The children of Israel were so conditioned by their long history of enslavement that they did not know what to do with their freedom, nor how to act as free people.

God’s justice requires that wrongs be made right, that debts be paid. The law says a tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye, a blow for a blow.

There is great danger in ignoring the light that we have. God gave Pharaoh opportunity after opportunity. He told Pharaoh what would happen, but Pharaoh would not listen.

The plagues were a teaching tool. They were designed to teach the Egyptians, the Hebrews and us who God is. The Lord says He is displaying His power so that “...you may know that I am the Lord.” (Exodus 10:2)

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What would it take for Pharaoh to let God’s people go so they could serve Him?

Since the Egyptians refused to acknowledge God, He turned them over to the empty imaginings of their hearts.

God was showing kindness in trying to reason with Pharaoh.

The Egyptian gods each had power over a specific aspect of nature. They worshiped these gods as their protectors and providers. However, these gods also give us a clue to what they valued. They worshiped what was important to them.

When Pharaoh hardened his heart and did not listen to the word of the Lord, God sent a second plague. According to Exodus 8:10, this plague was designed to make the point “there is no one like the Lord our God.” I hope that in studying what this plague was that we too will understand that there is no one like the Lord our God, and also be able to apply this truth to our present-day lives.