Sunday, January 8, 2012

Genesis 10:23b

"...but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings."

My Hailey's Bible Handbook had an interesting thought regarding the darkness, "Darkness.  This was a direct blow at Ra, Egypt's sun-god.  There was midnight darkness over Egypt for 3 days; but light where Israelites dwelt.  Pharaoh yielded; but again changed his mind."  p. 123

Can you imagine midnight-darkness for three whole days?  Wow!  And yet, Pharaoh still choose to harden his heart.  Each plague seemed to be "bigger" than the plague before...although the first plague, I think, would've been enough for me (had I been Pharaoh) to let God's-chosen people go.  The water turning to blood -- GROSS!  And it says that it stank!  Think of the dead fish!!!!  Ick! 

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