_I have made thee a god to Pharaoh._ THE MORAL POSITION IN WHICH SOME MEN STAND TO OTHERS God made Moses to be a god to Pharaoh, and Aaron to be a prophet. There are many good and noble men in the world to-day, who are gods, the instructors and rulers, of their fellow-creatures. I. This exalted m... [ Continue Reading ]
_I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply My signs and My wonders._ THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN GOD’S WILL AND PHARAOH’S The text brings before us the two great results which God forewarned Moses would rise from the struggle between His will and Pharaoh’s. On the one hand, the tyranny was to be gradua... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord._ A KNOWLEDGE OF GOD I. That the worst of men will one day have to recognize the reality of the Divine existence. “And the Egyptians shall know,” etc. 1. Men of bad moral character shall know this. 2. Men of sceptical dispositions shall know this. II... [ Continue Reading ]
_So did they._ OBEDIENCE TO GOD I. It must be rendered by the servants of God. “Moses and Aaron.” All men who are called to moral service by God must obey Him. 1. Because He gives them their commands. 2. Because He gives them the power to do so. 3. Because He rewards obedience. II. It must be... [ Continue Reading ]
_Fourscore years old._ AGE OF MOSES AND AARON Their ages would have an important bearing toward the work of these two men. I. Their ages would indicate that they were not likely to be misled by the enthusiasm of youth. The world is slow to take young men into its confidence. It soon smiles at the... [ Continue Reading ]
_They also did in like manner with their enchantments._ MOSES AND THE MAGICIANS I. Moses divinely warned of Pharaoh’s demand for a supernatural credential. When men profess to bring a message from God, they should be prepared to substantiate it by satisfactory evidence. II. Moses divinely sustain... [ Continue Reading ]
_They shall be turned to blood._ THE RIVER WHICH WAS TURNED INTO BLOOD I. The river. Has received various names. “The river of Egypt” (Genesis 15:18); Sihor (Job 13:3); Shihor (1 Chronicles 13:5). Diodorus Siculus says: The Nile was first called Egypt. Best and longest known by the term Nile, whic... [ Continue Reading ]