Day 41
Exodus 6:13-8:32
(6:13-30 | 7 | 8)
God commands Moses and his brother Aaron to take the Israelites out of Egypt. The lineage of Moses and Aaron is explained, and it is demonstrated that they are great-grandsons of Levi. Interestingly, when the heads of the families of the Israelites in Egypt are named, only three tribes are named; Reuben, Simeon and Levi. Now, I'm not sure if this is meant to demonstrate that these three tribes were ahead of the rest of the tribes. If not, it seems strange to only mention these three tribes.
Anyway, God commands Moses and Aaron to go to Pharaoh and get him to let the Israelites go. Moses again brings up the fact that he's not a particularly good speaker, and questions why Pharaoh would actually listen to him. So God instructs Aaron to speak on Moses's behalf; Moses would tell Aaron what God wants him to say. God also tells the pair that when Pharaoh asks them to perform a miracle, Aaron should throw his staff on the ground before Pharaoh so that it will become a snake. However, God warns the pair that this will not work; God has hardened Pharaoh's heart, so he won't agree to their request.
The brothers go to Pharaoh and do just as God commanded. Pharaoh summons his magicians, and they are all also able to turn their staffs into snakes. The fact that Aaron's staff eats the magicians' staffs does not stop Pharaoh from not listening to them.
God comes back to Moses and Aaron with a new set of instructions. They are to wait for Pharaoh when he is down at the bank of the Nile to collect water. They are to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go so they can worship the LORD in the desert. As Pharaoh has not listened to their request thus far, Moses and Aaron are to prove that the request is from the LORD by turning the water in the Nile into blood - a task they are to accomplish simply by Aaron holding his staff over the water. They do all this, and when Aaron holds his staff over the water, all the water in Egypt turns to blood. The Egyptians dig along the Nile to get water as they obviously can't drink its contents.
A week later, Moses and Aaron go back, this time with the threat of a plague of frogs. Pharaoh still doesn't comply, so the plague is unleashed. Pharaoh asks Moses to pray that the frogs go away with the promise that he will let the Israelites go. Moses does this, but Pharaoh goes back on his promise, and refuses to let the Israelites go.
So Moses and Aaron return with a plague of gnats, but Pharaoh is still unmoved. Next, the pair go to Pharaoh with the threat of a plague of flies attacking the whole of Egypt except the town of Goshen where the Israelites lived. Again Pharaoh asks Moses to pray the plague away. Again Moses complies, and again Pharaoh reneges on his promise.
Matthew 26:47-68
(26:47-68)
Judas Iscariot hands Jesus over to the priests at Gethsemane. One of the twelve cuts off the ear of one the priests' servants. But Jesus tells them not to, and hands himself over peacefully. The disciples all flee the scene. Peter follows Jesus to the high priest. Jesus is questioned extensively, but they can't find any evidence against him. Eventually, though, Jesus is asked if he really is the Christ, the Son of God. Jesus replies that he is. The priests decide that this is blasphemy and warrants Jesus' execution. They all proceed to punch, slap and spit on him.
Psalm 19:7-14
(19:7-14)
David rights about the Law and how good it is. He asks for the LORD to help him to stop sinning wilfully, and asks God to forgive his hidden faults; the sins unconsciously committed.
Exodus 6:13-8:32
(6:13-30 | 7 | 8)
God commands Moses and his brother Aaron to take the Israelites out of Egypt. The lineage of Moses and Aaron is explained, and it is demonstrated that they are great-grandsons of Levi. Interestingly, when the heads of the families of the Israelites in Egypt are named, only three tribes are named; Reuben, Simeon and Levi. Now, I'm not sure if this is meant to demonstrate that these three tribes were ahead of the rest of the tribes. If not, it seems strange to only mention these three tribes.
Anyway, God commands Moses and Aaron to go to Pharaoh and get him to let the Israelites go. Moses again brings up the fact that he's not a particularly good speaker, and questions why Pharaoh would actually listen to him. So God instructs Aaron to speak on Moses's behalf; Moses would tell Aaron what God wants him to say. God also tells the pair that when Pharaoh asks them to perform a miracle, Aaron should throw his staff on the ground before Pharaoh so that it will become a snake. However, God warns the pair that this will not work; God has hardened Pharaoh's heart, so he won't agree to their request.
The brothers go to Pharaoh and do just as God commanded. Pharaoh summons his magicians, and they are all also able to turn their staffs into snakes. The fact that Aaron's staff eats the magicians' staffs does not stop Pharaoh from not listening to them.
God comes back to Moses and Aaron with a new set of instructions. They are to wait for Pharaoh when he is down at the bank of the Nile to collect water. They are to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go so they can worship the LORD in the desert. As Pharaoh has not listened to their request thus far, Moses and Aaron are to prove that the request is from the LORD by turning the water in the Nile into blood - a task they are to accomplish simply by Aaron holding his staff over the water. They do all this, and when Aaron holds his staff over the water, all the water in Egypt turns to blood. The Egyptians dig along the Nile to get water as they obviously can't drink its contents.
A week later, Moses and Aaron go back, this time with the threat of a plague of frogs. Pharaoh still doesn't comply, so the plague is unleashed. Pharaoh asks Moses to pray that the frogs go away with the promise that he will let the Israelites go. Moses does this, but Pharaoh goes back on his promise, and refuses to let the Israelites go.
So Moses and Aaron return with a plague of gnats, but Pharaoh is still unmoved. Next, the pair go to Pharaoh with the threat of a plague of flies attacking the whole of Egypt except the town of Goshen where the Israelites lived. Again Pharaoh asks Moses to pray the plague away. Again Moses complies, and again Pharaoh reneges on his promise.
Matthew 26:47-68
(26:47-68)
Judas Iscariot hands Jesus over to the priests at Gethsemane. One of the twelve cuts off the ear of one the priests' servants. But Jesus tells them not to, and hands himself over peacefully. The disciples all flee the scene. Peter follows Jesus to the high priest. Jesus is questioned extensively, but they can't find any evidence against him. Eventually, though, Jesus is asked if he really is the Christ, the Son of God. Jesus replies that he is. The priests decide that this is blasphemy and warrants Jesus' execution. They all proceed to punch, slap and spit on him.
Psalm 19:7-14
(19:7-14)
David rights about the Law and how good it is. He asks for the LORD to help him to stop sinning wilfully, and asks God to forgive his hidden faults; the sins unconsciously committed.
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