Mess with fire...

Exodus 5-8

So in these few verses, basically no one is taking God seriously. He is like I am the Lord, hello, just do it! And Pharoah is like hmm, no. And God's people are like well, um, yeah, we're not in the mood to listen to you, and Moses is still like, dude, I can't do this, no one will listen to me, why do I have to do this! And also an interesting point, Moses and Aaron were in their eighties when they spoke to Pharoah! I never realized they were oldish! This would be inspiring as a grandma or grandpa.

Magic? In the Bible? Oh yes. When God had Moses' staff turn into a snake, Pharoah turned around and had his magic people turn their staffs into snakes too! These days, we would call people who could do that magicians, back then they were called wise sorcerers. And since Pharoah "wise men" could repeat what God was doing, he wouldn't listen to Moses and Aaron.

So God gave him chance after chance, and each time Pharoah choice to keep being stubborn, God would show him his power. Pharoah was messing with fire, and kept getting burned... Water into blood, frogs, gnats, flies...and more to come next time...

Proverbs 1:1-19

"Pay close attention, friend, to what your father tells you; never forget what you learned at your mother's knee"

Question: What are some things your father told you and you learned at your mother's knee? Answer: My father has taught me about real men. My father is the epitome of a man to me. He is strong, he is loving, he works hard, he loves God, and he has never left his family. He is there to hug me when I need it, he is there to answer my questions - or tell me to find the answer for myself. He has taught me about nature, about the importance of going outside. He has taught me how to have fun as a family. My mother has taught me about real women. My mother is the epitome of a woman to me. She he Strong, she is loving, she works hard, she loves God, and she has never left her family. She knows how be my friend and be my mother at the same time, she has taught me patience (or at least tried), she has taught me that a family is always there for one another, she has taught me to continually look on the bright side and trust God in all things. I have great parents, thanks God :).