Exodus 7

Exodus 7:5 (WEB)“The Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD when I stretch out my hand on Egypt, and bring the children of Israel out from amongst them.“

Perhaps we should understand this to mean ‘the one and only Lord.’ After all, one of the points of God’s miraculous acts was to prove His sovereignty.

Exodus 12:12 (WEB)“I will execute judgements against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.”

The Nile was supposed to be the bloodstream of Osiris. Apis was depicted as a sacred bull. Sekhmet was the goddess of medicine. Nut was the sky goddess; Set, the storm god; and Ra was the sun god. It’s possible that, by each of the plagues, God is showing His power and authority over specific realms that the Egyptians had assigned to different gods. That would also explain why God hardens Pharaoh’s heart (7:3). He has a point to prove!

Thought for the day: The Egyptian priests were able to mimic some of the signs. That should be a reminder to us that we need to be discerning about what we believe and who we listen to.

Matthew 24:24 (WEB) “For false christs and false prophets will arise, and they will show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.”