June 4, 2018 - Day 57 - Exodus 7
I am writing from my hotel room in Salt Lake City, UT.
Exodus 7:
Things are about to get WEIRD. I have a lot to say about this chapter because its insane.
God tells Moses that he is now like God to Pharaoh, and that Aaron will be a prophet. Moses will do whatever he is commanded, and Aaron will tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go, AGAIN.
You have to admire the persistence.
God will harden Pharaoh's heart again, and despite the antics, God says Pharaoh still won't listen to them.
Then God says that some acts of judgment are gonna get laid down. WHY.
Why not soften Pharaoh's heart so the Israelites can leave? Seems logical. Then there's no need for whatever this impending doom is. This seems unnecessary if we are just being honest.
Remember, I'm reading this one chapter at a time and not reading ahead. Resist temptation for spoilers.
God says the Egyptians will know the name of God when the shit goes down.
We are told that Moses is 80 and Aaron is 83 when they spoke to Pharaoh.
God tells Aaron that Pharaoh will ask Aaron to perform a miracle, and when he does, to throw his staff on the ground and it will turn into a snake. Interesting party trick.
So, Aaron throws his staff down in front of Pharaoh and it turns into a snake. Well as any good Pharaoh would do, he summons his wise men and sorcerers. Yes. Sorcerers. Magicians. Got it? Each one of these dudes threw their staff on the ground and it became a snake too. I mean, why wouldn't it lol. BUT. Aaron's snake ate their snakes.
I don't understand. What is the point of this snake trick if the other guys can do it, AND the fact that Pharaoh isn't going to listen to them anyway. WHAT IS THE POINT.
Just as God had said, Pharaoh's heart was hard and he didn't listen to them.
So God tells Moses that Pharaoh's heart is unyielding and that he refuses to let the people go. YEAH. DUH. YOU DID THAT ONE, GOD.
It sounds like God is surprised that Pharaoh won't let the people go, yet God made sure he wouldn't let the people go.
Is anyone else reading this?!
WHAT IS GOING ON?
God tries another magic trick. He tells Moses to follow him to the river, stick his staff in the river, and it'll turn to blood. Then it will stink, the fish will die, and no one can drink from it. I really like that they mentioned it would smell bad hahaha. God tells Moses to tell Aaron to do the same to the rest of the water in Egypt.
What do you think the blood type would be? Is it gonna be human blood? Hmm.
So, Moses and Aaron did as commanded and all the water turned to blood.
THE MAGICIANS DID THE SAME THING. They really did lol.
Pharaoh's heart was hardened and he continued to ignore their requests, just as God said.
The Egyptians dug along the Nile to get some water, since they couldn't get the water from the river. So I guess they didn't turn all the water to blood.
Okay. It is going to take some olympic level gymnastics to make this story make any sense at all. This all seems so pointless.
I am definitely liking Exodus a lot. Where on earth does this story go next?
Exodus 7:
Things are about to get WEIRD. I have a lot to say about this chapter because its insane.
God tells Moses that he is now like God to Pharaoh, and that Aaron will be a prophet. Moses will do whatever he is commanded, and Aaron will tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go, AGAIN.
You have to admire the persistence.
God will harden Pharaoh's heart again, and despite the antics, God says Pharaoh still won't listen to them.
Then God says that some acts of judgment are gonna get laid down. WHY.
Why not soften Pharaoh's heart so the Israelites can leave? Seems logical. Then there's no need for whatever this impending doom is. This seems unnecessary if we are just being honest.
Remember, I'm reading this one chapter at a time and not reading ahead. Resist temptation for spoilers.
God says the Egyptians will know the name of God when the shit goes down.
We are told that Moses is 80 and Aaron is 83 when they spoke to Pharaoh.
God tells Aaron that Pharaoh will ask Aaron to perform a miracle, and when he does, to throw his staff on the ground and it will turn into a snake. Interesting party trick.
So, Aaron throws his staff down in front of Pharaoh and it turns into a snake. Well as any good Pharaoh would do, he summons his wise men and sorcerers. Yes. Sorcerers. Magicians. Got it? Each one of these dudes threw their staff on the ground and it became a snake too. I mean, why wouldn't it lol. BUT. Aaron's snake ate their snakes.
I don't understand. What is the point of this snake trick if the other guys can do it, AND the fact that Pharaoh isn't going to listen to them anyway. WHAT IS THE POINT.
Just as God had said, Pharaoh's heart was hard and he didn't listen to them.
So God tells Moses that Pharaoh's heart is unyielding and that he refuses to let the people go. YEAH. DUH. YOU DID THAT ONE, GOD.
It sounds like God is surprised that Pharaoh won't let the people go, yet God made sure he wouldn't let the people go.
Is anyone else reading this?!
WHAT IS GOING ON?
God tries another magic trick. He tells Moses to follow him to the river, stick his staff in the river, and it'll turn to blood. Then it will stink, the fish will die, and no one can drink from it. I really like that they mentioned it would smell bad hahaha. God tells Moses to tell Aaron to do the same to the rest of the water in Egypt.
What do you think the blood type would be? Is it gonna be human blood? Hmm.
So, Moses and Aaron did as commanded and all the water turned to blood.
THE MAGICIANS DID THE SAME THING. They really did lol.
Pharaoh's heart was hardened and he continued to ignore their requests, just as God said.
The Egyptians dug along the Nile to get some water, since they couldn't get the water from the river. So I guess they didn't turn all the water to blood.
Okay. It is going to take some olympic level gymnastics to make this story make any sense at all. This all seems so pointless.
I am definitely liking Exodus a lot. Where on earth does this story go next?
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