Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-02
The Plaques of Egypt.
Psalm, los 1896.
Golden Text-Whosoever
shall exalt himself shall be
humbled, and whosoever
shall humble himself shall
be exalted Matt, 23:I2.

cause the priests OF the earth sod. Sch.
could not oficiate while covered with
lice. which many hold were either mos
unmoved. although his own magicians
after the third plague saw In 1t the
Pharaoh had formed the habit of re-
fusing God and refused to see the wis.
dom of compliance with the request OF
Moses. Yet after the fourth epidemic.
whether of flies or beetles we do not
know. had inflicted bodily damage upon
lowing worship in the land. eek, e:25.)
Moses rejected this offer of religious
liberty because It did not gforffy God, for
Pharaoh simply Acknowledged Jehovah
as an equal with the gods OF the land.
The worship of the Lord requires that
there should be no question concerning
His supremacy over all nnan-made gods.
He demands that we worship Him In
spirit and in truth and not after the
FORMS fashions and fancies OF the
world.
fortunes from the plague he Offered
lance. He repented Of this when relieved
and refused to let them 80. Moses wise
ly stood out for q complete separation
II we are to be true followers Of Christ
we must be out and out for him. The
farther we get away from old lie the
better. Too many have tried to I'VE the
from the world. when God demands that
we come out from among them and De
separate people.
part in the religion OF Egypt. and the
murrain. which Is a contagious disease.
attacked the cattle and destroyed many
of the flocks as the nth plague. The ef-
feet Of the next plaque, which came irom
fires, made their priests unciean 30 thar
they could not attend even to their COOS
mummies. Both OF these plaques are
passed over by the psalmist. but he re-
ming. that destroyed the sacred trees
Then followed after the rare storm tnat
demonstrated Jehovah's supremacy or the
air the plague Of locusts that destroyeo
the fruits of the earth. Pharaoh was then
willing to allow the men to go out 70
Too many parents are satisfied to wor-
ship alone without the children pein9
present. The old family pew anu r .at-
isfy God by our worship X We fan 70 give
our children the proper religious training
for Christ and His church?
When the plague OF darkness d iem y t;nn
under the punishment. offered to let the
neonie. 20 TO worship IL they left their
stock behind. Many seek to worship COO
today who leave behind their weatn. We
must recognize our duty to worship with
our all II we would render acceptable
worship to our God. We have no right TO
keep back anything. Many pastor
preacher and priest has been driven forth.
as was Moses, from the face of those
whom they have sought to help by point
ing out Gods will because they refused 10
bow down to the will OF Mammon. Inc
tenth plague. which We will consider next
week, brought Pharaoh to the yielding
point, but not until II was too late for
him to reap any benefits that follows Q
surrender to the will Of God. 1t 10 the be,
LEVERS highest privilege to serve God and
do His will. Moses was true to God ana
He exalted the faithful shepherd prophet.
Pharaoh constantly sought to satisfy MS
of warnings Of six plaques and penalties.
His stubborn stupidity caused him to
pursue the evil until he could not retrace
his steps, The hardening effects or sin
keeps many from doing right today just
as It did Pharaoh.