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Word of the Lord to Egyptians

Exodus 9:19-20 'Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and

shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die. He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his

servants and his cattle flee into the houses'

In the above passage we can understand that the Lord desires to rescue the Egyptians from the upcoming plague. The Lord God was so gracious and kind not only to the

children of Israel but also for the Egyptians. The Lord reveals what he isabout to do to the world through his mesenger. The Lord clearly instructs what needs to be

done to save themselves. In verse twenty, we see there were some servants of Pharaoh who feared the word of the Lord. The word of the Lord came for them in order to

protect them. Even in our lives, the word of the Lord is not only for us but also for the whole world. The Lord desires to make us a blessing to others. He has planned

certain things for this world to be blessed through the children of the Lord. As a part of today's meditation, let us see the great plan that God had for his people

in Egypt who feared him.

God's Caution

Exodus 9:19-20 'Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and

shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die. He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his

servants and his cattle flee into the houses'

We see the Lord sends a word to Pharaoh through his messenger. The Lord cautions that they will be facing hailstorm in the land. In the above verse we can see a divine

caution from the Lord. Pharaoh's servans who feared the Lord listened to the word of the Lord/ caution and rescued themselves. Even in the strange land of Egypt

there were Egyptians who feared the Lord. Those who had the fear of the Lord were rescued at the time of destruction. Same way in the times of Noah, he cautioned

people about the heavy rains but people did not worry about the cautions. Also in Genesis 19:14 'And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his

daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.' Here we can see the

sons in law of Lot mocked on the cautions given by him. We read in Genesis 18:18 'And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do.' The Lord will

caution his children about their future and also to the world. The Lord will also convey certain things to the world in order to save them from the destructions in the

end of times. But those who fear concerning his words, will be saved.

God's covering

Exodus 9:25-26 'And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and

brake every tree of the field. Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.'

The Lord not only cautions his people but also rescues them from the destruction. The plagues in the land of Egypt were a judgement for the slavery and bondage of the

Israelites but the Lord exempts the people of God from the destruction. We see in the land of Goshen there were no hail. Even though the calamity strikes the entire

nation, but the Lord safeguards the place of his children. We read in Psalm 91:7 'A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall

not come nigh thee.' The Lord will protect his children from all the plagues and dangers. No evil has fall into the tents of his children. As we see in the above

passage, the Lord saved his children and also everything that pertains to them. The nature itself set a difference to the children of the Lord. The hailstorm did not

pour upon the places where the people of the Lord resided. This is the divine covering of the Lord. As we read in Exodus 9:29 'that thou mayest know how that the

earth is the LORD'S.' Our Lord will protect our families in such a fashion that we are set apart from others. Through the miracles the world will know that the earth

belongs to our Lord God.

God's constitution

Exodus 9:27 'And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.'

Here we see Pharaoh witnessed everything that the Lord has did for his children and makes a confession. He confesses that the Lord is righteous. We read in

Exodus 9:29 ' and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.' The King realized how the righteous Lord is judging for his people and he let Israelites leave

immediately without further ado. Even in our lives, those who witness the works of the Lord in our lives should make such a confession. The revelation of God's glory

should make people realize that we serve a righteous Lord. We might ask a lot of questions about the unwanted things in our lives, but we should believe that the

righteous Lord will deliver us. We will soon hear it be said that the thing stood against us is removed. Therefore, let us pray to God that we should receive the

word of the Lord and his revealtion to guard ourselves in our lives. Amen.

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