Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Year 7, Day 60: Exodus 11


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God sets up an incredible message within this passage.  He does it in two different ways.  We see it literally in the plundering of Egypt.  We will see it figuratively in the plague.



First of all, look at the plundering of money.  This isn’t a case where some poor unpaid slaves finally get what they deserve.  This is entirely the case of the Egyptian people willing to do anything to get rid of these Hebrew people and the God who keeps cursing them.  But here is the subliminal point underlying this chapter and the next few chapters to come.  We can ignore God and cast God out of our life.  But in order to do so, it will cost us something.  There is always a price we pay when we ask God to leave so we can continue in our own personal version of darkness.



This leads us to the sacrifice of the firstborn, which God promises in this chapter.  It will not only cost the Egyptians their gold and precious stones, it will cost them their first born.  God is making the point that it costs the Egyptian people their firstborn to get rid of God.  But in a great spiritual reversal, remember what the price is for us to re-enter the family of God.  For us to be a part of God’s family, it will cost Him His firstborn son!  For us to cast God away, we pay the price.  But for us to be able to embrace God, it is He who pays the price for us.



That’s grace.  It may feel strange to talk so deeply about grace in a chapter that focuses on impending death.  However, that is absolutely the grace of God.  Even in the midst of darkness and destruction, God can send a message of grace.



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