EXODUS 9
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, “Let my people go, that they may serve me. 2 For if you refuse to let them go and still hold them, 3 behold, the hand of the Lord will fall with a very severe plague upon your livestock that are in the field, the horses, the donkeys, the camels, the herds, and the flocks. 4 But the Lord will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, so that nothing of all that belongs to the people of Israel shall die.”’” 5 And the Lord set a time, saying, “Tomorrow the Lord will do this thing in the land.” 6 And the next day the Lord did this thing. All the livestock of the Egyptians died, but not one of the livestock of the people of Israel died. 7 And Pharaoh sent, and behold, not one of the livestock of Israel was dead. But the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go. – Exodus 9:1-7
EXODUS 9 FOOLS WALK INTO PLAGUES
A poem by ILMA inspired by these verses
After the swarms of flies were lifted up and Pharaoh didn’t keep his word
The Lord sends Moses to warn Pharaoh again about the next plague
The plague will be on all all their livestock in the field on all their animals
God specified that all the livestock of his people will not die but live
Despite this fifth plague warning, Pharaoh continued to be stubborn
Once again, he didn’t release the Israelites to worship their Lord.
It is kind of tiring to watch fools continue doing what they do. Pharaoh is a fool who takes no pleasure in understanding but only in expressing his opinion as Proverbs 18:2 says. Proverbs 12:15 says that a fool is always right in his own eyes. In other words, he cannot see sense in anything because they are so blinded by their desire to please themselves and be in control.
You would think that by this time Pharaoh could have learned from all the previous warnings before the plagues came, but no, he continued on with his arrogance and denial of God’s existence, power and sovereignty. Proverbs 9:7-8 says that if you correct a fool, you will be abused because they hate reproof. That will expose their phoniness.
REFLECTION
- Share some of your experiences with fools that you have met in your life.
