10/1/17

trusting in Jesus death on cross is like putting blood on the door

Miracles in the Bible are signs for us
First time of miracles in Bible, second, Elijah.... (other times, Jericho, Samson, Daniel, Vision to prophets) ....third Jesus, fourth church, fifth second coming  (day of the Lord)

Ten plagues... Moses and Aaron performed these miracles in Pharaoh’s presence, but the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he wouldn’t let the Israelites leave the country.
Exodus 11:10 NLT
http://bible.com/116/exo.11.4-10.NLT

Exodus 7-12
Plague 1, water to blood
Then announce to him, ‘The Lord , the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to tell you, “Let my people go, so they can worship me in the wilderness.” Until now, you have refused to listen to him. So this is what the Lord says: “I will show you that I am the Lord .” Look! I will strike the water of the Nile with this staff in my hand, and the river will turn to blood.
Exodus 7:16‭-‬17 NLT
19) even water stored out of river
20-22) Moses and Aaron did what God said. Fish died, water foul
24-25) 7 days, no water

Plague 2, Frogs
Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and begged, “Plead with the Lord to take the frogs away from me and my people. I will let your people go, so they can offer sacrifices to the Lord .” And the Lord did just what Moses had predicted. The frogs in the houses, the courtyards, and the fields all died. But when Pharaoh saw that relief had come, he became stubborn. He refused to listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had predicted.
Exodus 8:8‭, ‬13‭-‬13‭, ‬15 NLT
http://bible.com/116/exo.8.8-15.NLT
8 :6) frogs everywhere
12-15) Frog died,

3 Gnats
8:17) gnats everywhere
Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and begged, “Plead with the Lord to take the frogs away from me and my people. I will let your people go, so they can offer sacrifices to the Lord .” Pharaoh’s magicians tried to do the same thing with their secret arts, but this time they failed. And the gnats covered everyone, people and animals alike. “This is the finger of God!” the magicians exclaimed to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh’s heart remained hard. He wouldn’t listen to them, just as the Lord had predicted.
Exodus 8:8‭, ‬18‭-‬19 NLT
http://bible.com/116/exo.8.8-19.NLT

4rth plague on Lord protected His people
4 Flies
8:24) flies ruined land
Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and begged, “Plead with the Lord to take the frogs away from me and my people. I will let your people go, so they can offer sacrifices to the Lord .” “All right, go ahead,” Pharaoh replied. “I will let you go into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the Lord your God. But don’t go too far away. Now hurry and pray for me.” Moses answered, “As soon as I leave you, I will pray to the Lord , and tomorrow the swarms of flies will disappear from you and your officials and all your people. But I am warning you, Pharaoh, don’t lie to us again and refuse to let the people go to sacrifice to the Lord .” And the Lord did as Moses asked and caused the swarms of flies to disappear from Pharaoh, his officials, and his people. Not a single fly remained. But Pharaoh again became stubborn and refused to let the people go.
Exodus 8:8‭, ‬28‭-‬29‭, ‬31‭-‬32 NLT
http://bible.com/116/exo.8.8-32.NLT

5) Livestock
And the Lord did just as he had said. The next morning all the livestock of the Egyptians died, but the Israelites didn’t lose a single animal. Pharaoh sent his officials to investigate, and they discovered that the Israelites had not lost a single animal! But even so, Pharaoh’s heart remained stubborn, and he still refused to let the people go.
Exodus 9:6‭-‬7 NLT
http://bible.com/116/exo.9.6-7.NLT

6) Boils
So they took soot from a brick kiln and went and stood before Pharaoh. As Pharaoh watched, Moses threw the soot into the air, and boils broke out on people and animals alike. Even the magicians were unable to stand before Moses, because the boils had broken out on them and all the Egyptians. But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and just as the Lord had predicted to Moses, Pharaoh refused to listen.
Exodus 9:10‭-‬12 NLT
http://bible.com/116/exo.9.10-12.NLT

