Bo

Parashas BO

Exodus 10:1 – 13:16

Haftarah

Yechezkel Ezekiel 22:25 – 29:21

Brit Chadasha

Gilyahna Revelation 19:1-16

Please pray this prayer

before reading

In the name of Yahushua

Our Messiyah, (Jesus Christ)

I pray for the Spirit of Understanding

The Spirit of Knowledge and

 The Spirit of Wisdom

As I read through this Parashas

This Torah portion is the fifteen in the cycle, it is called Bo, which means to come referring to the first verse: Then יהוה said to Moses, come to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart.

The Torah says that when the CREATOR made this demand of Moses, the two of them were in Egypt, which means that even in the midst of our darkest situation יהוה is there with us. No matter how deeply mired we are in our own Egypt, according to the Esh Kodesh, a unique channel opens up each year on the Shabbat of Bo thanks to Messiyah Yahushua who act as a conduits for the CREATOR. By offering insights into the nature of revelation and by providing the service to Messiyah Yahushua our deliverer who sits at the Right Hand of ABBA YAHWEH, the Torah portion of Bo and this Shabbat gives us access to Light when we most need it.

This portion like all the others, the CREATOR will revealed to us the Light of the Word only according to our level of Spiritual Maturity or what I called our days of Creation. Which means that the CREATOR’S role in our lives is limited only by our ability to accept it?

The CREATOR is revealing HIMSELF to us at all times like the sun, even at night it is reflected to us throught The moon the Mighty Hand. Moses knew this, Jerimiyah knew this, which is why they sought out the Thorn Bush on the mountain, and Jeremiyah saw the rod of an almond tree. Because Moses and Jeremiyah saw well, YAHWEH  hasten HIS Word to perform it.

When we truly believe the CREATOR is being revealed to us right where we are, HE will revealed HIMSELF  to us, much the same way HE hasten to revealed to Moses and Jeremiyah.

Now that we understand our limitation, why don’t we just ignore our limitation? The reason is simple, through our selfish ego, our self-serving actions stand in the way, creating a stumbling block between our me-first mentality and a shift in spiritual consciousness. We can see the trees but not the forest, we cannot see through the darkened-glass. Instead of seeing the CREATOR in all things we see ourselves.

As believer who are experiencing the sixth days of Creation, on the first day we learn the all important lesson, to recognize light from darkness, meaning that the recognizing falsehood is as crucial as seeing the Truth. We must also remember that everything in the spiritual realm is a revelation of the Light of the CREATOR, which remind us that we need to make an all important distinction between physical desire and spiritual desire.

As human we are a network of desires. Our desires for pleasure and acceptance for example are physical. When we feel the desire to be accepted by our piers, we rightly think of this as our own desire. The error most believers make is applying the same to understanding to spiritual desires; we believe that when the desire to pray or fast that this is our own desire. It is not!

The fulfilling of any physical desires involves three steps: one, the desire; two, we act on the desire; three we succeed in satisfying the desire. In Spiritual matters steps one in never ours. It always come from the CREATOR. Just like Moses and Jeremiyah the desire comes from the CREATOR, the burning bush and the Almond tree.

Our desires comes to us in the form of feelings. For those of us who are not yet mature, it is not HIS Word He put in our mouth, it is HIS Desire that HE place within our Ego.

One of the lessons of this portion is that even though the CREATOR can be found in all things, the decision to seek HIM lies exclusively with us. To accomplish this, we have to make a change in our spiritual consciousness. We achieve this when we acknowledge that every thought, every situation hold a potential revelation from the CREATOR. As the first seven plague represent the bottom seven Sefirot in the tree of life and the last three plagues, the top three Sefirot.

In this Parasha, the climax of Moses’ mission is impending. The last three plague, the commandment to sanctify the New Moon which establish the Spiritual calendar, the light governing Passover, and the sanctification of the first born are about to be revealed to Moses.

The first plague in this Parasha, that of Locusts, introduces a new element; EL YAHWEH tells Moses that He intends to make a mockery of Egypt by putting to rest the pride of presumptuousness of Pharaoh and his cohorts, so that not only Egypt, but even the Children of Yisrael would know that EL YAHWEH, is MELECK in all the World.

The inclusion of the Children of Yisrael in this Parasha is to prove that even believers are often not perfect in their faith. The plague that came down on Egypt was to destroy the gods of Egypt, the gods that they worship, the sun god by turning the world dark means that it could not produce light any more; the nile turn blood shows that their god could not produce life any more. By manifesting the ten plague was an all out war against the ten gods that Egypt worship.

