As the plagues come to a close, it would be beneficial to see the escalation here. It is suggested and likely true that God was attacking Egyptian gods one-by-one until they were utterly defeated. This can partly be true simply by looking at the ninth plague sent to pharaoh. The key Egyptian god was Ra, a god of sun. The ninth plague was a plague of darkness – and this seems to show us what God is doing. Next, however, life will be taken from Egypt and Egypt will so hate what God is doing that the Israelites will be released. They will also be given a number of goods to go with them on the journey. I am saddened by pharaoh. He has a chance there to give it all up and just let the people go, but he chooses to remain hard hearted and this will cost his people greatly. Yet, isn't this like us so often? We wait to get help until it is too late. All too often that is what happens.
Then the Lord gives a beautiful picture of Christ through the Passover Lamb. He is such a good God – worthy of praise and freedom. Nothing should hold us back from Him. Nothing.
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