The first plague is brought upon Egypt in the form of blood. Moses was instructed by God to go Pharoah in the morning when he goes to the bank of the Nile. With the staff of God in hand, the Lord instructs Moses to challenge the hardened heart of Pharoah to let his people go. The first sign would be the Nile's waters and every water that is drawn from it is turned to blood. The fish in the Nile will die, the river will stink, and the water will be undrinkable. The Lord then instructed Moses to carry this out over all the waters of Egypt - streams, canals, ponds and reservoirs.With Pharoah rejecting this sign and returning to the palace, the Egyptians had to dig along the Nile because they couldn't drink the waters of the river.
What was interesting in this plague was that the Egyptian magicians were able to replicate this with their own form of black arts (22). But here the main source of life in the area was now gone, from the Nile flowed life and sustained life, yet still Pharoah could not see past himself.
Over all good day and praying for the same today. Still prayers for Donna as she struggles to get better and for the family near my s-i-l whose house was burned last night. Praises for all of their lives that were spared but the recovery will be devastating and laborious.
Praise for today: You are good, and what you do is good; teach me your decrees. Ps. 119: 68
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