Ep. 33 | Did God Just Say “Please?”
Text: Exodus 11
The Lord said to Moses, “Yet one plague more I will bring upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt. Afterward he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will drive you away completely. 2 Speak now in the hearing of the people, that they ask, every man of his neighbor and every woman of her neighbor, for silver and gold jewelry.” 3 And the Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover, the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants and in the sight of the people.
4 So Moses said, “Thus says the Lord: ‘About midnight I will go out in the midst of Egypt, 5 and every firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the slave girl who is behind the handmill, and all the firstborn of the cattle. 6 There shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there has never been, nor ever will be again. 7 But not a dog shall growl against any of the people of Israel, either man or beast, that you may know that the Lord makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.’ 8 And all these your servants shall come down to me and bow down to me, saying, ‘Get out, you and all the people who follow you.’ And after that I will go out.” And he went out from Pharaoh in hot anger. 9 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”
10 Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh, and the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the people of Israel go out of his land.
Catch a glimpse into God’s heart and a warning for those who choose to not care about what God cares about.
(I) When God Sends a Plague
Why did God send all these plagues?
Deliverance — to set His people free...not just to get them out of Egypt, but to begin the process of getting Egypt out of them.
Demonstration — to teach His people to trust (Exodus 4:31 and 14:)
Dominance—show his power over the gods of Egypt
Declaration — so that the Egyptians would know that He is YHWH
Destruction—the world’s coming destruction (Revelation)
Direction—points us to His Son and our salvation
(II) When God Says Please
WHY did the Egyptians give the Children of Israel gold and silver?
In CONFESSION—that the LORD GOD is above all.
In COMPLIANCE—God said that they would all the way back in
Genesis 15:14.
As COMPENSATION—the right response for the years of
servitude
As CLOSURE—this is where Josephus leaned...let’s just get rid of
them.
(III) When God Stops Persuading
