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Text: Exodus 7: 3-5

MEDITATION

Exodus 7:3-5

3 And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt.
4 But Pharaoh will not heed you, so that I may lay My hand on Egypt and bring My armies and My people, the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.
5 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch out My hand on Egypt and bring out the children of Israel from among them.”

MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE

1. What God would do

a. He would harden the heart of Pharaoh.

b. An important thing to note!

i. Pharaoh already possessed a hardened heart.

ii. He had been very cruel to the children of Israel.

iii. He had become harsher after he met Moses and Aaron.

c. Forewarning to Moses and Aaron.

i. The Pharaoh would not heed the words of Moses and Aaron.

ii. They must expect strong resistance from him.

d. God’s plan revealed:

i. God would lay His hand on Egypt mightily.

ii. He would afflict Egypt with great judgments.

iii. He would bring the children of Israel out of Egypt.

iv. God affectionately spoke of them as His army and His people.

2. The response of the Egyptians

a. They would know that the God of the Hebrews is indeed the LORD.

b. They would know just how mighty God’s hand would be.

c. The children of Israel would be brought out of the land of Egypt.

经文: 出埃及记 7：3-5

沉思

《出埃及记 7：3-5》
3 我要使法老的心刚硬，也要在埃及地多行神迹奇事。
4 但法老必不听你们，我要伸手重重地刑罚埃及，将我的军队以色列民从埃及地领出来。

5 我伸手攻击埃及，将以色列人从他们中间领出来的时候，埃及人就要知道我是耶和华。”

在生活里有意义地应用

1. 上帝会做的

a. 祂将使法老的心刚硬

b. 需要注意的重点！

i. 法老已经有一颗刚硬的心

ii. 他对以色列人非常残酷

iii. 在遇见摩西和亚伦之后，他变得更加严厉

c. 对摩西和亚伦的预警

i. 法老必不听摩西和亚伦的话

ii. 他们必须期待他的强烈反抗

d. 上帝的计划揭示了：

i. 上帝将伸手在埃及上

ii. 祂将重重地刑罚埃及

iii. 祂将把以色列人领出埃及

iv. 上帝亲切地称他们为祂的军队和祂的子民

2. 埃及人的反应

a. 他们会知道希伯来人的神确实是上帝

b. 他们会知道上帝的手有多强大

c. 以色列人将从埃及被领出来