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Text: Exodus 10: 7-11

MEDITATION

Exodus 10:7-11

7 Then Pharaoh’s servants said to him, “How long shall this man be a snare to us? Let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God. Do you not yet know that Egypt is destroyed?”
8 So Moses and Aaron were brought again to Pharaoh, and he said to them, “Go, serve the LORD your God. Who are the ones that are going?”
9 And Moses said, “We will go with our young and our old; with our sons and our daughters, with our flocks and our herds we will go, for we must hold a feast to the LORD.”
10 Then he said to them, “The LORD had better be with you when I let you and your little ones go! Beware, for evil is ahead of you.
11 Not so! Go now, you who are men, and serve the LORD, for that is what you desired.” And they were driven out from Pharaoh’s presence.

MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE

1. An urgent word from the servants of Pharaoh

a. They were afraid of Moses

They described him as “a snare”. They were afraid that Egypt would be caught in this snare!

b. Egypt was being destroyed!

i. Pharaoh may not have been directly aware.

ii. He lived in a palace.

iii. The rest of Egypt saw the destruction of the land.

c. They urged Pharaoh to let the children of Israel go.

i. They may leave the land to serve the LORD.

ii. They were distressed at what could happen further.

iii. The threat of a great plague of locusts caused great alarm.

2. Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron

a. He said that he was willing to let the children of Israel go.

b. But he wanted to know who was going?

3. The ready response of Moses

a. The answer was obvious.

b. All of the children of Israel would leave:

i. Young and old

ii. Sons and daughters

iii. Flocks and herds

c. This was the word that had been made known to Pharaoh.

4. The cunningness of Pharaoh

a. He was upset with this answer.

b. He feigned concern for the children.

i. There may be evil out there.

ii. The children would be vulnerable.

c. His counter offer:

i. The men may go.

ii. They may take time out to serve the Lord.

5. Pharaoh’s pride

a. He drove them out of his court.

b. He did not listen to the advice of his servants.

c. He refused to change his mind.

经文：出埃及记 10：7-11

沉思

《出埃及记 10：7-11》
7 法老的臣仆对法老说：“这人为我们的网罗要到几时呢？容这些人去侍奉耶和华他们的神吧！埃及已经败坏了，你还不知道吗？”
8 于是摩西、亚伦被召回来见法老，法老对他们说：“你们去侍奉耶和华你们的神，但那要去的是谁呢？”
9 摩西说：“我们要和我们老的少的、儿子女儿同去，且把羊群牛群一同带去，因为我们务要向耶和华守节。”
10 法老对他们说：“我容你们和你们妇人孩子去的时候，耶和华与你们同在吧！你们要谨慎，因为有祸在你们眼前。

11 不可都去，你们这壮年人去侍奉耶和华吧！因为这是你们所求的。”于是把他们从法老面前撵出去。

在生活里有意义地应用

1. 法老的臣仆一番急迫的话

a. 他们对摩西感到害怕

他们甚至用“网罗”形容他。他们担心埃及将陷入这网罗！

b. 埃及即将被毁灭了

i. 也许法老并不完全了解

ii. 他居住在宫中

iii. 埃及人民目睹了埃及地的毁灭

c. 他们恳请法老把以色列民释放

i. 让他们离开，去侍奉神

ii. 他们因为可能发生的事而感到担忧苦恼

iii. 蝗灾的威胁引起了极大的警觉

2. 法老召回摩西和亚伦

a. 他表示愿意释放以色列民

b. 但他要知道那要去的是谁？

3. 摩西预备好的回应

a. 答案明显

b. 所有以色列民将一起离开

i. 老的少的

ii. 儿子女儿

iii. 羊群牛群

c. 这是对法老宣告的

4. 法老的狡猾

a. 他对这个回答感到不满

b. 他假装关心孩子们

i. 外头将有祸在眼前

ii. 孩子们脆弱

c. 他的提议：

i. 让壮年人去

ii. 他们能抽出时间去侍奉神

5. 法老的傲慢

a. 法老把他们从他面前撵出去

b. 他并没有听臣仆的劝告

c. 他不肯改变心意