CWFI Devotional Bible Guide: Aaron Lesson Ten the Miracle of the Flies

A. Verse 20 The LORD spoke to Moses, "Rise up tomorrow morning, and meet the king of Egypt when he goes to the river. Speak to him and say, 'The LORD says: Let my people go, so they can worship me, and if you refuse, I will send colonies of flies into your houses.' "

B. "The flies will swarm your officers and your people. The ground and and the houses of Egypt will be swarmed with flies."

C. "The people of Israel in the land of Goshen will not have one single fly. My people will be exempt from the swarm of flies that will occur tomorrow."

D. Verse 24 The LORD kept his promise and the swarm of flies came into the king's palace and officers' houses. The flies were destroying everything in Egypt.

E. Verse 25 The king called for Moses and Aaron and said, "Go and sacrifice to your God in Egypt."

F. (Note: Flies/fly come from the Hebrew word, Zebub, Arob; which means the common house fly. Flies carry germs, worms, and disease. Usually when the Nile would rise the flies would come. But for the flies to come in swarms was a miracle and a plague. The fly can carry disease to animals and humans).

G. (Note: The whole fuss is about allowing the Israelites vacation time to worship their God-Yahweh. The Egyptians didn't eat with Hebrews, nor would they allow Israelites to worship on their soil, and considered it abominable to allow the Hebrews to worship Je-ho'vah on their soil. There is no freedom of religion in the land. But Pharaoh grants Moses, Aaron, and the Hebrews permission to worship in Egypt).

H. Verse 26 Moses said, "That's not right to do that. We cannot worship our God in Egypt. If were seen offering sacrifices that are detested by Egyptians they'll stone us and kill us." (Note: Pharaoh could have granted protection to the foreign worshipers, but he would have to overrule the Egyptian superstition governed by their gods).

I. Verse 28 Pharaoh said, "I will permit you to go offer sacrifice to the LORD your God, but only in the wilderness and don't go far. Now go and pray for me."

J. Verse 29 Moses said, "I will depart and pray to the LORD, that he will remove the flies from you, your officers, and your people by tomorrow. But don't break your promise again and don't prevent the people from going to offer sacrifices to the LORD. (Note: Technically Aaron hasn't been officially anointed as priest to offer sacrifices, nor selected by the people. It's by faith Aaron is acting his future role. Plus they have never as a congregation of people offered sacrifices of worship since being in Egypt over four hundred years. This act of sacrifice would be the first in this generation of followers).

K. Verse 30 Moses left the presence of the king and went into the presence of the LORD to pray for the king, the people of Egypt, and the land of Egypt. The LORD did as Moses requested, he removed the flies from the king, the people, and his officers so that not one fly existed. But the king became stubborn once again and didn't let the people go. (Note: Being stubborn can prevent you form praying to the LORD and having access to converse with him. I Samuel 15:23).

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