Exo 10:1  And יהוה  said to Mosheh, ‘Come to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his servants, so that I show these signs of Mine before him, - Moses was to come to Pharaoh with the eight finger of the Mighty Hand of YAHWEH and warned him of the impending eight plague. This message was also to Pharaoh Cabinet, those who advise him, those who had not yet turn away from him, those who still support his hardness of heart.

                                                                                        

Exo 10:2 and that you relate in the hearing of your son and your son’s son what I have done in Mitsrayim, and My signs which I have done among them. And you shall know that I am יהוה .” – This incident became a text book lesson for humanity that EL YAHWEH is not an aloof Creator, but the Master of the Universe every day. This verse encapsulates the very essence of that concept, for it tells Yisrael that the miracle of the exodus; and to teach future generation that EL YAHWEH can toy with the most powerful kingdom at will, making a mockery of them.

Exo 10:3 And Mosheh and Aharon came in to Pharaoh and said to him, “Thus said יהוה  Elohim of the Heḇrews, ‘Till when shall you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they serve Me. – Over and over again the same lesson is been taught to us. That when one of the Mighty Hand, the Fivefold ministry speaks they must say “thus said EL YAHWEH.” This will always force us to speak the truth.

You Pharaoh have seen My total control of the elements and the atmosphere, upon which your very life is dependent, but you maintain your obstinacy. Reason apparently, has no effect on you. Consequently, the way to break your stubbornness may be through attrition, by subjecting you to a succession of plague.

The key to repentance and righteousness is submissiveness before EL YAHWEH. Because Pharaoh was haughty, he could not see the truth and would not bow to the Divine Will. He paid the price for his arrogance by having his country devastated and his army eventually drowned in the Red Sea.

The CREATOR revealed HIMSELF to us according to how much we are aware that HE is being revealed to us, which means that יהוה  role in our lives is limited only by or ignorance or faith. In truth, HE is revealing to us all the time. Moses was mature enough to know this, that is why he sought out the burning bush on the mountain. If we truly believe ABBA YAHWEH is being revealed to us right now, much the same way HE revealed HIMSELF to Moses.

Then why don’t we just put aside our ignorant, now that we know it is our unbelief? The reason is simple, Though deeply rooted: Our ego stand in the way as a stumbling block between us and this life change paradise. We cannot replace ignorance with the certainty of the CREATOR because we cannot see through the darkness we draw to ourselves through our will to receive for selfish egotistical reasons.   Instead of seeing the CREATOR in all things, we see how can I be gratified in it.

How can we develop this vital aspect of our spiritual eyes. First, there are only two existences: Light and darkness, meaning that recognizing falsehood is as crucial as seeing the truth. Secondly, we must realize that everything is of a spiritual nature is a revelation of the light of the CREATOR, which reminds us that we need to make an all important distinction between physical desire and a spiritual desire.

Our desire for food for example is physical. When we feel the urge to eat an apple, that desire was created in our mind. The mistake we often make is applying this same principle to our spiritual desire; we believe that when we have the desire to pray or to share that this desire is our own. Fulfilling any desire involves a three step process: first, the desire is awakened within us, then we act on it, and finally we succeed in accomplishing whatever satisfies that desire. We need to be aware that when it comes to spiritual desire, the first step is not ours; it comes from the Holy Spirit. I woke up this morning and wanted to pray, not because I desire it but because the Holy Spirit came to me this morning, just as He did to the prophets of old and just as He is doing to you and me today.

Although most of us do not have visions like those of the prophets of old, eventually with the help of the Holy Spirit, we may. In the meantime, our vision comes in the form of feelings. To the prophets, the CREATOR said, “I will put my Words in your mouth.” For those of us who are not prophets, it is not יהוה Word that was places in our mouth, is the Holy Spirit, the Spirit that will led us into all truth, even of things to come.

Daniel the prophet acknowledges this when he said, “I saw the vision, and those who were with me did not, yet suddenly they became afraid.” Emotion is a lower level of revelation, which is why it was the experience of those around Daniel, who were not as spiritually mature as he was.

When we become aware of this truth and own it, we see that not one morning goes by without the CREATOR coming to us and saying here is MY Desire for you today; your job is to pat attention so we do not miss the CREATOR manifestation. The true secrets of the Torah are the personal revelation the CREATOR awakens in each of us. Every individual has a different revelation of the Light of the CREATOR while reading or studying the Torah under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, depending on the level of spiritual maturity.

After every spiritual exercise, we should take a moment or two to ask ourselves whether we grasp all of the spiritual benefits associated with that experience. This allows the awareness that everything is from the CREATOR, and it is there to bring us to maturity. When I ask what the Spirit of Understand has to say about the Torah portion Bo, this is not my Thought, it is the CREATOR asking me to focus on the Spirit of Understand as I read HIS Words.

