Exodus 8:8-11
Then Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron and said, “Plead with the Lord to take away the frogs from me and from my people, and I will let the people go to sacrifice to the Lord.” Moses said to Pharaoh, “Be pleased to command me when I am to plead for you and for your servants and for your people, that the frogs be cut off from you and your houses and be left only in the Nile.” And he said, “Tomorrow.” Moses said, “Be it as you say, so that you may know that there is no one like the Lord our God. The frogs shall go away from you and your houses and your servants and your people. They shall be left only in the Nile.”
Tag: God Can Control the Jump of Frog and the Flight of a Fly
Frogs jump. Flies fly. How do you stop a frog from jumping in your yard? Or, a fly from flying in your house? In the early chapters of Exodus we have the story of God bringing up Egypt, and Pharaoh specifically, the plagues. Pharaoh had stated to Moses that he didn’t know who Yahweh was, so, Yahweh introduces Himself, via these plagues. Each plague was a slap in the face of an Egyptian god. The Egyptians worshipped frogs, so God said, “Since you know frogs, let me fill you land with them.” Later, He will say, “Since you, also, worship flies, let me fill the land with them.”
Exodus 8:20-21
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Rise up early in the morning and present yourself to Pharaoh, as he goes out to the water, and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Let my people go, that they may serve me. Or else, if you will not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you and your servants and your people, and into your houses. And the houses of the Egyptians shall be filled with swarms of flies, and also the ground on which they stand.
However, the most miraculous aspect of all this is when Pharaoh, having his fill of frogs and flies, asks Moses to plead with God to remove them. God does remove them. It is how He does that shows us the power of our God. God puts the frogs back into the Nile River and allows some flies to be in the Egyptians house and not in the houses of His people. Note:
Exodus 8:11
The frogs shall go away from you and your houses and your servants and your people. They shall be left only in the Nile.”
Exodus 8:22
But on that day I will set apart the land of Goshen, where my people dwell, so that no swarms of flies shall be there, that you may know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth.
God has the power to separate where frogs jump and where flies fly. When we talk about God’s sovereignty we seldom think of the animal kingdom. But, God is demonstrating to Pharaoh (and to Moses and the Nation of Israel) that He is a powerful God and can do anything He plans. This can either make us frightful, or faithful. God can and does what He pleases. We don’t always know why, but we always know He can. God is so in control of this universe that He can direct a fly where to land and frog where to jump. We should never look at frogs and flies the same after reading these passages. We should never look at God the same again, either. As I right this I am in Cape Coral, Fl, sitting outside a Starbucks. The entire time I am writing it some flying bug has been in my face. God knows that.
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