Posts with the category “delivered”

After repeated warnings and mounting plagues, Pharaoh’s pride and obsession with control brought Egypt to the brink of devastating judgment—the death of every firstborn. Yet even in judgment, God revealed mercy. He provided a substitute: a spotless lamb whose blood was to be painted over the doorposts. When the angel of death passed through Egypt, judgment passed over every home marked by the bloo...  Read More

In Exodus 10:1–20, the Lord announces the eighth plague—locusts—and explained whyPharaoh’s resistance had been allowed to continue: so God’s power would be displayed and remembered by future generations. Moses warns Pharaoh that if he refuses to release Israel, locusts will devour whatever the hail left behind. Even Pharaoh’s own officials pled with him to relent, admitting that Egypt was already ...  Read More

In Exodus 9:13–25, the Lord announces the seventh plague—hail—and does so with striking clarity and mercy. Moses warned Pharaoh that this judgment would be unlike any before it: a devastating storm of hail and fire. Yet for the first time, God provided a clear way of escape. If any Egyptian who feared the word of the Lord and brought servants and livestock under shelter would be spared. The respon...  Read More

After a full week had passed following the first plague of blood, God again sent Moses toPharaoh with the same clear command: “Let My people go.” Again, Pharaoh refused, and Godsent a second plague—frogs. They poured out of the Nile and invaded every part of Egyptianlife: homes, bedrooms, kitchens, even the places where food is prepared. Overwhelmed, Pharaoh begged Moses to pray for relief and pro...  Read More

In Exodus 7:14–24, God began confronting Pharaoh’s stubborn refusal to let Israel go by striking at the very heart of Egypt’s security—the Nile River. Through Moses and Aaron, God turned the Nile and all connected water sources into blood. Fish died, the river stunk, and clean water became scarce, forcing the people to dig desperately for relief. Though Pharaoh’s magicians managed to imitate the s...  Read More

Moses and Aaron weren’t young men chasing a new adventure—at 80 and 83, they were walking into a most intimidating situation because God told them to go. With Pharaoh demanding proof of their calling, Aaron threw down his staff and it became a serpent. It was a jaw-dropping moment… until Egypt’s magicians followed suit. For a split second, it looked like evil could “match” what God had done; but t...  Read More

When God sent Moses and Aaron back to Pharaoh, He made the assignment plain even if the path wouldn’t be easy. Moses would stand as God’s chosen leader; Aaron would serve as his mouth—so the message of the I AM would be heard. God promised a larger story (deliverance and His glory among the nations), yet He still required their obedience in the small step right in front of them: “You tell them.” M...  Read More

Moses did exactly what God said—confront Pharaoh and call for Israel’s release—andeverything got worse. Bricks without straw. Beatings. Blame. So, Moses took his confusion to God: “Why have You brought trouble…? You haven’t rescued Your people at all” (5:22–23). God answered not by apologizing but by re-anchoring Moses in who He is and what He promised: “I am the LORD… I will bring you out… I will...  Read More

Moses and Aaron obeyed exactly what God said rallying Israel’s leaders with God’s promise, then standing before Pharaoh with God’s command, “Let my people go.” The people were elated—until obedience seemed to make everything worse. Pharaoh scoffed at the Lord, hardened his demands, removed the straw, and kept the quota. Israelite foremen were beaten; frustration boiled over; and the people turned ...  Read More

On the road back to Egypt, Moses is carrying the staff of God and a fresh commission—butthere’s a hidden fracture at home. God had warned that firstborn judgment was coming to an uncircumcised Egypt, yet Moses misses the covenant hint. So, that night, the Lord confronted him, but Zipporah intervened by circumcising their son and touching the blood to Moses, causing the danger to pass. The message ...  Read More

In Exodus 3–4, God meets Moses in a bush that burns but is not consumed—a living parable of His holy presence that purifies without destroying. From the fire, God names Himself, names Moses, and names the mission: “Go to Pharaoh… bring my people out.” He lays out the plan, supplies the signs, and even provides a partner in Aaron. Still, Moses trembles, bargains, and balks. Yet the sovereign God wh...  Read More

Moses’ zeal for justice outran God’s wisdom. Believing no one saw, he killed an Egyptian; the next day his sin surfaced, and he fled to Midian. In obscurity he served, married Zipporah, and learned to shepherd. Back in Egypt a new Pharaoh kept Israel in chains—but heaven was not silent. God heard, remembered, saw, and knew His people and His covenant. Moses’ failure did not end God’s plan; it beca...  Read More

Moses’ story shouts two truths: God is sovereign, and our choices still matter. From a deathdecree to a river rescue, from a weeping mother to a princess with compassion, the Lord wove details no one else could—yet He did so through the faith-filled decisions of Amram and Jochebed and even the actions of an unbelieving royal household. God’s plan for Moses could not be thwarted; still, each step—h...  Read More

When Joseph’s generation passed, a new Pharaoh—ignorant of Joseph—saw Israel’s growth as a threat. He enslaved them and ordered the death of Hebrew boys. Many Israelites had grown “Egyptianized,” comfortable in a culture not their own, yet God had not abandoned them. In the darkest decree, two midwives—Shiphrah and Puah—feared God more than Pharaoh and quietly disobeyed evil. God honored their hol...  Read More