One of the lessons of this Torah Portion is that although the CREATOR can be found in all things, the decision to look for HIM lies in our mind. To do so, we have to we have to make a shift in consciousness. When we learn to acknowledge that every Thought has a spiritual nature it is a direct revelation from ABBA YAHWEH, we will begin to rise to the level of the prophets.

How we think about our feelings also affect how much certainty we have, which in turn determines if those feelings reveals the Light of the Creator. If we have a feeling and act on it, but we are not sure whether this is the CREATOR’S impulse ore our own, darkness can enter our lives. If we are not sure, we can still choose to awaken the power of certainty, for if we realize that every feeling of awakening comes directly from the CREATOR, and then there is no opening for doubt. We can encourage this awakening consciousness within ourselves, not only for our own good, but for the good of others.

In any situation that the Holy Spirit is in, we have the ability to reveal and receive Light beyond our ordinary capacity, even when that capacity is enhanced by our awareness of the presence of the CREATOR. We have already seen an example of this: When we study Torah on our own, we can receive a certain revelation of the Light, but when we study together with others in unity, we can experience a new level of awakening, well beyond our individual understanding. When we teach others for the purpose of releasing the Light of the Word in them, the Holy Spirit cement that word in us.

The revelation of given to a teacher come in three level. First is the teacher Understanding, second is the teacher Knowledge and third is the teacher wisdom. Understand is first of all personal. Knowledge is the impartation of understanding, and wisdom is the exercise of knowledge. If we think that we are the one doing the teaching, we are in darkness, robbing the student and ourselves of the chance at additional light.

Torah teaches us in Malachi 2:7  for the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of YAHWEH of TSEBAOTE. This verse tells us that when we take on the task of teaching spiritual lessons, the YAHWEH reveals HIS Wisdom through us. We can become angels, messengers, if we have the correct spirit when we teach, at least for the time that we are teaching. We can elevate ourselves this way because what we are doing is not for ourselves. In the Torah portion of Shemot, ABBA YAHWEH gave Moses the ability to speak clearly while giving voice to prophecy, but when Moses was not speaking on ABBA YAHWEH’S behalf, his speech impediment returned.

Exo 10:4 ‘Or else, if you refuse to let My people go, see, tomorrow I am bringing locusts within your borders. -  We also see an example of Deuteronomy here 28:15 “But it shall come to pass, if You will not hearken unto the voice of YAHWEH thy EL, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: 16 Cursed salt You be in the city, and cursed salt You be in the field. 17 Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store. 18  Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy family, and the flocks of thy sheep. 19 Cursed salt you be when You comets in, and cursed salt you be when you goest out. ”

Exo 10:5 ‘And they shall cover the surface of the land, so that no one is able to see the land. And they shall eat the rest of what has escaped, which remains to you from the hail, and they shall eat every tree which grows up for you out of the field. – The progressive nature of the Plague is been described in this verse. What the first plague target is not the same as the objective of the eight plagues. The Egyptian gods that was been destroyed by the first plague is not the same god that is now been made to submit to EL YAHWEH. The systematic destruction of the deity’s in our lives is not a one-day activity; it depends on the different level of infestation.

This verse also describes the various steps spiritual warfare should take. After every booth of counseling, the counselor should go back to the counselee as Moses did to Pharaoh and say thus says YAHWEH, this is what is left to be done. Sometime the counselee might even harden their heart against the process, but a wise counselor like Moses, would know what to do.

Exo 10:6 ‘And they shall fill your houses, and the houses of all your servants, and the houses of all the Mitsrites, which neither your fathers nor your fathers’ fathers have seen, since the day that they were on the earth to this day.’ ” Then he turned and went out from Pharaoh. – From a counseling point of view, the infestation of one person in a family will have dire consequence on the entire family or organization. What Pharaoh is been told here that the spirit over him will affect the whole country of Egypt? There is a spiritual hierarchy as there are physical levels of authority.

Exo 10:7 And Pharaoh’s servants said to him, “Till when would this one be a snare to us? Let the men go, so that they serve יהוה  their Elohim. Do you not yet know that Mitsrayim is destroyed?” – if we continue to hang on to our sins, to our bad habits, there will be consequence to our action. Sometime the mirror to our soul is those who are right beside us. Yet too often we get upset if someone would dare to mention that we have a blemish on our character. Yet the best feedback is from those who are closest to us. I make it a policy to ask my friends to tell me about me, good or bad. I would sit down and objectively listen, then I would go to my Heavenly Father and ask Him is there any truth to this. This is the process of sacrificing my animal nature, objectively. When we learn to judge ourselves, we cannot be judge by anyone else.

