WEBVTT - #969 - Exodus 7-8 – Plagues

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<v Speaker 1>Life Audio The Bible Study Podcast, Episode nine sixty nine. Today,

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<v Speaker 1>The Bible Study Podcast continues the study of the book

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<v Speaker 1>of Exodus as we start chapter seven. Welcome to the

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<v Speaker 1>Bible Study Podcast. I'm your host, Kristensen. We're going to

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<v Speaker 1>continue on with chapter seven and we start to get

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<v Speaker 1>into some plagues. But first a word from this sponsor

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<v Speaker 1>but some do anyway. Chapter seven Exodus. Then the Lord

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<v Speaker 1>said to Moses, see, I have made you like God

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<v Speaker 1>to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet.

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<v Speaker 1>You are to say everything I command you, and your

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<v Speaker 1>brother Arin is to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites

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<v Speaker 1>go out of his country. But I will harden Pharaoh's heart,

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<v Speaker 1>and though I multiply my signs and wonders in Egypt,

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<v Speaker 1>he will not listen to you. Then I will lay

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<v Speaker 1>my hand on Egypt, and with mighty acts of judgment,

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<v Speaker 1>I will bring out my divisions. My people, the Israelites

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<v Speaker 1>and the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord

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<v Speaker 1>when I stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring

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<v Speaker 1>the Israelites out of it. Moses and Aaron did just

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<v Speaker 1>as the Lord commanded them. Moses was eighty years old

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<v Speaker 1>and erin eighty three when they spoke to Pharaoh. This

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<v Speaker 1>is the place I said that they were going to

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<v Speaker 1>mention that Moses was an old man. Remember he left

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<v Speaker 1>Egypt as a young man, and yet he spent something

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<v Speaker 1>like sixty years in the wilderness as a shepherd. So

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<v Speaker 1>Moses and Aaron are sent to Pharaoh to tell this

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<v Speaker 1>message to let the people go, and God knows that

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<v Speaker 1>Pharaoh's not going to listen, and yet they're doing it anyway.

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<v Speaker 1>Can you imagine if your boss came to you and said,

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to do a pr campaign. No one's going

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<v Speaker 1>to pay any attention, but I'd like you to do

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<v Speaker 1>it anyway. It can be a little frustrating or even

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<v Speaker 1>scary in this case, because you're talking to someone who

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<v Speaker 1>has power, one of the most powerful men in the

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<v Speaker 1>world at the time. But to their credit, they do

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<v Speaker 1>what God asks them to do. The Lord said to

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<v Speaker 1>Moses and Aaron, when Pharaoh says to you perform a miracle,

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<v Speaker 1>then say to Erin, take your staff and throw it

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<v Speaker 1>down before Pharaoh, and it will become a snake. So

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<v Speaker 1>Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord commanded. Aaron threw his staff down in front

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<v Speaker 1>of Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a snake.

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<v Speaker 1>Pharaoh then summoned wise men and sorcerers, and the Egyptian

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<v Speaker 1>magicians also did the same things by their secret arts.

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<v Speaker 1>Each one threw down his staff and it became a snake.

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<v Speaker 1>But Aaron's staff swallowed up their staffs. Yet Pharaoh's heart

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<v Speaker 1>became hard and he would not listen to them, just

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<v Speaker 1>as the Lord had said, that's a cool trick to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to throw down your staff and have a

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<v Speaker 1>turn into a snake. And the magicians and the sorcerers,

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<v Speaker 1>not yet impressed by this, they can do the same thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Although it's interesting their staffs get eaten. That their snakes

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<v Speaker 1>get consumed. That's a sign of what is to come,

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<v Speaker 1>the plague of blood. Then the Lord said to Moses,

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<v Speaker 1>Pharaoh's heart is unyielding. He refuses to let the people go.

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<v Speaker 1>Go to Pharaoh in the morning. As he goes out

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<v Speaker 1>into the river, confront him on the bank of the Nile,

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<v Speaker 1>and take in your hand the staff that was changed

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<v Speaker 1>into a snake. Then say to him, the Lord, the

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<v Speaker 1>God of the Hebrews, has sent me to say to you,

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<v Speaker 1>let my people go, so that they may worship me

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<v Speaker 1>in the wilderness. But until now you have not left.

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<v Speaker 1>This is what the Lord says. By this, you will

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<v Speaker 1>know that I am the Lord. With the staff that

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<v Speaker 1>is in my hand, I will strike the water of

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<v Speaker 1>the Nile, and it will be changed into blood. The

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<v Speaker 1>fish in the Nile will die, and the river will stink.

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<v Speaker 1>The Egyptians will not be able to drink its water.

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<v Speaker 1>Then the Lord said to Moses, tell Arin, take your

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<v Speaker 1>staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt,

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<v Speaker 1>over the streams and canals, over the ponds and all

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<v Speaker 1>the reservoirs, and they will turn to blood. Blood will

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<v Speaker 1>be everywhere in Egypt, even in vessels of wood. And stone.

