EXODUS
CHAPTER
11
1. The LORD said to Moses, I will bring one more plague upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go from here; indeed, when he lets you go, he will drive you away. 2. Tell the people that every man is to ask his neighbor and every woman is to ask her neighbor for objects of silver and gold."
(Exodus chapter 11 verses 1 to 2)
All persecutions and tribulations have a start and end. When God deems the moment as being proper God will deliver us from our Egypt and lead us out of our bondage. As a consequence of sin we experience poverty of our selves. Sin strips us of our human dignity and causes us to be stripped from what we considered as being our treasures as in the case of the Egyptians.
3. The LORD gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover, Moses himself was a man of great importance in the land of Egypt, in the sight of the people.
(Exodus chapter 11 verse 3)
When God permits us to do something such as getting married or engaging on a professional work or becoming a priest, God gives us all the needed resources, however when it is not the will of God, on the contrary God closes all the doors so that we will not get hurt by means of our wrong decisions. So when we feel that we really want something at all costs, and we cannot obtain our goal, we are to stop pray and reflect, whether our desire is according to the will of God or not.
4. Moses said, "Thus says the LORD: About midnight I will go out through Egypt. 5. Every firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of the Pharaoh who sits on his throne to the firstborn of the female slave who is behind the handmill, and all the firstborn of the livestock.
(Exodus chapter 11 verse 4 to 5)
Finally God played his trump card. The Pharaoh had been shown too many yellow cards, received many warnings and even experienced the wrath and power of God by means of many signs and wonders. Now he had overdid it and God had to take action. It was now time to free His people. God had to implement a means that was beyond reverse and that the Pharaoh would directly be affected by.
6. Then there will be a loud cry throughout the whole land of Egypt, such as has never been or will ever be again. 7. But not a dog shall growl at any of the Israelites-not at people, not at animals-so that you may know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel. 8. Then all these officials of yours shall come down to me, and bow low to me, saying, leave us, you and all the people who follow you.' After that I will leave." And in hot anger he left Pharaoh.
(Exodus chapter 11 verses 6 to 8)
When God grants fool liberation and protection He is sincere and true. As in the case of chosen people of God to whom He granted full protection God will also assist us during our moments of help. In the New Testament God did not permit the person in the parable to remove the wheat from the bad seed sown by God's enemy. This would have been showing positive partiality in favour of those who wilfully wish to follow in God's steps, however in Exodus chapter 11 verse 7 God declares that He does make a distinction from those that are His to those who are not. Therefore we are to rest assured that He is always with us.
9. The LORD said to Moses, "Pharaoh will not listen to you, in order that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt."10. Moses and Aaron performed all these wonders before Pharaoh; but the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the people of Israel go out of his land.
(Exodus chapter 11 verses 9 to 10)
In contrast to the given situation where the Pharaoh is denying the people of God to leave Egypt in order to go and worship God, today in the year 2014 the people of God are still being denied access to the land promised to them by God. After 'World War 2' the British signed the 'Balfour Declaration' which gave the people of God the right to set up a nation in palestine and claim it as there own, however this declaration was violated by the British who in order to favour the Arab nations handed over the issue to the 'League of Nations' for more information please click on the following link
Balfour Document and League of Nations
I would like to end this chapter with the following prayer:
Oh God and loving father I humbly declare that I have not always obeyed your will. Moreover, I have not always accepted doing your will instead of mine in my life. I pray that You give me a spirit of obedience to Your Holy Will so that I can walk in Your ways. I would also like to offer a prayer on behalf of Your chosen people so that when You deem as being the proper again they will enter and occupy the land that You promised them as being their own forever,
4. Moses said, "Thus says the LORD: About midnight I will go out through Egypt. 5. Every firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of the Pharaoh who sits on his throne to the firstborn of the female slave who is behind the handmill, and all the firstborn of the livestock.
(Exodus chapter 11 verse 4 to 5)
Finally God played his trump card. The Pharaoh had been shown too many yellow cards, received many warnings and even experienced the wrath and power of God by means of many signs and wonders. Now he had overdid it and God had to take action. It was now time to free His people. God had to implement a means that was beyond reverse and that the Pharaoh would directly be affected by.
6. Then there will be a loud cry throughout the whole land of Egypt, such as has never been or will ever be again. 7. But not a dog shall growl at any of the Israelites-not at people, not at animals-so that you may know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel. 8. Then all these officials of yours shall come down to me, and bow low to me, saying, leave us, you and all the people who follow you.' After that I will leave." And in hot anger he left Pharaoh.
(Exodus chapter 11 verses 6 to 8)
When God grants fool liberation and protection He is sincere and true. As in the case of chosen people of God to whom He granted full protection God will also assist us during our moments of help. In the New Testament God did not permit the person in the parable to remove the wheat from the bad seed sown by God's enemy. This would have been showing positive partiality in favour of those who wilfully wish to follow in God's steps, however in Exodus chapter 11 verse 7 God declares that He does make a distinction from those that are His to those who are not. Therefore we are to rest assured that He is always with us.
9. The LORD said to Moses, "Pharaoh will not listen to you, in order that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt."10. Moses and Aaron performed all these wonders before Pharaoh; but the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the people of Israel go out of his land.
(Exodus chapter 11 verses 9 to 10)
In contrast to the given situation where the Pharaoh is denying the people of God to leave Egypt in order to go and worship God, today in the year 2014 the people of God are still being denied access to the land promised to them by God. After 'World War 2' the British signed the 'Balfour Declaration' which gave the people of God the right to set up a nation in palestine and claim it as there own, however this declaration was violated by the British who in order to favour the Arab nations handed over the issue to the 'League of Nations' for more information please click on the following link
Balfour Document and League of Nations
I would like to end this chapter with the following prayer:
Oh God and loving father I humbly declare that I have not always obeyed your will. Moreover, I have not always accepted doing your will instead of mine in my life. I pray that You give me a spirit of obedience to Your Holy Will so that I can walk in Your ways. I would also like to offer a prayer on behalf of Your chosen people so that when You deem as being the proper again they will enter and occupy the land that You promised them as being their own forever,
Thank You God
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