THE MORE THINGS CHANGE THE MORE THEY REMAIN THE SAME

According to scripture plagues are nothing new. They have existed since time immemorial. We read in the Book of Exodus that the Egyptians were plagued not because they had slaves. But because they refused to obey the divine command to release them. There were exactly ten plagues that came upon the land of Egypt in its entirety; and also upon all the Egyptians. It is interesting to note that even though Jehovah commissioned Moses to make a pilgrimage to the Egyptian court (1400 BCE). To demand the release of the Hebrew slaves. In the name of The Lord, The God of Israel. He nevertheless warned, “But I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not even by a mighty hand. So I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with all My wonders which I will do in its midst; and after that he will let you go.” Exodus 3:19-20. (NKJV). This Egyptian versus divinity debacle was no accident or strange coincidence. The Egyptian despot didn’t proclaim deliverance for the Hebrew slaves because he wasn’t supposed to. This entire scenario is one of the great traps of history. How can we be certain of this sobering truth? Because we are told, “But indeed for this purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth.” Exodus 9:16 (NKJV).

Let us briefly review the circumstances that made it unlikely that any ruler or government would merely emancipate a nation of slaves just because he heard that their god desired it:

1. The Hebrew slaves had no army
2. They had no air force
3. They had no naval power
4. They had absolutely no wealth and were impoverished
5. There was no visible imminent threat to the Egyptian military or to the nation
6. The enslavement of the Hebrews not only saved the Egyptians money but they also profited from the oppression of the Israelites.
7. Accordingly, Pharaoh had absolutely no incentive to acquiesce to Moses initial demand; and in fact for him to do so, would have been contrary to common sense.

The events that unfolded as Jehovah dealt with Pharaoh. Demonstrate God’s omnipotence, immanence and transcendence. Although evil exists in our world it is restrained by divine power. Furthermore, its perpetrators are held responsible and punished. The fact that evildoers are ignorant of certain hidden realities, does not exonerate them, or in any way lessen their guilt. The king of Egypt was asked to do something that neither he nor his subjects would countenance, because they were ripe for punishment.

This is how The Lord Almighty operates with impious, pagan, powers. The very fact that they are in the throes of idolatry is an affront to the divine potentate Whom nature itself is designed to expose. We read,

“The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge.  There is no speech nor language Where their voice is not heard. Their line has gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world.” Psalm 19:1-4. (NKJV). Fast forward three millennia of time and we are now back to square one. Planet Earth has been placed beneath the world wide scourge of a terrible plague, COVID-19. It doesn’t have to be fatal because the all loving merciful God has permitted us to develop vaccines. Which have the ability to prevent us from contracting the plague. But if we contract it the vaccines will enable us to avoid the terrible symptoms which invariably lead to death. All Pharaoh needed to do was simply show some reverence, humility, obedience, and worship before The Sovereign Lord. All of these responses are God’s just due. Instead however, he foolishly defied the majesty of heaven and the rest is history.

In this twenty first Century there are people just like the ancient Egyptians. They believe nothing. Even though the information is coming from fully trained and licensed medical professionals. These modern day followers of the king of ancient Egypt have chosen to reject it. If Pharaoh was wise he would have relented after the third plague, Or even the fourth. But he didn’t and consequently the plagues kept coming and increasing in severity. Until all the firstborn of Egypt were lying lifeless. Within the irreversibly cold embrace of death. The citizens of ancient Egypt fully embraced inanimate idols because it was a polytheistic culture. They worshipped gods such as Amun-Ra, the hidden one; Osiris, the king of the living; and Horus, the god of vengeance. They had absolutely no evidence of the supposed existence and power of these pagan deities. But they fully invested their faith in them. When the TRUTH came along in the form of Moses and Aaron they rejected it. Even though the continuously arriving plagues. Each of which the prophet Moses announced in advance. Provided incontrovertible evidence that he represented a God, who was highly exalted above all other gods and whose power was omnipotent.

These seem to be the very same people unfortunately, who refuse to accept the testimony of the former Attorney General, Mr. William Barr. A faithful and loyal Trump appointee. When he asserted that there was no fraud to such an extent, that would have influenced the outcome of the 2020 General Election. Or even the contentions of Mr. Cristopher Krebs who emphatically stated that the 2020 General Elections were the most secure in America’s history. Like the ancient Egyptians they turned their backs on the awesome and glorious supreme God of the heavens. To love and adore the deceptions and delusions that their lying priests had spun for their benefit. Now predictably they are dying like flies because of their own folly. In refusing to embrace common sense and reality. The more things change the more they remain the same.