Boils didn't go away...
7) Hail
By now I could have lifted my hand and struck you and your people with a plague to wipe you off the face of the earth. But I have spared you for a purpose—to show you my power and to spread my fame throughout the earth. But you still Lord it over my people and refuse to let them go. So tomorrow at this time I will send a hailstorm more devastating than any in all the history of Egypt. Quick! Order your livestock and servants to come in from the fields to find shelter. Any person or animal left outside will die when the hail falls.’” Some of Pharaoh’s officials were afraid because of what the Lord had said. They quickly brought their servants and livestock in from the fields.
Exodus 9:15‭-‬20 NLT
http://bible.com/116/exo.9.15-20.NLT

Then Pharaoh quickly summoned Moses and Aaron. “This time I have sinned,” he confessed. “The Lord is the righteous one, and my people and I are wrong. Please beg the Lord to end this terrifying thunder and hail. We’ve had enough. I will let you go; you don’t need to stay any longer.”
Exodus 9:27‭-‬28 NLT
http://bible.com/116/exo.9.27-28.NLT

Insincere #1
But when Pharaoh saw that the rain, hail, and thunder had stopped, he and his officials sinned again, and Pharaoh again became stubborn.  Because his heart was hard, Pharaoh refused to let the people leave, just as the Lord had predicted through Moses.
Exodus 9:34‭-‬35 NLT
http://bible.com/116/exo.9.34-35.NLT

8) Locusts
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Return to Pharaoh and make your demands again. I
have made him and his officials stubborn so I can display my miraculous signs among them. I’ve also done it so you can tell your children and grandchildren
  about how I made a mockery of the Egyptians and about the signs I displayed among them—and so you will know that I am the Lord .”
Exodus 10:1‭-‬2 NLT
http://bible.com/116/exo.10.1-2.NLT

Insincere #2
Pharaoh quickly summoned Moses and Aaron. “I have sinned against the Lord your God and against you,” he confessed. “Forgive my sin, just this once, and plead with the Lord your God to take away this death from me.”
Exodus 10:16‭-‬17 NLT
http://bible.com/116/exo.10.16-17.NLT

But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart again, so he refused to let the people go.
Exodus 10:20 NLT
http://bible.com/116/exo.10.20.NLT

9) Darkness
Pharaoh no longer has a choice
Finally, Pharaoh called for Moses. “Go and worship the Lord ,” he said. “But leave your flocks and herds here. You may even take your little ones with you.” ....But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart once more, and he would not let them go.
Exodus 10:24‭, ‬27 NLT
http://bible.com/116/exo.10.24-27.NLT

10) Firstborn
Moses had announced to Pharaoh, “This is what the Lord says: At midnight tonight I will pass through the heart of Egypt. All the firstborn sons will die in every family in Egypt, from the oldest son of Pharaoh, who sits on his throne, to the oldest son of his lowliest servant girl who grinds the flour. Even the firstborn of all the livestock will die.
Exodus 11:4‭-‬5 NLT
http://bible.com/116/exo.11.4-5.NLT

The Passover
From now on, this month will be the first month of the year for you. Announce to the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each family must choose a lamb or a young goat for a sacrifice, one animal for each household.
Exodus 12:2‭-‬3 NLT
http://bible.com/116/exo.12.2-3.NLT

Sacrifice for a family Genesis 3 (God covered them with animal skin)

Sacrifice for a nation Exodus 12
On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn son and firstborn male animal in the land of Egypt. I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt, for I am the Lord ! But the blood on your doorposts will serve as a sign, marking the houses where you are staying. When I see the blood, I will pass over you. This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt. “This is a day to remember. Each year, from generation to generation, you must celebrate it as a special festival to the Lord . This is a law for all time.
Exodus 12:12‭-‬14 NLT
http://bible.com/116/exo.12.12-14.NLT

The last Sacrifice, Jesus for the world
John 3:16-21

1) Hard hearted will lead to destruction
- we act first (plagues 1-5 pharoah harden his heart) then God brings the physical boils, natural hail, spiritual darkness to death).
2) Blood will lead to eternal life
- trusting in Jesus death on cross is like putting blood on the door. Trust and obey.

God doesn't harden a soft heart

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