Exo 10:8 And Mosheh and Aharon were brought back to Pharaoh, and he said to them, “Go, serve יהוה  your Elohim. Who are the ones that are going? – From a counseling point of view, the counselee may want to know which one of their character flaw the counselor wants to deal with. Which one do you want to remove! For too long that person would have lived and even feel comfortable with those demons. It is time to let them go, in order for the unsaved person to receive their blessings. But like Pharaoh may want to continue holding on to that which have served them for so long.

Exo 10:9 And Mosheh said, “We are going with our young and our old, with our sons and our daughters, with our flocks and our herds we are going, for we have a festival to יהוה .” – Passover is around the corner, the world do not celebrate it. As believer we must insist that everyone in our household celebrate this very important event. It is EL YAHWEH Festival not ours!

Exo 10:10 And he said to them, “Let יהוה  be with you as I let you and your little ones go! Watch, for evil is before your face! -  Pharaoh answers them sarcastically, your evil intent will follow you, you are not telling me the truth, you are not planning on returning.

Exo 10:11 “Not so! You men go now, and serve יהוה , for that is what you desired.” And they were driven out from the presence of Pharaoh. – You want the opportunity to worship, then go! However, you have no reason to take your children that is why you will not be returning.

Exo 10:12 And יהוה  said to Mosheh, “Stretch out your hand over the land of Mitsrayim for the locusts to come upon the land of Mitsrayim, and eat every plant of the land – all that the hail has left.” – From a counseling perspective, it is the Mighty Hand of EL YAHWEH the office of: Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor and Teacher that will help the individual come to maturity. It is our purpose to go into all the world, that what it mean to stretch our your hand.

When we stretch forth our hand there will be a consequence. When we go tell the world about our Lord and Savior, and they do not accept Him, some form of plague wills befalls those who refused. Trials cannot take place until the Word goes out. One of the reason why the world is not been judge is because believers refused to do their jobs, yet still they pray. Let thy kingdom come.

Exo 10:13 And Mosheh stretched out his rod over the land of Mitsrayim, and יהוה  brought an east wind on the land all that day and all that night. Morning came, and the east wind brought the locusts. – Notice after Moses stretch out the Mighty Hand of EL YAHWEH that the plague come, not before. The wind which is a represent of the Holy Spirit in Genesis, carries the locusts, it was not the Locus! It is the Holy Spirit that establishes the boundaries sets by EL YAHWEH in every thing that He does. It is the Spirit of the Word that governs every situation. It is the constitution of the Heavenly that determine what happens in every given situation. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of the Word.

Exo 10:14 And the locusts went up over all the land of Mitsrayim and settled within all the borders of Mitsrayim, very grievous. There had never been locusts like them before, nor would there again be like them. – The total control the Holy Spirit has over ever facet of live. When we opposed Him we are been rebellious, and we are admonish not to grief the Holy Spirit.

Exo 10:15 And they covered the surface of all the land, so that the land was darkened. And they ate every plant of the land and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left, and no greenness was left on the trees or on the plants of the field, in all the land of Mitsrayim. – As a member of the Mighty Hand when we allow the Holy Spirit to come into a situation, it will take total control, nothing will be miss by Him. He will remove any trees that does not bear fruit and prune those that bear fruit that they may bear more abundant fruits.

Exo 10:16 Pharaoh then called for Mosheh and Aharon in haste, and said, “I have sinned against יהוה  your Elohim and against you. – The Word of Elohim works both ways, it cut and it heals. It separates and it mends. Those who are being cut will find it very uncomfortable, very unnerving. They will send quickly for the Mighty Hand to stop the process, while those who are among the redeemed community will welcome the surgery, welcome the pruning, and welcome the correction.

Exo 10:17 “And now, please forgive my sin only this once, and pray to יהוה  your Elohim, that He would only turn away this death from me.” – Pharaoh’s request for forgiveness was in the singular, whereas his request for a prayer was in the plural. He apology was directed to Moses who he had come to venerate as his master. His plea that they prayed was addressed to both as a matter of courtesy, for Moses was the one who did the praying.

A Moses type ministry will always encourage people to go to EL YAHWEH with their prayers, however there are a large number of people who require a spiritual leader to pray for them. Even Thought the prayer of a righteous man availed much. It is the duty of every believer to develop that prayer life by daily exercising it.

Exo 10:18 And he went out from Pharaoh and prayed to יהוה . - Mature believer when we are doing spiritual warfare, we need to do it in isolation. It is not for the ears of the general public. Even Messiyah Yahushua who took the Blind man into an isolated place and prayed forms him, Matt 8:23.

