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"COME"
(Weekly Reading>>Exodus 10:1-13:16, Jeremiah 46:13-28, Luke 2:22-24, John 19:31-37)
Continued from the last study...
In Biblical Hebraic understanding, everything that has happened and is yet to happen, will always be explained from the beginning. According to Isaiah 46:10:
The Exodus is not only a historic event; it also heralds a prophetic picture of the Messiah’s return, including the redemption He offers His people and a pattern of how to walk in His ways. Scripture says that the people who know Moses will know the Messiah (John 5:46-47). They will look forward to His return and not fear His coming. Yahweh’s people will be encouraged in the end times because they will have studied the beginning and consequently understand the end. Our future is held in the beginning. The book of Revelation is a reflection of the book of Exodus. The story of the Exodus is an important lesson for us to study today as it holds the revelations for tomorrow. How we prepare for the Messiah’s return is modeled in the words given Moses. Egypt is a type of the world system and all that holds us in bondage. May we be a people who leave Egypt today and come out to worship the King of kings and the Lord of lords – Melech-HaMelechim va Adon-Adonim.
The Eighth Plague - Locusts
(Exodus 10:1-20)
Yahweh told Moses to warn Pharaoh of the impending plague if he would not positively respond to “Let My people go that they may worship Me.” Pharaoh’s own officials warned him saying, “How long will this man be a snare to us? Let the people go, so that they may worship Yahweh their Elohim. Do you not yet realize that Egypt is ruined?”
When Moses and Aaron were brought back yet again to Pharaoh, he asked them just who would be joining them if he consented to let them go. Moses answered, “We will go with our young and old, with our sons and daughters, and with our flocks and herds.” Hearing this, Pharaoh flatly refused! “No! Only the men may leave.” Pharaoh’s own words invited a plague of locusts that surpassed anything they had ever seen in Egypt or ever would see again. The previous plague of hail had completely decimated the cooler climate crops of flax and barley but now the warmer crops of wheat and spelt were totally lost as well. Every last bit of green left on the trees and plants were wiped out, all eaten by locusts.
Depending on the wind, locust swarms can travel 62 to 124 miles a day and fly 6500 feet above sea level posing problems for pilots. A single swarm contains between 40 and 80 million locust per mile. The species Desert Locust has threatened agricultural production in Africa, Asia and the Middle East for centuries. They are potentially the most dangerous of the desert pests with the ability to reproduce two to five generations per year. Plagues of locus occurred in 1926-1934, 1940-1963, 1967-1969, and 1987-1989. The latest major upsurge in 2003-05 cost an estimated $400 million to fight, in addition to the crop losses valued at approximately $2.5 billion.
The insects weigh less than one tenth of an ounce (two grams) but eat their weight in food each day. In a day, one ton of locusts, a very small part of a swarm, consume enough food for 2,500 people. The locust can live between three to six months, and there is a tenfold increase in locust numbers from one generation to the next.
The locust was an attack on the Egyptian god anubis, the god of the fields, especially cemeteries. The locusts finished up the work done by the hail. This plague also mocked Isis, protector against locusts, and Seth, protector of crops.
Pharaoh again had to summon Moses and ask him to pray to his God, Yahweh, to forgive his sin and take away the plague of locusts. Moses did so, but Pharaoh’s heart continued to harden.
As mentioned in the last study, many farmers put their hopes in chemical companies that boast in having the ability to increase production and profits, as well as protect the farmer’s fields from weeds and insects like the locust that could destroy their crops. The farmers are now seeing that by partnering with such companies they open themselves up to unforeseeable devastating plagues that are killing their soil, creating poisonous foods and crippling the nation’s economy.
The Ninth Plague - Darkness
(Exodus 10:21-29)
This next plague was given with no warning to Pharaoh at all. Yahweh instructed Moses to stretch out his hand toward the sky, and thick darkness came over all Egypt. “They did not see one another; nor did anyone rise from his place for three days.” Darkness represented the complete removal of Yahweh’s presence from the Egyptians. The light of His presence (His faithfulness) remained over the Children of Israel.
Darkness snuffed out life. Without light life ceased. Scripture said that no one could move. They were paralyzed for those three days. Without the life support of light, even the air around them was immobile. Fire could not even burn. This plague was so terrible they could actually feel the darkness.
The plague of darkness was an attack on the Egyptian god Ra or Amon-Re, the sun god. Darkness was considered a creation of Seth, evil principle destroyer of Osiris. It seemed Ra, the sun god, was dead and Seth had killed him. Ra was believed to be the physical father of all Pharaohs, and Pharaoh to be the king of all gods.
continues tomorrow...
"COME"
(Weekly Reading>>Exodus 10:1-13:16, Jeremiah 46:13-28, Luke 2:22-24, John 19:31-37)
Continued from the last study...
In Biblical Hebraic understanding, everything that has happened and is yet to happen, will always be explained from the beginning. According to Isaiah 46:10:
“[Yahweh makes] known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come.”
