Plagues 5 & 6 - Pestilence and Sores!

Plagues 5 & 6 - Pestilence and Sores!

The LORD sent Moses with this message for the king of Egypt: The LORD God of the Hebrews commands you to let His people go, so they can worship him. If you keep refusing, He will bring a terrible disease on your horses and donkeys, your camels and cattle, and your sheep and goats. But the LORD will protect the animals that belong to the people of Israel, and none of theirs will die. Tomorrow is the day the LORD has set to do this. It happened the next day--all of the animals belonging to the Egyptians died, but the Israelites did not lose even one. When the king found out, he was still too stubborn to let the people go. The LORD said to Moses and Aaron: Take a few handfuls of ashes from a stove and have Moses throw them into the air. Be sure the king is watching. The ashes will blow across the land of Egypt, causing sores to break out on people and animals. So they took a few handfuls of ashes and went to the king. Moses threw them into the air, and sores immediately broke out on the Egyptians and their animals. The magicians were suffering so much from the sores, that they could not even come to Moses. Everything happened just as the LORD had told Moses--He made the king too stubborn to listen to Moses and Aaron. The LORD told Moses to get up early the next morning and say to the king: The LORD God of the Hebrews commands you to let His people go, so they can worship Him! If you don't, He will send his worst plagues to strike you, your officials, and everyone else in your country. Then you will find out that no one can oppose the LORD. In fact, He could already have sent a terrible disease and wiped you from the face of the earth. But He has kept you alive, just to show you His power and to bring honor to Himself everywhere in the world.

Lesson to be Learnt:

            Nothing in the world can be done without the Lord’s approval. From the passage above we can find that the Lord saved His own people and did not allow any plague to attack them. On the other hand He sent serious plagues on the Egyptians. So good or bad, everything proceeds from the Hand of the Lord. At times God permits certain things in our lives that we wonder “ why such a thing happen to us”. But God has a purpose for everything. And that purpose is always for our good. So at any time, good or bad praise the Lord and give Him glory. The Lord will surely bless you!

Lamentations 3:37,38

(CEV)  No one can do anything without the Lord's approval. Good and bad each happen at the command of God Most High.

(Hindi) यदि यहोवा ने आज्ञा न दी हो, तब कौन है कि वचन कहे और वह पूरा हो जाए?  विपत्ति और कल्याण, क्या दोनोंपरमप्रधान की आज्ञा से नहीं होते?

(Tamil OV)  ஆண்டவர் கட்டளையிடாதிருக்கக் காரியம் சம்பவிக்கும் என்று சொல்லுகிறவன் யார்?  உன்னதமானவருடைய வாயிலிருந்து தீமையும் நன்மையும் புறப்படுகிறதில்லையோ?

(Telugu)  ప్రభువు సెలవులేనిది మాట యిచ్చి నెరవేర్చగలవా డెవడు? మహోన్నతుడైన దేవుని నోటనుండి కీడును మేలును బయలు వెళ్లునుగదా?