Narrative Lectionary Key Verse for Today
“Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Pharaoh’s heart is hardened; he refuses to let the people go. Go to Pharaoh in the morning, as he is going out to the water; stand by at the river bank to meet him, and take in your hand the staff that was turned into a snake. Say to him, “The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, sent me to you to say, ‘Let my people go, so that they may worship me in the wilderness.’ ”
NL Daily Devotion for Monday, September 30, 2019
by Daniel D. Maurer, Clergy Stuff
Isn’t the photo above freaky?!
Well, to me it is. But did you know that during the time of the Black Death, doctors would often wear such things?
I guess they thought it was to protect them from the illness. Too bad they had no idea about germs and how they spread.
I’ve always felt a little sorry for the Egyptians in the Exodus story. Here they were, only to suffer because their idiot leader was so hard of heart and wouldn’t simply let the people go.
Was God (and by association, Moses) the guilty party in this endeavor? After all, it was through God’s actions that one plague multiplied into two, four, six, etc.
I think the point we’re meant to understand here is that the people often suffer at the hands of their leaders. It’s all too frequent that the general populace will have to make ends meet just to survive, all while their leaders are playing golf. The promises come only because, in the end, God wishes freedom and truth to prevail.
Was God cruel to continue the plagues in Egypt? What’s your view?
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