Prepare: Help me see Your mighty power O Lord, as I read Your Word today.
Read: Exodus 7:14-8:15
In the tribal belts of our country, Christian workers come face to face with evil forces as the good news of Jesus Christ is presented to the people living in spiritual darkness. God exhibits His power and wisdom to make people know how much more powerful He is than the other gods.
The ancient Egyptians had three clusters of gods: One related to the river Nile (which actually turned the North African desert in Egypt into a fertile land), the other to the earth and the last to the sky with the burning sun. The ten plagues God allows to affect the lives of the Egyptians show how He brings under His control all these three clusters of gods that all people may come to know His power over all of them.
The water of the Nile turns into blood and becomes useless, non-productive and an agent of destruction. Archaeological findings in Egypt show that the ancient Egyptians used amulets carved in the form of frogs.They adored these frogs. The Egyptian magicians too bring out frogs but they are unable to remove them whereas Moses is. God exhibits His mighty powers to Pharaoh and his people but they fail to accept His authority over them.
In these events of Exodus is the shadow of what Jesus Christ ultimately did by His death on the cross and by His glorious resurrection. He stripped off all the powers of the rulers and authorities to bring them all under His feet (Colossians 2:13-15).
Respond: Thank the Almighty God as we are under His care.
Read: Exodus 7:14-8:15
In the tribal belts of our country, Christian workers come face to face with evil forces as the good news of Jesus Christ is presented to the people living in spiritual darkness. God exhibits His power and wisdom to make people know how much more powerful He is than the other gods.
The ancient Egyptians had three clusters of gods: One related to the river Nile (which actually turned the North African desert in Egypt into a fertile land), the other to the earth and the last to the sky with the burning sun. The ten plagues God allows to affect the lives of the Egyptians show how He brings under His control all these three clusters of gods that all people may come to know His power over all of them.
The water of the Nile turns into blood and becomes useless, non-productive and an agent of destruction. Archaeological findings in Egypt show that the ancient Egyptians used amulets carved in the form of frogs.They adored these frogs. The Egyptian magicians too bring out frogs but they are unable to remove them whereas Moses is. God exhibits His mighty powers to Pharaoh and his people but they fail to accept His authority over them.
In these events of Exodus is the shadow of what Jesus Christ ultimately did by His death on the cross and by His glorious resurrection. He stripped off all the powers of the rulers and authorities to bring them all under His feet (Colossians 2:13-15).
Respond: Thank the Almighty God as we are under His care.
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