Exo 10:19 And יהוה  turned a very strong west wind, which took the locusts away and blew them into the Sea of Reeds. Not one locust was left within all the border of Mitsrayim. – EL YAHWEH change His Spirit to a Spirit of Compassion and remove every single Locust. EL YAHWEH compassion is always completes. When He forgives, it is total.

Exo 10:20 However, יהוה  hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he did not let the children of Yisra’ĕl go. – As a vessel used for dishonor, EL YAHWEH turn the heart of Pharaoh stone; the total dominance of the Holy Spirit. When we pray for the Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding, the Spirit of Counsel and Authority, the Spirit of Knowledge and the Fear of EL YAHWEH, we are praying for the very Spirit of Jesus Yahushua Himself.

Exo 10:21 And יהוה  said to Mosheh, “Stretch out your hand toward the Heavens, and let there be darkness over the land of Mitsrayim, even a darkness which is felt.” – The plague of darkness is a lack of light. The Light here speaks of the Light of the World, which is the Jesus Christ, El Yahushua. There will come a time when the Light of the world will be taken away, John  9:5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

Exo 10:22 And Mosheh stretched out his hand toward the Heavens, and there was thick darkness in all the land of Mitsrayim for three days.  - Three is one of the numbers that represent completeness. The actions of EL YAHWEH will complete that which it was design to accomplish. It will not return to Him void. Some will repent on the first day, some on the second day while some still will finally repent on the third day. Those who did not repent in that time period will need another harsher plague to create a change of mind.

Exo 10:23 They did not see one another, nor did anyone rise from his place for three days, while all the children of Yisra’ĕl had light in their dwellings. – No ore rise, no one change their spiritual profile, no one move from the carnal nature to the higher spiritual nature, except for those in Goshen. Those who had Torah written in their hearts, became a source of light for his family.

Exo 10:24 And Pharaoh called to Mosheh and said, “Go, serve יהוה , only leave your flocks and your herds behind. Let your little ones go with you too.”  - Slowly but surely Pharaoh was having a change of heart. Pharaoh in the sense represents those who have an extreme difficulty hearing the Word of EL YAHWEH. The many walls of separation had to be broken down one by one as these plague represent. We cannot be too judgmental when EL YAHWEH did what He did in Haiti. Some are made for honor some are for dishonor.

Exo 10:25 But Mosheh said, “You yourself are to provide us with slaughterings and burnt offerings, to prepare for יהוה  our Elohim. – Moses gave Pharaoh an olive branch. You Pharaoh give us sacrifice to present to EL YAHWEH. Join us; you do not have to go. We will do it on your behalf. When some one just comes to a saving grace, he or she will need someone to offer the sacrifice the proper way on his or her behalf. This is what Moses was suggesting to Pharaoh.

Exo 10:26 “And our livestock are to go with us too, not a hoof is to be left behind, for we have to take some of them to serve יהוה  our Elohim, and we ourselves do not know with what we are to serve יהוה  until we come there.”  - The uncompromised attitude of a believer is one of our strongest attribute. The Children of Yisrael had never kept Passover they did not know what had to be done.

Exo 10:27 However, יהוה  hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he would not let them go. – The Spirit of EL YAHWEH knows the spirit of Pharaoh. 1Co 2:11  For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of YAHWEH knoweth no man, but the Spirit of YAHWEH. The Hardening of Pharaoh heart was deu to the general state of His heart, he believes but there is that strong tower that needs to be broken down. What is that strong tower that prevents believers from keeping the Sabbath day Holy? It is a lying spirit.

Vaera

 Parashas Va’era

Exodus 6:2 – 9:35

Please pray this

Prayer

Before reading

In the name of Yahushua

Our Messiyah,

I pray for the Spirit of Understanding

The Spirit of Knowledge and

 The Spirit of Wisdom

As I read through this Parasha

This Torah portion of  Va’era is the fourteen Parashas in the Torah reading cycle, begins with the Creator’s revelation to Moses: I am יהוה. The Name of the Creator, which represents a high level of revelation and Light.  יהוה goes on to say I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as EL SHADDAI, but by this NAME יהוה, I did not make myself  known to them. To Moses, however, the CREATOR is revealing a greated Light of HIMSELF.

Why does the revelation of the higher Name of the CREATOR occur in the Portion of Va’era? It has to do with the conclusion of the last Parashas Shemot. In it Moses tells the CREATOR that the suffering of the Yisraelites had only become worst since he spoke to Pharaoh. This seams to imply that Moses did not have the necessary revelation of Light from the CREATOR to affect the necessary change in Pharaoh Response. Therefore, the CREATOR decide to reveal HIMSEL as יהוה.

