In this chapter, we hear of the locusts and the darkness the befell Egypt.
At this point, Pharaoh’s servants are questioning Pharaoh’s handling of these events and wish that he would just allow the people to go. He does finally agree to only let the men go into the wilderness but not the women and children. That is when great swarms of locusts are sent to eat whatever crop was leftover previously from the hail’s destruction. Pharaoh quickly summons Moses and Aaron and admits to his sins in order to be relieved from the swarms of locusts.
Again, the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart and wouldn’t let the people go. This resulted in the second to last plague which was darkness over all Egypt except for where the children of Israel dwelt. This time Pharaoh agrees to let them go but denies it again when Moses insists on taking all of their livestock.
The plague of darkness may represent the spiritual state of Egypt. The darkness was so thick that even with fire and torches, they couldn’t see each other. They’ve been shown the mighty hand of God but yet haven’t truly repented for their sins. Egypt was in a dark place spiritually. God was trying to show them that he was the one who provided the light, not their shiny golden idols and decorations that merely reflected it.
In John 1:4-5, speaking about Jesus Christ it says “In him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness and the darkness comprehended it not.”
I really liked this passage, I’ve found many insights in this section and things I thought were cool and that stood out to me.
Insight: God was with His people through everything, he made sure there were safe during the difficult time. There is a repeating pattern through the plagues, God was giving the Israelite’s safety in a place where they won’t be harmed by the plagues.
This verse really stood out to me, Exodus 10:23 They saw not one another, neither rose any from this place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.
I like yours jenna. 🙂
Very Good!
I enjoyed reading a verse that jumped out at you.
I thought it was cool in Exodus 10:26 that Moses left nothing behind. But when we go to Heaven we leave everything behind, so this can be a reminder that the things of this world are temporary. This is why we need to set up heavenly treasures.
A great challenge to send heavenly treasures ahead of us!
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I like that Moses was so determined to get the Israelites out of Egypt that he would not even let any animals behind. We should have that determination for what God orders us.
Yes, you are right!
If the Israelites would have left behind the animals, that would have been something that could pull the people back into Egypt. God does not want any part of our heart grounded in the world.
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I think it’s cool how we often refer to Jesus as the light of the world and in Egypt, one of the plagues was complete darkness. And the only people with light were the Israelites. maybe God was just showing that without Him there is no purpose. in complete darkness, as the Egyptians experienced, you really can’t do anything. and there really is no hope. But with the Lord, there is both purpose and hope.
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ALWAYS purpose . . . ALWAYS hope . . . with God!
I really found a lot in these 2 short paragraphs. First I really thought about Pharos and the way he dealed with this really unfortunate situation. Seeing him try to deal with agreeing with god, But on the other side he struggled with sin and wanted his own way weather it was good for his people or not they would agree with him. Second i feel like after the first plague he really wanted to give it up he just couldn’t
What i got from this is to just trust god he knows what’s best even if it doesn’t help you right know it will sooner or later in life. Also i feel like he is trying to say if you are holding anything back it will show sooner or later and you should probably deal with it before god does.
Sometimes it is hard to trust God that a situation or circumstances is actually a good thing in your life. This is where faith grows the most! Keep trusting God, He loves you more than you understand.
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5
Great perception Micaiah!