Plagues 3&4 - Lice and Flies!

Plagues 3&4 - Lice and Flies!

The LORD said to Moses, "Command Aaron to strike the ground with his stick, and everywhere in Egypt the dust will turn into lice." They obeyed, and when Aaron struck the ground with the stick, lice started swarming on people and animals. In fact, every speck of dust in Egypt turned into a lice. When the magicians tried to use their secret powers to do this, they failed, and lice stayed on people and animals. The magicians told the king, "God has done this." But, as the LORD had said, the king was too stubborn to listen. The LORD said to Moses: Early tomorrow morning, while the king is on his way to the river, go and say to him, "The LORD commands you to let his people go, so they can worship him. If you don't, he will send swarms of flies to attack you, your officials, and every citizen of your country. Houses will be full of flies, and the ground will crawl with them. "The LORD's people in Goshen won't be bothered by flies, but your people in the rest of the country will be tormented by them. That's how you will know that the LORD is here in Egypt. This miracle will happen tomorrow." The LORD kept his promise--the palace and the homes of the royal officials swarmed with flies, and the rest of the country was infested with them as well. Then the king sent for Moses and Aaron and told them, "Go sacrifice to your God, but stay here in Egypt." "That's impossible!" Moses replied. "Any sacrifices we offer to the LORD our God would disgust the Egyptians, and they would stone us to death. No indeed! The LORD has ordered us to walk 3 days into the desert before offering sacrifices to him, and that's what we have to do." Then the king told him, "I'll let you go into the desert to offer sacrifices, if you don't go very far. But in the meantime, pray for me." "Your Majesty," Moses replied, "I'll pray for you as soon as I leave, and by tomorrow the flies will stop bothering you, your officials, and the citizens of your country. Only make sure that you're telling the truth this time and that you really intend to let our people offer sacrifices to the LORD." After leaving the palace, Moses prayed, and the LORD answered his prayer. Not a fly was left to pester the king, his officials, or anyone else in Egypt. But the king turned stubborn again and would not let the people go.

Lesson to be Learnt:

            There is a verse in the Bible “ For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood.- Psalm 33:9”  Whatever the Lord speaks will surely be done and whatever He commands will surely happen. You can check the strength of the verse in the above passage. If whatever the Lord just speaks will happen, how much true it is that whatever He has promised will happen? The Bible contains many promises from the Lord. You need to own them as yours and believe that it is a promise from the Lord for you. Example: You are going to attend an interview. Before you read your Bible, you pray to the Lord and ask Him for a strengthening verse. And when you read, there is a verse that strikingly touches you in the Bible passage that you are reading. (like “Fear not Am with you”). Then believe that He is promising you the verse and keep on praying with that verse until you enter the interview room. I bet if the Lord had promised you to get the job then He is sure to get you that job. Give it a try :)

Psalm 33:9

(Hindi) क्योंकि जब उस ने कहा, तब हो गया? जब उस ने आज्ञा दी, तब वास्तव में वैसा ही हो गया।।

(MKJV)  For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood.

(Tamil OV)  அவர் சொல்ல ஆகும், அவர் கட்டளையிட நிற்கும்.

(Telugu)  ఆయన మాట సెలవియ్యగా దాని ప్రకారమాయెను ఆయన ఆజ్ఞాపింపగానే కార్యము స్థిరపరచబడెను.