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Opening Prayer
Thank God for the day and ask him to bless his Word and teach his people as they read.
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Scripture Passage
The Second Plague: Frogs
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Let My people go, that they may serve Me. 2 But if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all your territory with frogs. 3 So the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into your house, into your bedroom, on your bed, into the houses of your servants, on your people, into your ovens, and into your kneading bowls. 4 And the frogs shall come up on you, on your people, and on all your servants.” ’ ”
5 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.’ ” 6 So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt. 7 And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.
8 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, “Entreat the Lord that He may take away the frogs from me and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice to the Lord.”
9 And Moses said to Pharaoh, “Accept the honor of saying when I shall intercede for you, for your servants, and for your people, to destroy the frogs from you and your houses, that they may remain in the river only.”
10 So he said, “Tomorrow.” And he said, “Let it be according to your word, that you may know that there is no one like the Lord our God. 11 And the frogs shall depart from you, from your houses, from your servants, and from your people. They shall remain in the river only.”
12 Then Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh. And Moses cried out to the Lord concerning the frogs which He had brought against Pharaoh. 13 So the Lord did according to the word of Moses. And the frogs died out of the houses, out of the courtyards, and out of the fields. 14 They gathered them together in heaps, and the land stank. 15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not heed them, as the Lord had said.
The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), Ex 8:1–15
A — About
What Is This Passage About?
God fills Egypt with frogs after Pharaoh refuses to release Israel for worship. Pharaoh asks Moses to intercede and promises to let the people go, but once God grants relief Pharaoh hardens his heart again. The plague displays God's unmatched power and the danger of resisting correction.
B — Best Verse
A Verse That Summarizes the Passage
Exodus 8:15
Distilled from the devotional exposition; the speaker did not explicitly name a best verse.
But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not heed them, as the Lord had said.
Neither Bryan nor his child co-host announces a best-verse choice. Verse 15 is distilled because Pharaoh's response after relief directly grounds their repeated warning not to harden one's heart when God corrects.
C — Called or Christ
C — Called to Do
Do not harden your heart when God corrects you. Believe and trust that he is powerful and glorious, asking the Holy Spirit to soften your heart, teach you, and lead you in willing obedience.
Devotional Study
Transcript of the devotion. Minor transcription errors may remain.
That's right. And so today we were doing homeschool, crazy running, but we wanted to get on here this afternoon and do coffee and devotions with you. So let's go ahead and jump into God's Word. We're at, oh, why don't we pray? Should we pray first? Yes, and get a sip of coffee. Oh, I don't have any coffee. Yeah, let's pray. God, we thank you so much for this day. We pray that you would bless this word to us. Please teach us, God, in Jesus' name, amen.
You know what I forgot to do? I forgot to go live places. Oh, man, what am I doing? I didn't send out the text message. I didn't make sure I was going live. What is wrong with us? Well, it's coffee and devotions. Ain't this a prayer? Thank you! You want to pray again? Sure. God, thank you for this time. Please teach us. In Jesus' name. Amen. Alright, Exodus chapter 8 beginning at verse 1. Oh, you're gonna love this one. Here we go. Read it loud. And the Lord spoke to Moses. Go to Pharaoh and say to him, Thus say the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
But if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all your territory with Frogs! Frogs, that's right, frogs. I would love that. Oh, you would love frogs? So the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into your house, into your bedroom, on your bed, into the houses of your servants, on your people, and in your ovens, and into your kneading bowls. And the frog shall come upon you, and on your people, and on all your servants. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying to Aaron, Stretch out your hand and your rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.
You think that sounds fun? So Aaron stretched out his hand. Then I could get as many frogs as I wanted. Yeah, but could you imagine? Well, we'll talk about it in a second. And the magicians. And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.
Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said, Entreat Jehovah that he may take away the frogs from me and from my people, and I will let the people go, and they may sacrifice to the Lord. And Moses said to Pharaoh, Accept the honor of saying when I shall intercede for you, for your servants and for your people, to destroy the frogs from you and your houses, that they may remain in the river only. So he said, Tomorrow. And he said, Let it be according to your word, that you may know that there is no one like Jehovah our God. And the frogs shall depart from you, from your houses, from your servants, from your people, and they shall remain in the river only. Then Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses cried out to Jehovah concerning the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh. So the Lord did according to the word of Moses, and the frogs died out of the house.
Out of the courtyards and out of the fields, they gathered them together in heaps, and the land stank. Yay! I would catch, then I could catch. Yeah, but here's how the frogs are dead, and it stinks. But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not heed them as the Lord had said. So this is the second plague.
He brings some frogs. Some? Well, not just some frogs. Could you imagine you go to eat a bowl of cereal, you pick up your spoon and what's on your spoon? A tree frog! A frog! Would you want to eat the cereal? No, I would just take the frog out and keep it as a pet.
But would you be able to eat? Maybe if I had vegetables. Well, what if you went to eat your salad and you put your fork in it in there as you picked up your fork and you looked at it? Ribbit. I'd love some. If it was only for two days. If it was only for two days, this would be a fun thing? Yeah, I would do it. So you would go without food for two days? Yeah, but I would... What about when you were trying to take a... What about when you were trying to go to sleep? And all night long, they would hop on your head and hop on you, and you couldn't sleep at all.
Do you think you'd get tired of frogs? No, I like sticky feet on me. No, I think eventually you would not like frogs. I would. And you would say, God, please take these frogs from me. I like them, but in the river, not in my bed. I would like to keep one. If a pond was near me, I would love that. Yeah, but look at me. You wouldn't want them all the time. Maybe, but I would like to have 10, 15 frogs.
Who brought all these frogs? God. God brought the frogs. How did he do that? He... He is powerful, so he said, if you do not let the people go, we, I will send in frogs, and frogs, and frogs. And all the little boys were happy, and all the mommies went, no, no, no. And I'm like. Yeah. Do you think Pharaoh listened to them here? Uh-uh. He hardened his heart. That's right, he hardened his heart. Do you think you should harden your heart if God is trying to teach you a lesson? No, but I would like frogs, maybe. Well, maybe as we go on and we find the next couple. I would not like locusts climbing up. Locusts and lice and flies. I would not like locusts. I would not like flies and I would not like fleas.
Yeah, well, they're gonna come. And Pharaoh still won't believe. Oh, so then they're gonna make an army or God's gonna kill him in his sleep? No, he's not gonna kill him. He's gonna be his firstborn son. Oh, then he won't believe. Yeah, but we're getting ahead of yourself, that's the Passo. Yeah, yeah, I know, I know. So do you think you should harden your heart when God's trying to correct you? No. No? Do you think we can believe Him? Yes. Do you think we can trust Him as powerful? Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. Okay, you ready to pray for that? Can we pray that God will help us believe? Can you? Yeah, I'll pray.
God, we thank you so much. that you are the one who teaches us and you care for us. We pray that you would not harden our hearts. And Father, we pray that we would not harden our own hearts. We pray, Father, that you would please let us, by the power of your spirit, believe and understand that you are this powerful and you are this glorious. In Jesus' name, amen. Well, may God bless you. May you walk in the joy and peace of Christ. May you enjoy your bed and your soup without frogs. I would like that. And we'll see you next time. Bye. Bye.
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