Pam Padgett ... teacher
The power of God is greatly shown in the mighty wonders HE did in the
land of Egypt, executing His judgment on Pharaoh and the Egyptians, and delivering the children of Israel from
the Egyptians. The magicians tried to copy a few of the wonders God
did, but soon recognized it was the power of God bringing the wonders by
the hands of Moses and Aaron. The magicians, themselves, were even
affected and afflicted. The power and might of God could not be denied.
First, Aaron was instructed to throw down his rod, and it became a
serpent. Even though the magicians of Egypt did the same, Aaron's rod
swallowed up their rods ...
Exodus 7:10 And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did
so as the Lord had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before
Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent. 11 Then
Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of
Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. 12 For
they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's
rod swallowed up their rods.
Then the water in the river was turned to blood ...
Exodus 7:20 And Moses and Aaron did so, as the Lord
commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in
the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants;
and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood. 21 And
the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the
Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood
throughout all the land of Egypt. 22 And the magicians of
Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened,
neither did he hearken unto them; as the Lord had said.
Then frogs came up from the river and covered the land of Egypt. Although the magicians also brought
frogs on the land, when Pharaoh wanted the frogs to be taken away, he didn't turn to the magicians, but he
called on Moses and Aaron to ask God to do this ...
Exodus 8:5 And the Lord spake unto Moses, Say unto
Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the
rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of
Egypt. 6 And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and
the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt. 7 And the magicians
did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of
Egypt. 8 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat the
Lord, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; ...
The dust of the land was then turned into lice on man and beast. The magicians recognized and told Pharaoh that God had done
this ...
Exodus 8:16 And the Lord said unto Moses, Say unto
Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may
become lice throughout all the land of Egypt. 17 And they did so; for
Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the
earth, and it became lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land
became lice throughout all the land of Egypt. 18 And the magicians did
so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so
there were lice upon man, and upon beast. 19 Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: ...
Swarms of flies were then sent on the land, affecting everyone except those in Goshen, where the people of Israel were ...
Exodus 8:20 And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up
early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to
the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that
they may serve me. 21 Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I
will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon
thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall
be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are. 22 And
I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell,
that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that
I am the Lord in the midst of the earth. 23 And I will put a division
between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be. 24 And
the Lord did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house
of Pharaoh, and into his servants 'houses, and into all the land of
Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies.
When Moses intreated God to remove the great swarm of flies, not one remained. ...
Exodus 8:30 And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and
intreated the Lord. 31 And the Lord did according to the word of Moses;
and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and
from his people; there remained not one.
The hand of God then came on cattle of the Egyptians, killing them, but none of the cattle of the children of Israel died ...
Exodus 9:3 Behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle which
is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon
the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain. 4
And the Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of
Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children's of
Israel. 5 And the Lord appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the Lord
shall do this thing in the land. 6 And the Lord did that thing on the
morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the
children of Israel died not one. 7 And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there
was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. ...
Then God caused boils to break out on the Egyptians and their beasts, even affecting the magicians ...
Exodus 9:8 And the Lord said unto Moses and unto
Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses
sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh. 9 And it shall
become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking
forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of
Egypt. 10 And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh;
and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking
forth with blains upon man, and upon beast. 11 And the magicians could
not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the
magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.
A very grievous hail was then sent on the land of Egypt, except in Goshen where the children of Israel were ...
Exodus 9:22 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch
forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land
of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field,
throughout the land of Egypt. 23 And Moses stretched forth his rod
toward heaven: and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran
along upon the ground; and the Lord rained hail upon the land of Egypt.
24 So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous,
such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a
nation. 25 And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that
was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of
the field, and brake every tree of the field. 26 Only in the land of
Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.
God then sent locusts so thick that they darkened the land, and ate the vegetation which
had not been destroyed by the hail
....
Exodus 10:13 And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of
Egypt, and the Lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and
all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the
locusts. 14 And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and
rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they; before them
there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such. 15
For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was
darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of
the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green
thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land
of Egypt.
Though the locusts had covered the land, when Moses asked God, HE removed
them so that not one remained in all the coasts of Egypt ...
Exodus 10:19 And the Lord turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away
the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one
locust in all the coasts of Egypt.
Then God caused great darkness which could be felt to come on the land
for 3 days, but the children of Israel had light in their homes ...
Exodus 10:21 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch
out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land
of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt. 22 And Moses stretched forth
his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land
of Egypt three days: 23 They saw not one another, neither rose any from
his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in
their dwellings.
Finally, all the firstborn in Egypt was killed, both man and beast, but
the first born of the children of Israel were not touched. God instructed the children of Israel to put blood of the passover lamb on the doorposts of their houses, and He would pass over each house with the blood when smiting the first born of the Egyptians ...
Exodus 11:4 And Moses said, Thus saith the Lord, About midnight
will I go out into the midst of Egypt: 5 And all the firstborn in the
land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon
his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind
the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts. 6 And there shall be a great
cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it,
nor shall be like it any more. 7 But against any of the children of
Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye
may know how that the Lord doth put a difference between the Egyptians
and Israel.
Exodus 12:12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night,
and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and
beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am
the Lord. 13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses
where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the
plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of
Egypt.
The children of Israel did all that God commanded Moses and Aaron, and God brought them out of Egypt, as HE had spoken ...
Exodus 12:50 Thus did all the children of Israel; as
the Lord commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they. 51 And it came to pass
the selfsame day, that the Lord did bring the children of Israel out of
the land of Egypt by their armies.