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May 10 - Exodus 11 · A Chapter a Day Bible Reading

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  Hello, friends. It is shown here.
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  It is Wednesday. It is the 10th of May and you
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  have pressed play and together. We are going to read another
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  chapter of God's word. In this a chapter A Day Bible
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  reading podcast because that as you know, is what we do and
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  today somehow the scribes as they were assigning chapters and
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  lengths decided that well, the story of the final plague was
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  going to be broken into a couple of chapters.
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  And so chapter 11 is ashore and it's only 10 verses long which
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  is most unusual for Exodus but there you have it, it is what it
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  is. And so we will read this story
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  and this this can be a hard one for us to wrap our heads around.
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  How a loving God. Do this.
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  But this is a God who is also just and The God Who rescues his
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  people and a God who hears their cries and responds to Cruelty
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  and oppression with his Justice that is beyond our mere human
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  Minds to wrap our heads around. So we trust and we know that God
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  is good even as we read these stories.
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  So having said all that join me, as we read together, Exodus
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  Chapter 11. Then the Lord said to Moses, I
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  will strike pharaoh and the land of Egypt with one more blow.
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  After that Pharaoh will let you leave this country.
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  In fact, he will be so eager to get rid of you.
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  That he will force you all to leave.
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  Tell all the Israelite men and women to ask their Egyptian
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  neighbors for articles of silver and gold.
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  Now, the Lord had caused the Egyptians to look favorably on
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  the people of Israel and Moses was considered a very great man
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  in the land of Egypt respected by pharaohs officials.
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  And the Egyptian people are like Moses had announced to Pharaoh.
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  This is what the Lord says. At midnight tonight, I will pass
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  through the heart of Egypt. All the firstborn Sons will die
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  in every family in, Egypt from the oldest son of pharaoh, who
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  sits on his throne to the oldest son of his lowliest servant
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  girl, who grinds the flower, even the firstborn of all, the
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  livestock will die. Then allowed whale will rise
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  throughout the land of Egypt, a whale like no one has heard
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  before or will ever hear again. But among the Israelites, it
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  will be so peaceful. That not even a dog will bark.
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  Then you will know that the Lord makes a distinction between the
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  Egyptians and the Israelites. All the officials of Egypt will
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  run to me and fall to the ground.
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  Before me, please leave. They will beg.
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  Hurry, and take all your followers with you, only, then,
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  will I go? then burning with anger, Moses
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  left pharaoh Now, the Lord had told Moses earlier, Pharaoh will
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  not listen to you but then I will do even more Mighty
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  miracles in the land of Egypt. Moses and Aaron perform these
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  Miracles and Pharaohs presence, but the Lord hardened Pharaoh's
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  heart and he wouldn't let the Israelites leave the country.
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  Father, you are a magnificent, God Mighty.
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  And so Majestic that we just cannot fathom you and the depths
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  of your wisdom and justice. Lord, As you move in the world,
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  in ways that we don't understand what our hearts were Despair and
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  doubt that would help us turn to your scripture where you tell us
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  without a shadow of a doubt that you are good.
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  And that your nature your very essence is goodness.
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  And we thank you for your consistent goodness in the
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  universe and in our world. Thank you for your goodness, in
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  our lives, and your faithfulness to us.
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  And that when the time is needed, you rescue us in a way
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  that we can only begin to imagine.
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  So we submit to you and your glorious plans and your creative
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  way of being in and around us. We love you and we are in awe of
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  your mystery and your majesty. And We Praise You In The Name of
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  Jesus. Amen.