Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Exodus)
我夜间的歌曲《出埃及记》
Text: Exodus 7: 22-25
MEDITATION
Exodus 7:22-25
22 Then the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments; and Pharaoh’s heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, as the LORD had said.
23 And Pharaoh turned and went into his house. Neither was his heart moved by this.
24 So all the Egyptians dug all around the river for water to drink, because they could not drink the water of the river.
25 And seven days passed after the LORD had struck the river.
MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE
1. The magicians of Egypt
a. They had learned to make “enchantments”.
b. They believed that their magic spells were powerful.
2. What they could not do
a. They could not reverse what the LORD did.
b. They could only pretend that they could also turn water into blood.
c. They were “duplicating” the feat of Moses and Aaron.
d. This was supposed to show that they had similar powers.
e. The real power would be more obvious if they would reverse what God did.
f. But of course, they could not do that.
3. The response of the Pharaoh
a. He turned away and went into his own house.
b. His heart was not moved at all by what he had seen.
4. The digging of wells
a. The Egyptians tried to dig wells.
b. They desperately needed to find fresh and clean water to drink.
c. They could not collect water from the River Nile to drink, as they had in the past.
d. They could not find any fresh water supply because God had judged and cursed all the bodies of water in the land of Egypt.
5. The length of this judgment from the Lord
a. This judgment would last for seven days.
b. Pharaoh would have to ponder deeply the word of God delivered to him.
经文：出埃及记 7：22-25
沉思
《出埃及记 7：22-25》
22埃及行法术的，也用邪术照样而行。法老心里刚硬，不肯听摩西、亚伦，正如耶和华所说的。
23法老转身进宫，也不把这事放在心上。
24埃及人都在河的两边挖地，要得水喝，因为他们不能喝这河里的水。25耶和华击打河以后满了七天。