The reading for Thursday, January 19, 2023 , is Exodus 11 - 13
Exodus 11 - 13 Plague of the firstborn: the cattle as well. Where did these cattle come from? I thought the animals/livestock were all killed in a previous plague? Still, I think the plaque of hail said the animals would be saved if they were inside a shelter. Now Moses leaves Pharaoh. This is after Pharaoh tells Moses to never appear before him again. So it seems that Pharaoh seeks relief from the plague of darkness and hears of the plague of the firstborn in the same meeting. Now for the plague of the firstborn, the Israelites must put the blood of the lamb on their doorframes. Previously, certain plagues didn't happen in Goshen where the Israelites lived. I see this a a foreshadowing of the blood of the Messiah who saves us from separation from God. (My definition of sin is that which separates us from God.) As I write this, I have been thinking of C.S. Lewis' The Great Divorce. In it there is a Grey Town where people get further and further apart. I see this happen...