Free at Last

On yesterday we saw God answering prayer with a plan for His people. Let’s look today at how they responded. God has answered the prayer of His people and they are on their way free from bondage, no more making bricks. I can hear them now Free, Free, Free at last. Moses had gone before Pharaoh and asked him to let my people go more than once but Pharaoh refused and refused. God sent plague  after plague and Pharaoh time after time asked Moses to go before God and remove the plague and then when God would remove the Plague then Pharaoh went right back to being as he has been in the past. Now the one I thought was interesting was the plague of frogs. Frogs are everywhere; in the river, in the house, in their bed, in their ovens. You name it and there were frogs. 

Exodus 8:9  And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I intreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that they may remain in the river only?  Pharaoh answered

Exodus 8:10  And he said, Tomorrow. Do what? Tomorrow, why not now!  Do you enjoy having frogs in your bed? The children of Israel witness frogs, flies, pestilence, hail, darkness and other plagues, in other words they witness firsthand the power of God. Then came the night they were to put the blood on the door post. That night the Lord was looking for blood on the door post and where there was no blood then the first born died. When that night came this is what we read.

Exodus 12:30  And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead. Pharaoh then called for Moses and told him and his people to get out and take everything they own with them. They left and God has answered the Children of Israel’s prayer and has now delivered them from Egypt and hard bondage. Moses told them that this is a night to be much remembered, it is a night that you will tell your children about and they will tell their children and it will be remembered. It was all because of what we read early in the book of Exodus that God heard the prayer of His own.

Exodus 3:7  And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; I didn’t read of any praising or thanksgiving when they were delivered from Egypt.  That is strange; not one word of thanksgiving and no hands were raised in praise. None. I’ll finish up on tomorrow for there something I want you to see in all of this. It is just how much God loves His children. Have a great day!