Essentially, Egypt didn’t exist without the Nile. The fish in the Nile will die, the river will stink, and the Egyptians will be unable to drink water from it” ( Ex.
I will strike the water in the Nile with the staff in my hand, and it will turn to blood. God’s first display of superior power was appropriate-a miracle on the Nile River: “This is what Yahweh says: Here is how you will know that I am Yahweh. God put His glory on display by judging these false gods. The plagues fell on all the areas of life that were supposed to have been protected by Egypt’s gods. In Exodus 12:12, God said that He was going to perform the last sign, the death of the firstborn, and in so doing He would execute “judgments against all the gods of Egypt” (see also Num. 33:4). God was judging not only the Egyptians but also the gods of Egypt. But you must understand that there’s something bigger going on than what you see at first glance. I suppose the modern person may look at these plagues and say, “Are you kidding me? This scene is bizarre! Is God a cosmic jerk? Was He trying to annoy the Egyptians?” Or one might be tempted to say, “This is silly and hard to believe.”
#Gospel project winter 2016 series
Chapters 7–12 of Exodus reveal God’s judgment on the Egyptians through a series of severe plagues. In the exodus story one of the ways that God revealed His glory was by confronting false gods. God Reveals His Glory by Confronting False Gods (Ex. 7:14-25)
The Gospel Project takes adults, students, and kids on a chronological, Christ-centered journey through the storyline of Scripture. The following is an excerpt from the Winter 2016 issue of The Gospel Project for Adults.
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