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18 Now athe magicians so worked with their1 enchantments to bring forth lice, but they bcould not. So there were lice on man and beast.  
19 Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is athe finger of God.” But Pharaoh’s bheart grew hard, and he did not heed them, just as the Lord had said.  

The Fourth Plague: Flies

20 And the Lord said to Moses, a“Rise early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh as he comes out to the water. Then say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: b“Let My people go, that they may serve Me.  
21 Or else, if you will not let My people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you and your servants, on your people and into your houses. The houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground on which they stand.
22 And in that day aI will set apart the land of bGoshen, in which My people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there, in order that you may cknow that I am the Lord in the midst of the dland.  
23 I will make a difference between My people and your people. Tomorrow this asign shall be.” ’ ”  
24 And the Lord did so. aThick swarms of flies came into the house of Pharaoh, into his servants’ houses, and into all the land of Egypt. The land was corrupted because of the swarms of flies.  
Commentaries:


No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for Exodus 8:20.

Exodus 8:20-22

What is God doing? He is doing two things at the same time. He is calling the Egyptians to task because of the way they are treating the Israelites, and He is going to show them that He Himself rules this creation and that He is going to benefit the Israelites so that they go free while the Egyptians are held back from what they would like to do in killing.

Excerpted from Unleavened Bread and the Holy Spirit (Part Two)

Exodus 8:20-22

The Egyptians dwelling in houses—houses with lots of bugs in them, at that time. But the Israelites were separated away. They were in the land of Goshen. That is where their houses were—that is, their fly-free houses!

Excerpted from Passover (Part 4)

Exodus 8:20-23

God makes a difference. This will become a large portion of what I am going to be saying in this sermon. God is making a difference between His people and those who are part of the world.

Excerpted from Why We Observe Passover and the Days of Unleavened Bread

 
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