In this Parasha, יהוה made it clear that HE had given more to Moses that anyone else before him. In this Parasha we can draw from the lesson of Moses, when we do not accept the establish status quo, we cannoy press the יהוה for a further revelation of HIMSELF to us.

Moses skillfully coined the phrase that if the Believers, the children of light did not believe in his present level of enlightenment, how would the Pharaoh the prince of darkness. The Torah tells us that the Children of Light could not hear him, because of the years of slavery. This influence of the darkness was so great that it was keeping the generation of Moose from responding to the Light. Moose was the right conduit, however the Children of Light could not respond to the level of light Moses was reflecting, due to the effect of slavery in the flesh.

In this Parasha, we may call on the ABBA יהוה to help us to see and ask for a great revelation of the broadcast Light. As we overcome the doubts that block our revelation from flowing. Elisha was in a hopeless situation, because of the King of Aram intent on killing he and his apprentice. The next morning the two men woke up to find themselves surrounded by Aran’s army. The Apprentice Gehazi did not know what to do, Elisha took him by the hand, and ask him what do you see? He reply, I see angels surrounding the mountain to protect us. It was only then that a miracle happened. The light of the sun grew so bright that it blinded the eyes of Aran’s soldiers.

Why was it so important for Elisha to take Gehazi by the hand and ask him what he saw? By taking Gehazi by the hand, Elisha establish a spiritual bond between them, he took Gehazi a set higher for him to received a higher revelation, where he could see the world in its spiritual context. The spiritual perspective of a person in the valley is not the same as one on the mountain top.

The message Moses was conveying to ABBA יהוה is that because of the time spend in slavery in Egypt, they had developed a spirit of doubt which would make them unable to accept the light that Moses brought. Like Gehazi, it is all about their spiritual consciousness. On this Sabbath of Va’era we may pray earnestly for El Yahushua to grant us grace that we may ask for more revelation of Light for us and our family.

There is a reason why Aaron and not Moses was ask to create the first plague of the turning the Nile into blood. When Moses was place in the ark and place on the water, it was the river that protected Moses, it would be spiritually inappropriate for ABBA יהוה to ask Moses to strike the very river that protected him.

We may read this and think what feeling does a river have? Here in this Parasha we have been provided with an insight into the nature of consciousness. All inanimate object are connect through a network of energy of light.

There are four level of consciousness: inanimate, vegetable, animal, and human. Everything in our world are alive, even a chair.  By developing the awareness of the interaction between ourselves and everything else will help us to complete our correction our tikkum, for that is the purpose of life. Throughout our life as it were in Moses we also need assistance from object such as water, trees, rocks, fire, he was constantly interacting with inanimate object. However, most of us are unaware of the role inanimate object play in our spiritual development.

On this Sabbath Moses approaches the ABBA יהוה and ask how he can bring about the final correction the Gemar HaTikkun if the Yisraelites of his time did not listen to him. Moses was not just talking about the believers of his day; he was speaking prophetically about us. Without the awareness of faith or belief, how can we escape the war machine of the Mighty Army of Pharaoh? How can we overcome the force of darkness and bring the Light of the CREATOR in our world.

Without faith in Messiyah Yahushua, we just cannot do it. So how can we arrive at Faith? We achieve it by looking for the Truth that dwells in Messiyah Yahushua, because the whole world speaks of Him, much the same way we desire the Word of Torah.

The prophet Isaiyah explain that prior to the Final Correction, the dark before the calm, there has to be some level of concealment, so we must find a way to see through the darkness.

One of the blessings of Va’era is that we can ask for the Spirit of Might and Council of Moses by not accepting things as they are and by treating all things with respect. When we see the world as a source of infinite possibility, when we look through the Spirit of Wisdom, we will be looking beyond the surface to the greater truth that lies beyond the veils of what is to what it will be, our doubts become the fertilizer for our faith, and miracles become possible.

 

At the end of the last Parashas Moses was seen complaining that Elohim had send him in vain, for instead of helping the people, he had only make it worst for them. In this Parashas we see EL YAHWEH response to Moses. YAHWEH spoke sternly to Moses, comparing him to unfavorably to the Patriarchs, who maintain their faith without complaint, even though they were not privilege to see the fulfillment of the promise. While Moses who had been told that the redemption was at hand, he was so disillusioned that he could not wait for EL YAHWEH to carry His plan to its conclusion, as he defined it.

Exo 6:2 And Elohim spoke to Mosheh and said to him, “I am יהוה . – It is always a good thing when our Creator talks to us. It is my desire for everyone who read these Parashas to allow the Holy Spirit to help them come to maturity. Obeying the law is a good thing, but it must be done in the Love generated by the Holy Spirit. If you love me keep My Commandments. If the love for the One who died on the Cross is in you, you will keep the Commandments. The original commandments was thou shall not, today it is if you Love Me you will not; it is not and was never about obedient, it is always about LOVE.

