Exodus 8-9:35 Huge Malachite

The Bible Confirms Exodus, the gods of Egypt, Hathor, Nut the sky goddess, Shu the god of the wind and air, Apis or Hapis, Geb the god of the Earth, Goshen set apart, My people and your people, shepherds, those who feared The LORD were saved, strike the dust of the earth,

Exodus 8:16, Strike The Dust Of The Earth

• Exodus 8:16 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Say to Aaron, 'Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the earth, that it may become gnats through all the land of Egypt.'"

• Genesis 2:7 Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.

Exodus 8:16, Strike The Dust Of The Earth

• Exodus 7:17 ...the LORD…I will strike the water …it will be turned to blood.

• Exodus 8:16 …strike the dust of the earth, that it may become gnats …

• Exodus 12:13 …when I strike the land of Egypt.• Exodus 17:6…the rock at Horeb; and you shall strike the rock,

and water will come out of it…• Numbers 20:11 Then Moses lifted up his hand and struck the

rock twice with his rod…• 1 Corinthians 10:4 and all drank the same spiritual drink, for

they were drinking from a spiritual rock which followed them; and the rock was Christ.

Psalm 105:27, The Bible Confirms Exodus

• Psalm 105:27 They performed His wondrous acts among them, And miracles in the land of Ham. 28 He sent darkness and made it dark; And they did not rebel against His words. 29 He turned their waters into blood And caused their fish to die. 30 Their land swarmed with frogs Even in the chambers of their kings. 31 He spoke, and there came a swarm of flies And gnats in all their territory. 32 He gave them hail for rain, And flaming fire in their land. 33 He struck down their vines also and their fig trees, And shattered the trees of their territory. 34 He spoke, and locusts came, And young locusts, even without number, 35 And ate up all vegetation in their land, And ate up the fruit of their ground. 36 He also struck down all the firstborn in their land, The first fruits of all their vigor. 37 Then He brought them out with silver and gold, And among His tribes there was not one who stumbled. 38 Egypt was glad when they departed, For the dread of them had fallen upon them.

Acts 7:34, The Bible Confirms Exodus

• Acts 7:34 'I have certainly seen the oppression of My people in Egypt, and have heard their groans, and I have come down to deliver them; come now, and I will send you to Egypt.' 35 "This Moses whom they disowned, saying, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge?' is the one whom God sent to be both a ruler and a deliverer with the help of the angel who appeared to him in the thorn bush. 36 "This man led them out, performing wonders and signs in the land of Egypt and in the Red Sea and in the wilderness for forty years.

Hebrews 11:23, The Bible Confirms Exodus

• Hebrews 11:23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king's edict. 24 By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; 25 choosing rather to endure ill-treatment with the people of God, than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin; 26 considering the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he was looking to the reward. 27 By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing Him who is unseen. 28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that he who destroyed the first-born might not touch them. 29 By faith they passed through the Red Sea as though they were passing through dry land; and the Egyptians, when they attempted it, were drowned.

Exodus 8:17, Gnats Or Lice?

• YLT NET NAS ESV CSB NAU gnats through all the land of Egypt.'"

• NKJ KJV lice throughout all the land of Egypt.• ��ן <03654> ken (487d) ֵּכ• Meaning: gnat, gnats, a gnat swarm• LXX= small fly

Ten Plagues On Egypt

Exodus 8:17, Hathor?

• Exodus 8:17 They did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff, and struck the dust of the earth, and there were gnats on man and beast. All the dust of the earth became gnats through all the land of Egypt.

• Wikipedia,… “Hathor is commonly depicted as a cow goddess… and nature in general… The Ancient Greeks identified Hathor with the goddess Aphrodite and the Romans as Venus….

Exodus 8:17, Nut, the sky goddess?• Wikipedia, “…Her name is translated to mean

'sky… the sky goddess… the titles of Nut were:• Coverer of the Sky: Nut was said to be covered

in stars touching the different points of her body….

Exodus 8:18, The Magicians Could Not

• Exodus 8:18 The magicians tried with their secret arts to bring forth gnats, but they could not; so there were gnats on man and beast.

• God puts limits on Satan• Job 1:12 Then the LORD said to Satan,

"Behold, all that he has is in your power, only do not put forth your hand on him.“…

Exodus 8:19, The Magicians Get It

• Exodus 8:19 Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, "This is the finger of God." But Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he did not listen to them, as the LORD had said.

• Matthew 27:3 Then when Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He had been condemned, he felt remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,

• Judas got it too, but was not saved• I wonder if any of them ate the Passover?• Exodus 12:38 A mixed multitude also went up with them,

along with flocks and herds, a very large number of livestock.

Exodus 8:20, The Fourth Plague

Exodus 8:20, The Fourth Plague• Wikipedia,

“…Shu (/ʃuː/; meaning "emptiness" and "he who rises up")… God of the wind and air…

Shu is shown holding the sky above his head. God of the wind and air

Isis depicted with outstretched wings (wall painting, c. 1360 BCE)

Exodus 8:20, The Fourth Plague

• NAS NAU swarms of insects • NET ESV CSB NKJ KJV swarms of flies• YLT the beetle

Exodus 8:20, The Fourth Plague

• KJV Exodus 8:21 Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.

• The KJV has “of flies” in italics, it’s not in the Hebrew, (Heb.= swarms)

• LXX= “dog-fly, i.e. shameless fly,”

Exodus 8:22, I Will Set Apart Goshen

• Exodus 8:22 "But on that day I will set apart the land of Goshen, where My people are living, so that no swarms of insects will be there, in order that you may know that I, the LORD, am in the midst of the land.