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<v Speaker 1>Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord had commanded.

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<v Speaker 1>He raised his staff in the presence of Pharaoh and

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<v Speaker 1>his officials and struck the water of the Nile, and

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<v Speaker 1>all the water was changed into blood. The fish in

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<v Speaker 1>the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad that

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<v Speaker 1>the Egyptians could not drink its water. Blood was everywhere

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<v Speaker 1>in Egypt. But the Egyptian magicians did the same thing

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<v Speaker 1>by their secret arts, and Pharaoh's heart became hard. He

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<v Speaker 1>would not lie listen to Moses and Aaron, just as

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord had said. Instead, he turned and went into

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<v Speaker 1>his palace and did not take even this to heart.

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<v Speaker 1>And all the Egyptians dug along the Nile to get

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<v Speaker 1>drinking water because they could not drink the water of

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<v Speaker 1>the river. So again the magicians are able to do

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<v Speaker 1>the same trick. And so because of that, probably Pharaoh

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<v Speaker 1>is not impressed, because this is just a trick as

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<v Speaker 1>far as he's concerned. And so we'll continue on here.

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<v Speaker 1>We're starting the plague of frogs. It starts in chapter

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<v Speaker 1>seven and continues on into chapter eight The Plague of frogs.

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<v Speaker 1>Seven days passed after the Lord struck the Nile. Then

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord said to Moses, go to Pharaoh and say

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<v Speaker 1>to him, this is what the Lord says. Let my

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<v Speaker 1>people go so that they may worship me. If you

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<v Speaker 1>refuse to let them go, I will send a plague

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<v Speaker 1>of frogs on your whole country. The Nile will team

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<v Speaker 1>with frogs. They will come up into your palace and

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<v Speaker 1>your bedroom, and onto your bed, into the houses of

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<v Speaker 1>your officials, on your people, and into your ovens and

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<v Speaker 1>kneading troughs. The frogs will come up on you and

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<v Speaker 1>your people and all your officials. Then the Lord said

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<v Speaker 1>to Moses, tell Aaron, stretch out your hand with your

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<v Speaker 1>staff over the streams and canals and ponds, and make

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<v Speaker 1>frogs come up on the land of Egypt. And so

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<v Speaker 1>Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt,

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<v Speaker 1>and the frogs came up and covered the land. But

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<v Speaker 1>the magicians did the same thing. By the secret arts,

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<v Speaker 1>they also made frogs come up on the land of Egypt.

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<v Speaker 1>Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, pray to the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord to take away the frogs from me and my people,

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<v Speaker 1>and I will let your people go to offer sacrifices

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<v Speaker 1>to the Lord. Moses said to Pharaoh I leave to

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<v Speaker 1>you the honor of setting the time for me to

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<v Speaker 1>pray for you and your officials and your people, that

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<v Speaker 1>you and your houses may be rid of frogs, except

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<v Speaker 1>for those that remain in the Nile tomorrow, Pharaoh said.

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<v Speaker 1>Moses replied, it will be as you say, so that

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<v Speaker 1>you may know there is no one like the Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>our God. The frogs will leave you and your houses,

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<v Speaker 1>your officials, and your people. They will remain only in

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<v Speaker 1>the Nile. After Moses and Aaron left Pharaoh, Moses cried

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<v Speaker 1>out to the Lord about the frogs he had brought

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<v Speaker 1>on Pharaoh, and the Lord did what Moses asks. The

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<v Speaker 1>frogs died in the houses, in the courtyards, and in

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<v Speaker 1>the fields. They were piled into heaps, and the land

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<v Speaker 1>reeked of them. But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief,

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<v Speaker 1>he hardened his heart and would not listen to Moses

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<v Speaker 1>and Aaron. Just as the Lord had said, so we

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<v Speaker 1>had the river turning to blood, and now we have

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<v Speaker 1>lots and lots of frogs. The magicians still able to

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<v Speaker 1>keep up with Moses and Aaron. Hey, we can do

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<v Speaker 1>that trick too, But Pharaoh starts to listen a bit.

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<v Speaker 1>This is getting to be a little bit of a

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<v Speaker 1>thing where he will listen, he will repent, he'll say,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll let you go. Then the plague will be taken away,

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<v Speaker 1>and he'll change his mind. And we're going to see

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<v Speaker 1>that happen over and over again, the plague of gnats.

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<v Speaker 1>Then the Lord said to Moses, tell Aaron, stretch out

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<v Speaker 1>your staff and strike the dust of the ground, and

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<v Speaker 1>throughout the land of Egypt the dusk will become gnats.