From here until the end of the Torah, the Scripture focuses on this primary relationship between יהוה and Moses because Moses is יהוה mouthpiece and ambassador, through this intimate relationship with יהוה, Moses models the fealty and loyalty to יהוה  that is expected of the people.

In the daily interaction between Moses and יהוה, we see how יהוה insert HIMSELF into the most important moments in place and time. With יהוה Moses, was HIS longest and most establish relationship until the coming of Messiyah. It was through Moses that  יהוה spoke the most curtail messages of guidance, instruction and inspiration, until Messiyah.       

Exo 6:3 “And I appeared to Aḇraham, to Yitsḥaq, and to Yaʽaqoḇ, as Ěl SHADDAI. And by My Name, יהוה , was I not known to them? - I am EL SHADDAI, YAHWEH the EL that is all sufficient; this term implies Elohim’s trustworthiness to carry out His Word, which includes punishment for sin and reward for virtue. Therefore EL YAHWEH begins to rebuttal of Moses by assuring him that his pledge to the Patriarchs would be fulfilled, and that Moses had been sent as His emissary to do so.

Why does the revelation of the higher NAME of יהוה occur in this Torah portion? At the conclusion of the first portion in the Book of Exodus, Moses tells יהוה that the suffering of Yisraelites became worst since he had spoken to Pharaoh. It seems like Moses was not satisfied with the level of light that was revealed to him. He was unwilling to settle for the lesser Light represented by the Name EL SHADDAI, in response to this request the CREATOR agreed to reveal HIMSELF at the level of  יהוה. By demanding more from the CREATOR Moses successfully pushed EL SHADDAI to reveal a higher level of HIS Light to Moses

This Torah portion is a time when believers can say to the CREATOR that we are no willing to accept the present Light we are under. This is the time to ask the CREATOR that we know the CREATOR plans for the redemption to happen sometime in the future, but we want it know.

At this time in our spiritual cycle we are given an opportunity to say no, even to something good, in order to ask for something better. Moses knew of the Messiyah to come, that He would operate under a greater Light than what he was given. 

I believe that after Moses arrived in Egypt the persecution of the Children of Yisrael increase. As a type of the Messiyah, he was to deliver the people from slaver. Moses knew the type of power and authority the Messiyah would operate under.

The evil one will always used intimidation tactics to achieve its goal. Therefore, when you see any form of intimidation, anger, violence, sexual, economical, or even pair-pressure knows that it is always from the evil one.

The Egyptians could not be punish until their measure of sin was full, for YAHWEH is patient even with the wicked. By Pharaoh cruel deeds in denying the straw to the hapless Hebrew slave, was the preverbal straw that broke the Camel back. Pharaoh had reached his lowest point and so the process of the exodus and the punishment of Egypt could now began.

Therefore YAHWEH response to Moses was that, far from coming to Egypt in vain, his arrival expedited the process of the Exodus, which was about to begin. As is well known, YAHWEH’s various Names represent the different ways in which He reveals Himself, so that the Names used in the different context, represent the differing ways in which YAHWEH revealed Himself to the Patriarchs and to Moses. Moses had the revelation as SHADDAI, YAHWEH’S highest manifestation, yet he questioned His Ways, while the Patriarchs had maintained their strong faith even through YAHWEH had revealed Himself to them with other Names such as El SHADDAI.

The name SHADDAI, meaning sufficient, and denotes YAHWEH as the One Who sets limits on Creations by establishing the law of nature, the limitation within the Universe. Also it represents Elohim’s establishments of limits to the success one enjoys and the suffering he must endure. By comparing the revelation of Moses with that of the Patriarchs, YAHWEH was chastising him for his insufficient lack of faith.

El SHADDAI describes Elohim when He performs miracles that do not openly disrupt the normal course of Nature. This was the way the Patriarchs perceived YAHWEH when He assured their survival in times of famine or make them victorious over physically superior enemies, and give them extraordinary success in amassing wealth.

 Though miraculous, none of the above openly violated the laws of nature. Therefore, the Patriarchs had seen YAHWEH show Himself only in the guise as El SHADDAI. Moses, however, would soon witness miracles of a magnitude that dwarfed anything the Patriarchs had experience. His Name SHADDAI represented the essence of YAHWEH; only Moses had the degree of prophecy that enabled him to comprehend its significance to the highest spiritual degree possible to man Kind

Exo 6:4 “And I also established My covenant with them, to give them the land of Kenaʽan, the land of their sojournings, in which they have sojourned. – Moreover, not only did I appear to them, I also established a covenant with them to give them the Land, Genesis 13 –14. A covenant by definition cannot be altered or abrogated, even if one of the parties become undeserving.

