Mon.’s Devo - The Third Plague - Lice ; The Forth Plague - Flies

Read Ex. 8:16-32 The Lord told Moses to tell Aaron to stretch forth his rod and all the dust became lice. Many commentators think these were mosquitoes with a bite. Can you imagine? All the dust! The magicians tried but couldn’t because they had lost their power in the last plague. They concluded that this was the finger of God. Want to chase a rabbit? I was asking God what Jesus wrote in the sand when the woman was caught in adultery. I looked up every scripture where it mentioned the “finger of God” and it always had to do with judgment. Jeremiah 17:13 says that those who depart from God will have their names written in the earth. I believe that Jesus wrote their names in the sand starting from the oldest to the youngest. Because Jesus had no way of knowing their names except for a word of knowledge, it was a miracle and they, who memorized all the scripture would remember this verse. Back today’s scripture. Once again, Pharaoh’s heart was hardened. God told Moses to get up early in the morning and go to the palace because the Pharaoh will be going to get some water. Tell him that if he won’t let my people go I’m going to send swarms of flies. They were still dealing with the lice and now they were going to have flies also. Some think these could be beetles, roaches, or flies that could destroy clothes, books, and could bite. They worshipped the fly and the beetle so once again, their own gods were becoming a pain. Only on this plague, it will not extend to the land of Goshen. God is going to make a separation between Pharaoh’s people and God’s people. God did the next day and it says the land was corrupted by the swarms of flies. This time Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and told him they could go and sacrifice in his land. He was trying to compromise God’s will and still be in control. Moses told him that their sacrifices would offend the Egyptians so they needed to travel 3 days into the wilderness and sacrifice. He finally agreed if they would stay close. So Moses went and asked the Lord to take away the flies and he did. But the Pharaoh’s heart was hardened and he refused to let them go. Lord, I thank you that I am on your side… or you are on mine. Either way, we are covered with your wings and live in your blessings, not your curses.