with all their ordinaces in hand washings, and certain times and they had to offer, what they had to offer. The absolute work to maintain that Priesthood.
Frankly I believe that was God's punishment on Aaron for bringing in the worship of other gods.
And He gave them exactly what they craved.

In the NT the ordinances are removed. Throughout the OT, God says.. who told you to do this?
I see Egypt creeping into Israel throughout the ENTIRE bible.
And it was Jethro, Moses' father in law, a midianite.. which originated in Egypt.. which councelled Moses to write the laws.
Interesting..

Isa 1:10 Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
Isa 1:11 To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.
Isa 1:12 When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?
Isa 1:13 Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.
Isa 1:14 Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.

Thinking to change times and laws.. we have holidays today that are man made.. who do they worship?
If you look closely you will find most of our holidays are drenched in paganism..

Big difference between the severing of the Egyptians and the Hebrews.
Nothing in Goshen where the Hebrews were, got harmed.
The secular world has it's holidays and God has his Holy Days.
But not many seem to notice anymore.. they just kind of blend.



Rites and Accompaniments.
Apart from the offerings of fruits from the earth and the firstlings of cattle, much is not known with regard to the rites of the popular Ba'al-Worship. Self-torture and mutilation characteristic of the Phenician type (I Kings xviii. 28) were probably absent from the simpler and freer usages of the primitive local observances. It is also doubtful whether the sacrifice of children, proper to the service of Molech, was ever a feature of inland Canaanitic Ba'al-Worship (Jer. xix. 5 is to be corrected by the LXX.). The shrines were little more than altars with the symbol of the Ashtoreth planted beside it—the sacred tree-stem or pole named from an old Canaanite goddess, Ashera, with whom Ashtoreth was identified. Near by sacred pillars were also often reared.
BA'AL AND BA'AL-WORSHIP - JewishEncyclopedia.com

Just thinking
Thank You!
HUGS

Amen, thanks for sharing

Love always, Walter and Debbie