The Exodus is not only a historic event; it also heralds a prophetic picture of the Messiah’s return, including the redemption He offers His people and a pattern of how to walk in His ways. Scripture says that the people who know Moses will know the Messiah (John 5:46-47). They will look forward to His return and not fear His coming. Yahweh’s people will be encouraged in the end times because they will have studied the beginning and consequently understand the end. Our future is held in the beginning. The book of Revelation is a reflection of the book of Exodus. The story of the Exodus is an important lesson for us to study today as it holds the revelations for tomorrow. How we prepare for the Messiah’s return is modeled in the words given Moses. Egypt is a type of the world system and all that holds us in bondage. May we be a people who leave Egypt today and come out to worship the King of kings and the Lord of lords – Melech-HaMelechim va Adon-Adonim.
Ecclesiastes 1:9 “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.”
The Eighth Plague - Locusts
(Exodus 10:1-20)
Yahweh told Moses to warn Pharaoh of the impending plague if he would not positively respond to “Let My people go that they may worship Me.” Pharaoh’s own officials warned him saying, “How long will this man be a snare to us? Let the people go, so that they may worship Yahweh their Elohim. Do you not yet realize that Egypt is ruined?”
When Moses and Aaron were brought back yet again to Pharaoh, he asked them just who would be joining them if he consented to let them go. Moses answered, “We will go with our young and old, with our sons and daughters, and with our flocks and herds.” Hearing this, Pharaoh flatly refused! “No! Only the men may leave.” Pharaoh’s own words invited a plague of locusts that surpassed anything they had ever seen in Egypt or ever would see again. The previous plague of hail had completely decimated the cooler climate crops of flax and barley but now the warmer crops of wheat and spelt were totally lost as well. Every last bit of green left on the trees and plants were wiped out, all eaten by locusts.
Depending on the wind, locust swarms can travel 62 to 124 miles a day and fly 6500 feet above sea level posing problems for pilots. A single swarm contains between 40 and 80 million locust per mile. The species Desert Locust has threatened agricultural production in Africa, Asia and the Middle East for centuries. They are potentially the most dangerous of the desert pests with the ability to reproduce two to five generations per year. Plagues of locus occurred in 1926-1934, 1940-1963, 1967-1969, and 1987-1989. The latest major upsurge in 2003-05 cost an estimated $400 million to fight, in addition to the crop losses valued at approximately $2.5 billion.
•In 1954 locusts migrated from northwest Africa to the British Isles.
•In 1988 they moved from West Africa to the Caribbean, covering some 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometers) in the period of about ten days.
•In 2010 Australian locust swarmed over 500,000 square kilometers (190,000 square miles) roughly the size of Spain.
•In 1988 they moved from West Africa to the Caribbean, covering some 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometers) in the period of about ten days.
•In 2010 Australian locust swarmed over 500,000 square kilometers (190,000 square miles) roughly the size of Spain.
The insects weigh less than one tenth of an ounce (two grams) but eat their weight in food each day. In a day, one ton of locusts, a very small part of a swarm, consume enough food for 2,500 people. The locust can live between three to six months, and there is a tenfold increase in locust numbers from one generation to the next.
The locust was an attack on the Egyptian god anubis, the god of the fields, especially cemeteries. The locusts finished up the work done by the hail. This plague also mocked Isis, protector against locusts, and Seth, protector of crops.
Pharaoh again had to summon Moses and ask him to pray to his God, Yahweh, to forgive his sin and take away the plague of locusts. Moses did so, but Pharaoh’s heart continued to harden.
As mentioned in the last study, many farmers put their hopes in chemical companies that boast in having the ability to increase production and profits, as well as protect the farmer’s fields from weeds and insects like the locust that could destroy their crops. The farmers are now seeing that by partnering with such companies they open themselves up to unforeseeable devastating plagues that are killing their soil, creating poisonous foods and crippling the nation’s economy.
The Ninth Plague - Darkness
(Exodus 10:21-29)
This next plague was given with no warning to Pharaoh at all. Yahweh instructed Moses to stretch out his hand toward the sky, and thick darkness came over all Egypt. “They did not see one another; nor did anyone rise from his place for three days.” Darkness represented the complete removal of Yahweh’s presence from the Egyptians. The light of His presence (His faithfulness) remained over the Children of Israel.
Darkness snuffed out life. Without light life ceased. Scripture said that no one could move. They were paralyzed for those three days. Without the life support of light, even the air around them was immobile. Fire could not even burn. This plague was so terrible they could actually feel the darkness.
The plague of darkness was an attack on the Egyptian god Ra or Amon-Re, the sun god. Darkness was considered a creation of Seth, evil principle destroyer of Osiris. It seemed Ra, the sun god, was dead and Seth had killed him. Ra was believed to be the physical father of all Pharaohs, and Pharaoh to be the king of all gods.
continues tomorrow...
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