Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Exodus)
我夜间的歌曲《出埃及记》
Text: Exodus 9: 31-35
MEDITATION
Exodus 9:31-35
31 Now the flax and the barley were struck, for the barley was in the head and the flax was in bud.
32 But the wheat and the spelt were not struck, for they are late crops.
33 So Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh and spread out his hands to the LORD; then the thunder and the hail ceased, and the rain was not poured on the earth.
34 And when Pharaoh saw that the rain, the hail, and the thunder had ceased, he sinned yet more; and he hardened his heart, he and his servants.
35 So the heart of Pharaoh was hard; neither would he let the children of Israel go, as the LORD had spoken by Moses.
MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE
1. The crops that were struck by the hailstorm
a. The flax
i. This was grown very widely in Egypt.
ii. From flax came the material to make linen.
b. The barley
i. Barley was grown to feed the animals.
ii. Only the very poor ate barley.
2. The crops that were not struck
a. The wheat
i. This was grown for human consumption.
ii. This was still intact.
b. The spelt
i. This was a variety of wheat.
ii. It was grown as food for the Egyptians.
3. The prayer of Moses
a. He lifted up his hands to God in supplication.
b. God heard and answered:
i. The thunder stopped.
ii. The hail ceased.
iii. The rain also ceased.
4. The response of the Pharaoh
a. He saw that the hailstorm had ceased.
i. He may have lost the flax and the barley. But that would not affect the food supply for the Egyptians.
ii. The wheat and the spelt were not struck. There could be a harvest yet.
b. He and his servants hardened their hearts.
c. He sinned even more.
d. He would not let the children of Israel go as he had promised.
5. Forewarned by the LORD
a. God had already foretold that this would happen.
b. There was nothing to be alarmed about even if they remained in Egypt for a little longer.
经文：出埃及记 9：31-35
沉思
《出埃及记 9: 31-35》
31 那时，麻和大麦被雹击打，因为大麦已经吐穗，麻也开了花。
32 只是小麦和粗麦没有被击打，因为还没有长成。
33 摩西离了法老出城，向耶和华举手祷告，雷和雹就止住，雨也不再浇在地上了。
34 法老见雨和雹与雷止住，就越发犯罪，他和他的臣仆都硬着心。35 法老的心刚硬，不容以色列人去，正如耶和华借着摩西所说的。