Exodus 7

As much as I did not like Chapter 4, I LOVE Chapter 7.  The Lord has just revealed a new name for himself to Moses as a way to underline that He will make good on His promise to their ancestors.  Now he tells Moses that He will make him like a god to Pharaoh.  Think about it!  Here Moses has been quaking in his boots (sandals) in front of the Israelite slaves, he's whined that he can't face Pharaoh, and God tells him in no uncertain terms that it is not Pharaoh who holds the power, but Moses.  Sure, if you are willing to be ruled by the circumstances of this world then, yes, Pharaoh holds all the power, but the circumstances mean nothing to our God.  Pharaoh only holds the power that God allows him to have, and God says that Moses will be like a God to Pharaoh.  That gives me goosebumps.  Moses, who has run away and cowered, Moses, who has given excuse after excuse, Moses who won't even speak to the man, Moses, who is 80 years old, yes, that Moses will become like a god to Pharaoh.

Moses and Aaron confront Pharaoh.  As the Lord said it would be, Pharaoh's heart is hard and refuses to listen, so the plagues start.  I was curious about whether or not there was any meaning behind the specific plagues.  The first plague was turning the water into blood.  It seems that one of Egypt's most revered god was the god of the river.  A plague hitting the river would be a show of power over this particular god.  It seems it's not just a plague, but a strategy.  Of course.  :)