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Text: Exodus 7: 19-21

MEDITATION

Exodus 7:19-21

19 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Take your rod and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their streams, over their rivers, over their ponds, and over all their pools of water, that they may become blood. And there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in buckets of wood and pitchers of stone.’”
20 And Moses and Aaron did so, just as the LORD commanded. So he lifted up the rod and struck the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants. And all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.
21 The fish that were in the river died, the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink the water of the river. So there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.

MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE

1. Instructions for Moses

a. Moses would give instructions to Aaron.

b. Aaron would take the rod of Moses.

i. He would stretch out his hand over all the bodies of water in Egypt.

ii. This symbolic action would cause all the water in Egypt to turn to blood.

2. Obedience of Moses and Aaron

a. They listened and obeyed the Lord’s instructions.

b. The rod of Moses was used to strike the River Nile.

c. This was done in the sight of the Pharaoh who was performing his religious rites in the River Nile.

d. The servants of the Pharaoh were there with him in attendance.

3. The striking of the River Nile

a. The River Nile was sacred to the Egyptians.

b. The Pharaoh and his servants actually worshipped the River as a deity.

c. The striking of the River was symbolic of God striking their River diety.

d. To the God of the Hebrews, the Nile was nothing more than a river.

4. The effects of the striking of the River Nile

a. The Nile turned into blood.

b. The fish in the River Nile died.

c. All bodies of water turned into blood as well.

经文：出埃及记 7:19-21

沉思

《出埃及记7：19-21》
19耶和华晓谕摩西说：“你对亚伦说：‘把你的杖伸在埃及所有的水以上，就是在他们的江、河、池、塘以上，叫水都变做血。在埃及遍地，无论在木器中、石器中，都必有血。’”
20摩西、亚伦就照耶和华所吩咐的行。亚伦在法老和臣仆眼前举杖击打河里的水，河里的水都变做血了。

21河里的鱼死了，河也腥臭了，埃及人就不能吃这河里的水。埃及遍地都有了血。

在生活里有意义地应用

1. 上帝给摩西的指示

a. 摩西会给亚伦指示

b. 亚伦会持着摩西的杖

i. 他会把杖伸在埃及所有的水以上

ii. 这象征性的动作会导致埃及所有的水都变做血

2. 摩西和亚伦的顺从

a. 他们听了并顺从上帝的指示

b. 他们用着摩西的杖击打尼罗河

c. 他们当着在尼罗河实行宗教仪式的法老面前击打河里的水

d. 法老的臣仆也在场

3. 击打尼罗河

a. 尼罗河对于埃及人是神圣的

b. 法老和他的臣仆把尼罗河视为神来崇拜

c. 击打尼罗河象征上帝击打他们的河神

d. 对于希伯来人的上帝，尼罗河只不过是一条河

4. 击打尼罗河的影响

a. 尼罗河变做血

b. 河里的鱼都死了

c. 埃及遍地都有了血