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Exodus Chapter 7
After the coming of Jesus Christ no one
can repeat this type of setup without being totally out of the will
of God. This was a one time only thing until Jesus. God sent
prophets to Israel but not exactly like Moses and Aaron.
Many have tried to imitate Moses but
there has been no prophet like him until Jesus came. After Jesus the
way to God is by Jesus and Him alone.
In the last days there is spoken of one
who is the beast and the false prophet who lifts up this beast and
causes all to worship him and take his image as a mark. We must not
be fooled by this man of sin who will attempt to deceive the whole
world.
As long as our foundation is Jesus
Christ and we are grounded in the word of God, we will not be
deceived. Moses gladly saw the day of Jesus and was glad. Moses
wrote of Him who was to come in Deuteronomy chapter 18.
"Deuteronomy 18:18 I will raise them up a Prophet from among their
brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he
shall speak unto them all that I shall command him."
Here is futher proof of this:
Hebrews 1:1 God, who at
sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the
fathers by the prophets,
2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath
appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
- Exodus 7:2 Thou shalt speak
all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto
Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.
- 3 And I will harden
Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the
land of Egypt.
- 4 But Pharaoh shall
not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and
bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel,
out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.
- 5 And the Egyptians
shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch forth mine hand
upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among
them.
God was going to bring judgment upon
Egypt because of all the years of oppression against the children of
Israel. They thought they were getting away with all that slavery
and cruelty but they were not getting by with it. God was getting
ready to bring judgment because of all their idols and worship of
false gods to deceive the innocent. They didn't get by with
anything. They were cruel taskmasters and their deeds were about to
be judged by God as will all evil that is done by any of us if we
don't repent and turn away from evil. The power to live holy
after we repent is only through faith in Jesus and being filled with
the Holy Spirit.
- Exodus 7:6 And Moses and
Aaron did as the LORD commanded them, so did they.
- 7 And Moses was
fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old,
when they spoke unto Pharaoh.
Who says God only uses the young and
energetic? Moses was 80 years old before he began his greatest
ministry. Aaron was 83.
- Exodus 7:8 And the LORD spoke
unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
- 9 When Pharaoh shall
speak unto you, saying, Show a miracle for you: then thou shalt
say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it
shall become a serpent.
- 10 And Moses and
Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had
commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and
before his servants, and it became a serpent.
- 11 Then Pharaoh also
called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of
Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.
The devil has power also and can do
miracles but his power is limited and not for the purpose of good.
Jesus warns us that in the latter days there will be signs and
wonders to deceive. We must keep our spiritual eyes open by
studying the word and praying fervently striving to love one
another. The reason I stress this is because the devil will
try to cause us to use these scriptures to false accuse either the
wrong people or those who make a few errors without being actual
false prophets. We must judge the doctrine and try not to
judge the person who may just be making mistakes.
- Exodus 7:12 For they cast
down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's
rod swallowed up their rods.
- 13 And he hardened
Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD
had said.
- 14 And the LORD said
unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the
people go.
- 15 Get thee unto
Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and
thou shalt stand by the river's brink against he come; and the
rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine
hand.
- 16 And thou shalt
say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto
thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the
wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.
- 17 Thus saith the
LORD, In this thou shalt know that I am the LORD: behold, I will
smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which
are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.
- 18 And the fish that
is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the
Egyptians shall loathe to drink of the water of the river.
- 19 And the LORD
spoke unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon
their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of
water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood
throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and
in vessels of stone.
- 20 And Moses and
Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod,
and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of
Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters
that were in the river were turned to blood.
- 21 And the fish that
was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians
could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood
throughout all the land of Egypt.
- 22 And the magicians
of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was
hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the LORD had
said.
- 23 And Pharaoh
turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to
this also.
- 24 And all the
Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for
they could not drink of the water of the river.
- 25 And seven days
were fulfilled, after that the LORD had smitten the river.
We have always had the false and the
true. Sometimes they resemble each other. Sometimes people encounter
the false signs and wonders and reject the real along with the
false.
Yet we need the real power of God to
present the gospel of Jesus Christ and show the unbelieving world
that Jesus is the Christ that has come to save their very
souls. True signs and wonders by the power of the Holy Spirit
confirm the truth of God's word.
The word of God must go forth from us
with power. The Holy Spirit is given as power for service but the
Holy Spirit does not exalt a man, a ministry or anything except the
foundation of Jesus Christ. There must never be any other
foundation. Upon the rock of Jesus Christ must everything be built.
We must be careful what we build upon that foundation. The works of
the flesh will be purged with fire. Only that which is true and pure
will remain.
That is how we judge what is real and
what is true. Not everything that goes forth in the name of Jesus
Christ is true.
1. Does it cause souls to be truly born
again by God's spirit?
2. Does it cause people to love one
another?
3. Does it cause us to love our enemies?
4. Does it teach a false doctrine contrary
to the word?
5. Does if give glory to Jesus or to a man
(women)
6. Does it teach salvation through Jesus
alone or does it add to the gospel by making a church or a ministry
a requirement for salvation?
7. Do the miracles bring people to Jesus
or someone or something else? -DC
Exodus 8
Exodus Index
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