Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Exodus)
我夜间的歌曲《出埃及记》
Text: Exodus 7: 8-13
MEDITATION
Exodus 7:8-13
8 Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
9 “When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, ‘Show a miracle for yourselves,’ then you shall say to Aaron, ‘Take your rod and cast it before Pharaoh, and let it become a serpent.’”
10 So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and they did so, just as the LORD commanded. And Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent.
11 But Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers; so the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.
12 For every man threw down his rod, and they became serpents. But Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.
13 And Pharaoh’s heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, as the LORD had said.
MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE
1. A miracle shown to the Pharaoh
a. Moses and Aaron were allowed to see the Pharaoh again.
b. This time round, they showed a miracle to him.
c. Aaron cast his rod onto the ground.
d. It became a serpent!
2. Pharaoh’s servants
a. Some of them were called “wise men”.
b. Others were called “sorcerers” or “magicians”.
c. They did not think much about this miracle shown by Moses and Aaron.
d. They used some means of “enchantment” (trickery).
i. Some snakes could be paralysed when held in a certain way.
ii. They would look like rods but they were actually snakes.
iii. They threw their “rods” on the ground and of course, they were snakes on the ground.
3. The serpent of Aaron
a. It attacked the other snakes.
b. It swallowed the snakes of the magicians!
4. The heart of Pharaoh
a. He suffered a defeat.
b. But he refused to heed God’s command to release the children of Israel.
c. He hardened his heart further.
d. This was already forewarned by the LORD.
经文：出埃及记 7：8-13
沉思
《出埃及记 7：8-13》
8 耶和华晓谕摩西、亚伦说：
9 “法老若对你们说：‘你们行件奇事吧’，你就吩咐亚伦说：‘把杖丢在法老面前，使杖变做蛇。’”
10 摩西、亚伦进去见法老，就照耶和华所吩咐的行。亚伦把杖丢在法老和臣仆面前，杖就变做蛇。
11 于是法老召了博士和术士来，他们是埃及行法术的，也用邪术照样而行。
12 他们各人丢下自己的杖，杖就变做蛇，但亚伦的杖吞了他们的杖。13 法老心里刚硬，不肯听从摩西、亚伦，正如耶和华所说的。
在生活里有意义地应用
1. 向法老展现的奇迹
a. 摩西和亚伦被允许再次到法老面前
b. 这回，他们向他展示了一个奇迹
c. 亚伦将他的杖丢在地上
d. 它变做蛇！
2. 法老的仆人
a. 其中一些人被称为“博士”
b. 其他人被称为“术士”或“法术师”
c. 他们对摩西和亚伦展示的这个奇迹没有多想
d. 他们使用了某种“结界”（诡计多端）的手段。
i. 如果以某种方式握住，某些蛇可以变瘫痪
ii. 它们看起来像杖，但实际上是蛇
iii. 他们把“杖”丢在地上，当然在地上就变做蛇
3. 亚伦的蛇
a. 它攻击了其他的蛇
b. 它吞了术士的蛇！
4. 法老的心
a. 他失败了
b. 但是他拒绝听从上帝的命令释放以色列民
c. 他的心里更加刚硬
d. 这是上帝已经预先所警告的