• God is crankin’ up the heat• How could anyone deny God now?• This is the first separation of judgments like this• God’s protection of “My people” Israel ought to be

evident now

Exodus 8:22, I Will Set Apart Goshen• Exodus 8:22 "But on that day I will set apart

the land of Goshen, where My people are living…

Exodus 8:23, My People And Your People

• Exodus 8:23 "I will put a division between My people and your people. Tomorrow this sign will occur."'“

• This “My people and your people” should put an end to the “brotherhood of man” and “we’re all children of God” arguments.

Exodus 8:26, An Abomination To The Egyptians

• Exodus 8:26 But Moses said, "It is not right to do so, for we will sacrifice to the LORD our God what is an abomination to the Egyptians. If we sacrifice what is an abomination to the Egyptians before their eyes, will they not then stone us?

• Genesis 46:34 you shall say, 'Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers,' that you may live in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is loathsome to the Egyptians.“

• The word “shepherd” is not used once in Exodus. The word “shepherds” is only used twice, and only in Midian.

Exodus 8:29, Moses Has Hutsvah

• Exodus 8:29 …only do not let Pharaoh deal deceitfully again in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.“

• chutz·pa, [khoot-spuh, hoot-]…• noun Slang.1.unmitigated effrontery or impud

ence; gall. 2.audacity; nerve. Also, chutz·pah, hutzpa, hutzpah.

Exodus 8:31, Not One Remained

• Exodus 8:31 The LORD did as Moses asked, and removed the swarms of insects from Pharaoh, from his servants and from his people; not one remained.

• What percentage of flies obey the Lord?

Exodus 9:1-7, The Fifth Plague

The Fifth Plague, Livestock

Exodus 9:3, Severe Pestilence On Your Livestock

• Exodus 9:3 …a very severe pestilence on your livestock …

• Wikipedia,…Apis or Hapis… the divine animal… He was entitled "the renewal of the life”… Greek and Roman authors have much to say about Apis, the marks by which the black bull-calf was recognized, the manner of his conception by a ray from heaven…

Exodus 9:8-12, The Sixth Plague, Boils

The Sixth Plague, Boils

Exodus 9:9, Boils And Sores

• Exodus 9:9 …boils breaking out with sores on man and beast…

• Wikipedia, Sekhmet “… also spelled Sakhmet, Sekhet, or Sakhet, among other spellings) was originally the warrior goddess as well as goddess of healing …She was seen as the protector of the pharaohs…”

Exodus 9:11, Boils On All The Egyptians

• Exodus 9:11 The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils were on the magicians as well as on all the Egyptians.

• What about Pharaoh?

Exodus 9:12, The LORD Hardened Pharaoh's Heart

• Exodus 9:12 And the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart…• The MacArthur Study Bible on page 106 says, “For the

first time, apart from the words to Moses before the plagues began (cf. Ex. 4:21, 7:3), the statement is made that God hardened Pharaoh’s heart. In other instances, The record observes that Pharaoh hardened his own heart. Each instance records "as the Lord commanded," so what happened did so from two closely related perspectives: 1) God was carrying out His purpose through Pharaoh, and 2) Pharaoh was personally responsible for his actions as the command of v. 13 implies."

Exodus 9:13-35, Seventh Plague, Hail

The Seventh Plague, Hail

Exodus 9:18, Very Heavy Hail

• Exodus 9:18 "Behold, about this time tomorrow, I will send a very heavy hail, such as has not been seen in Egypt from the day it was founded until now.

• Wikipedia, Geb, “Geb was the Egyptian god of the Earth and a member of the Ennead of Heliopolis. It was believed in ancient Egypt that Geb's laughter were earthquakes and that he allowed crops to grow…”

Sky goddess Nut and Geb with the head of a snake.

Exodus 9:20, Those Who Feared The LORD Were Saved

• Exodus 9:20 The one among the servants of Pharaoh who feared the word of the LORD made his servants and his livestock flee into the houses; 21 but he who paid no regard to the word of the LORD left his servants and his livestock in the field.

• Romans 9:17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, "FOR THIS VERY PURPOSE I RAISED YOU UP, TO DEMONSTRATE MY POWER IN YOU, AND THAT MY NAME MIGHT BE PROCLAIMED THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE EARTH.“

• Who said it? LORD, Moses, or the Scriptures?• God is absolutely sovereign!

Exodus 9:23, Stormy Prayer

• Job 37:4 "After it, a voice roars; He thunders with His majestic voice, And He does not restrain the lightnings when His voice is heard.

• Heidi Mittiga says, “I have never liked thunderstorms. A few weeks ago, as I sat at my kitchen table during a particularly noisy storm, I started to pray in an effort to comfort myself. As lightning and thunder split the night sky on all sides, my prayer unwittingly began,

• "Dear LOUD Jesus …”

Exodus 9:24, Very Severe Hail And Fire

• Exodus 9:24 So there was hail, and fire flashing continually in the midst of the hail, very severe, such as had not been in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.

• 14 of the 27 NASU uses of “hail” are in Ex 9 • Psalm 105:32 He gave them hail for rain, And flaming fire in

their land.• Isaiah 28:2 …As a storm of hail, a tempest of destruction…,

28:17 "I will make justice the measuring line And righteousness the level; Then hail will sweep away the refuge of lies And the waters will overflow the secret place.

Exodus 9:24, Very Severe Hail And Fire

• Haggai 2:17 'I smote you and every work of your hands with blasting wind, mildew and hail; yet you did not come back to Me,' declares the LORD.

• Revelation 8:7 The first sounded, and there came hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were thrown to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.

• Revelation 16:21 And huge hailstones, about one hundred pounds each, came down from heaven upon men; and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, because its plague was extremely severe.

THE END

• Let’s not all rush to the exits• Flamingos in the Miami Metrozoo

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