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<v Speaker 1>They did this, and when Erin stretched out his hand

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<v Speaker 1>with the staff and struck the dust of the ground,

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<v Speaker 1>gnats came up on people and animals. All the dust

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<v Speaker 1>throughout the land of Egypt became gnats. And when the

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<v Speaker 1>magicians tried to produce gnats by their secret arts, they

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<v Speaker 1>could not, since the gnats were on the people and

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<v Speaker 1>animals everywhere. The magicians said to Pharaoh, this is the

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<v Speaker 1>finger of God. But Pharaoh's heart was hard and he

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<v Speaker 1>would not listen, just as the Lord had said. So

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<v Speaker 1>this is an interesting one here with the plague of gnats.

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<v Speaker 1>We finally get to the point where the magicians say, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we can't do this. This is not a trick. This

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<v Speaker 1>is the hand of God. You should listen. So they

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<v Speaker 1>are now promoting that Pharaoh listened, but he does not.

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<v Speaker 1>Why do we not listen when God is speaking? Because

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<v Speaker 1>we still have some trouble with that today, and hopefully

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<v Speaker 1>we're not seeing large plagues that God is using to

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<v Speaker 1>try and get our attention, and hope we're not that

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<v Speaker 1>deaf to him that he needs to. But there are

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of different reasons why we don't listen. So

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<v Speaker 1>we might be saying, like the magicians the first few,

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<v Speaker 1>that this is just a trick, or this is just

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<v Speaker 1>a coincidence, or this is not God speaking, or we

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<v Speaker 1>may just not want to do what God wants us

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<v Speaker 1>to do. Right. Sometimes God needs to get our attention

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<v Speaker 1>because he needs us to change our behavior and change

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<v Speaker 1>our directions. And that is hard, and that is hard. Indeed,

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<v Speaker 1>the plague of flies, then the Lord said to Moses,

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<v Speaker 1>get up early in the morning and confront Pharaoh as

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<v Speaker 1>he goes into the river, and say to him, this

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<v Speaker 1>is what the Lord says, let my people go so

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<v Speaker 1>that they may worship me. If you do not let

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<v Speaker 1>my people go, I will send swarms of flies on

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<v Speaker 1>you and your official and on your people, and into

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<v Speaker 1>your houses. The houses of the Egyptians will be full

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<v Speaker 1>of flies. Even the ground will be covered with them.

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<v Speaker 1>But on that day I will deal differently with the

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<v Speaker 1>land of Goshen, where my people live. No swarms of

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<v Speaker 1>flies will be there, so that you will know that I,

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord, am in this land, and I will make

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<v Speaker 1>a distinction between my people and your people. This sign

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<v Speaker 1>will occur tomorrow, and the Lord did this. Dense swarms

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<v Speaker 1>of flies poured into Pharaoh's palace and into the houses

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<v Speaker 1>of his officials. Throughout Egypt. The land was ruined by

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<v Speaker 1>the flies. Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said,

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<v Speaker 1>go sacrifice to your God here in the land. But

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<v Speaker 1>Moses said that would not be right. The sacrifices we

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<v Speaker 1>offer the Lord our God would be detestable to the Egyptians.

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<v Speaker 1>And if we offer sacrifices that are detestable in their eyes,

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<v Speaker 1>will they not stone us. We must take a three

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<v Speaker 1>day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord our God, as he commands us. Pharaoh said, I

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<v Speaker 1>will let you go to offer the sacrifices to the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord your God in the wilderness, but you must not

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<v Speaker 1>go very far. Now, pray for me Moses answered, as

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<v Speaker 1>soon as I leave you, I will pray to the Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>and tomorrow the flies will leave Pharaoh in his officials

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<v Speaker 1>and his people. Only let Pharaoh be sure that he

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<v Speaker 1>does not act deceitfully again by not letting the people

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<v Speaker 1>go to offer sacrifices to the Lord. Then Moses left

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<v Speaker 1>Pharaoh and prayed to the Lord, and the Lord did

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<v Speaker 1>what Moses asked. The flies left Pharaoh and his officials

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<v Speaker 1>and his people. Not a fly remained. But this time

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<v Speaker 1>also Pharaoh hardened his heart and would not let the

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<v Speaker 1>people go. So flies everywhere, Ah, it's just disgusting, but

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<v Speaker 1>not in the land of Goshen. So God has stepped

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<v Speaker 1>this up a bit to say, I want you to

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<v Speaker 1>know that this is me, that this isn't some magic trick,

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<v Speaker 1>that this is God. And so I'm going to show

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<v Speaker 1>you that I can make things bad here and yet

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<v Speaker 1>my people will be okay. And so Pharaoh says, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>you can sacrifice, but do it here. He's now bargaining, well,

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<v Speaker 1>you can't do it here. Be detestable to Egyptians. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll let you go in the wilderness, but you can't

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<v Speaker 1>go far. But then again, when the plague ends, he

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<v Speaker 1>backs out. It is easy for us to decide to

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<v Speaker 1>make that deal with God when things are bad, and

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<v Speaker 1>then to renig on it later on, and that's what

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<v Speaker 1>Pharaoh does. It is something many of us have done

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<v Speaker 1>before and some of us will do again. But with that,

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to end this episode of the Bible Study Podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>If you have any questions, send an email to Chris

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