Exodus 8 - The Second and Third Plagues | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to Exodus 8 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.In Exodus 8 we now encounter the second, third and fourth plagues. Were the 10 plagues supernatural or natural? This video explains that this point isn’t important, because as they were induced by God through Moses, whether God used natural or supernatural means, they were supernatural either way.This chapter is also the first time Pharaoh acknowledges that God is a God. But he also thought of himself as a god, and they believed that gods were gods of certain things. So his acknowledgement isn’t giving God a really significant place as creator, or God almighty.Then Pharaoh’s magicians cannot repeat what Moses does and declare it to be the ‘Finger of God.’ This phrase is only found in the Bible three times. Once here, next int he writing of the ten commandments, and third when Jesus casts out a demon and says the finger of God did it. Essentially the finger of God is an example of the Holy Spirit defeating demons. And by implication, the Bible is saying that the false gods of Egypt are demons, defeated by God’s power.Finally, Pharaoh keeps hardening his own heart. It makes things worse and worse, and gives us a terrible example of what not to do with God’s dealings in our own lives.