God sent plagues on Pharaoh and his people for refusing to let the Israelites go. Each plague demonstrated God’s power over the false gods of Egypt. Pharaoh’s magicians were no match for the true God.
This lesson has been a good reminder of God’s power. The magicians using their “secret arts” were no match for God. God also showed his power over the false gods of Egypt, but Pharaoh’s heart remained hard and disobedient.
Many people today are like Pharaoh; they have hard hearts toward God. They don’t believe that God’s Word is true and that his power is beyond what we can understand. You may hear others try to explain the plagues of Egypt in different ways—not according to what God’s Word says.
Some say that the plagues were just natural events. For example, some say that the Nile River turned red because of red algae that mixed with the red dirt. They think that the red algae caused the fish to die and the frogs to leave the river.
Others have said that the darkness of the ninth plague was caused by clouds and smoke from a nearby volcano. These people try to look for natural explanations because they reject God’s omnipotence, including his miraculous signs. But we know that the God who created the entire universe has the power to do anything he wants. And we know that his Word is true and the most reliable book ever written. When we trust God and his Word, we have soft hearts.
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