BRAGADAYJAH 181

BRAGADAYJAH 181 We shall see when we continue tomorrow. Moses and Aaron had appeared before Pharaoh and had shown him a miracle from their God. So when Pharaoh said show me you have power Moses had thrown down his rod which turned into a snake. But the Pharaoh was not overly impressed; and so he called his magicians who threw down their rods which turned into many snakes. And although Moses’ snake ate up their snakes, the Pharaoh decided that that was not enough to make him change his mind and let the people go. But God was not done with Pharaoh; for this time God told Moses to show his power by a far more impressive miracle; one that the Pharaoh’s magicians could not duplicate. So now the Lord told Moses to stretch his rod over the all the waters of Egypt; over the streams, rivers, ponds, lakes, pools and every catchment of water; and as Moses did so, all the waters of Egypt was turned to blood. Not only so; all the fish in the streams and rivers died, so much so that the waters stank and the people could not drink it. There was blood all over Egypt. The magicians tried to reverse the plague of blood by doing all kinds of magic tricks and by enchantments; but they were powerless to reverse that which was sealed by the power of God. Pharaoh went into his house and locked himself in and refused to face the people who were panting for a drink of water. They began frantically digging around near the river and everywhere they thought perhaps there may be water; but whenever they found water, it also turned to blood before there very eyes. After seven days, the Lord sent again Moses to the Pharaoh and again told him to let God’s people go. “And know this,” said the Lord to the Pharaoh by the mouth of Moses; “should you fail to let my people go, I shall smite all the borders of Egypt with frogs.” Well the snake miracle did not impress Moses to have a change of heart; neither did the fact of all the waters of Egypt turned to blood as loathsome and difficult as that was. But will he yield under the threat of grogs everywhere? We shall see when we continue tomorrow.