The land of their sojourning. Because the Patriarchs attitude towards this world was that they were but temporary sojourners, and that their true residence was in the Heavenly kingdom among the Spirits, I promised top give them the country on earth that is most conducive to spiritual greatness.

Exo 6:5 “And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Yisra’ĕl whom the Mitsrites are enslaving, and I have remembered My covenant. – Moreover, since I have made a covenant and acknowledge my obligation to fulfill it, I am ready to do so. YAHWEH covenant always have a time table, or a certain action on the part of man, for certain things must be fulfill its propose. The outcry of the Hebrew people proves that the Egyptians overstep their bounds in caring out YAHWEH’s decree that the children of Yisrael would be subjugated, and through the outcry has precipitated the beginning of the process of their redemption.

The covenant’s promise of the Land was mentioned in verse 4; this verse refers to the portion of the covenant made with Abraham in which EL YAHWEH pledge to judge and punish the nations that bring suffering upon Yisrael.

     Verse 6 –7 we see the four expression of redemption portrait by the Passover Feast. Having told Moses that the impending revelation would be greater than that which was revealed to the Patriarchs, and that He was about to redeem the Hebrew people, YAHWEH commanded him to go once again to the Hebrew people and tell them that he EL YAHWEH, the Name that denotes His power and mercy, was about to redeem them.

Exo 6:6 “Say, therefore, to the children of Yisra’ĕl, ‘I am יהוה , and I shall bring you out from under the burdens of the Mitsrites, and shall deliver you from their enslaving, and shall redeem you with an outstretched arm, and with great judgments, - These two verse contain four different expressions, representing progressive stages of the redemption. These four stages are the basis for the requirement of the four cups at the Passover Table.

The first cup – I shall take you out, justification, bethroal. EL YAHWEH would remove the Hebrew people by a Mighty Hand from the burden of slavery to sin, even before they were permitted to leave the country and while they were still the chattels of Egypt. The slavery end in Tishrei, but they did not leave Egypt until six months later.

The second cup – I shall rescue you, Sanctification. EL YAHWEH would take Egypt out of the Hebrew people by the process of sanctification.

The third cup – I shall redeem you, accept, pay the bride price. The splitting of the Red Sea, when EL YAHWEH outstretch arm with great judgment crushed Egypt’s power over the Children of Yisrael for good.

The forth Cup – I shall take you, marriage feast of the lamb. EL YAHWEH took the Children of Yisrael as His people when He gave them the Torah at Mt. Sinai. That was the climax, the purpose, of the exodus. 

Exo 6:7 and shall take you as My people, and I shall be your Elohim. And you shall know that I am יהוה  your Elohim who is bringing you out from under the burdens of the Mitsrites. – these last two verses is another example of the full plan of Salvation, just like the sixth days of Creation.

Exo 6:8 ‘And I shall bring you into the land which I swore to give to Aḇraham, to Yitsḥaq, and to Yaʽaqoḇ, to give it to you as an inheritance. I am יהוה . – The promise of the heritage is sign with the Name of EL YAHWEH. This is more than an inheritance for those who reach maturity or for those who become the Bride. The Land of Yisrael is another example of the heritage waiting the true sons of Yisrael. Wherever we are, whichever land we are from, whenever we accept Yahushua as Lord and Savior we have the right to become part of Yisrael.

Exo 6:9 And Mosheh spoke thus to the children of Yisra’ĕl, but they did not listen to Mosheh, because of shortness of spirit, and from hard slavery. – But like most of us we do not heed. The Hebrew people did not respond favorably to Moses’ assurance. This verse explain that their negative attitude was due not to lack of faith, but to the difficult physical and emotional circumstances under which they labored. There were too much of Egypt still lift in them. We will see in future verse how the influence of Egypt will prevent them from going into the land.

Moses said to EL SHADDAI that if the Yisraelites did not hear him, how would Pharaoh? The Torah tells us that the Yisraelites could not hear Moses. Their suffering in slavery was to great that it kept Moses’ revelation from been heard. Moses like the Messiyah centuries later was the right conduit, yet the Yisraelites could not accept the Light because they were so overworked and dispirited.

Exo 6:10 And יהוה  spoke to Mosheh, saying,

Exo 6:11 “Go in, speak to Pharaoh sovereign of Mitsrayim, to let the children of Yisra’ĕl go out of his land.” – Again the appeal to Pharaoh continue.

Exo 6:12 And Mosheh spoke before יהוה , saying, “The children of Yisra’ĕl have not listened to me, and why would Pharaoh listen to me, for I am of uncircumcised lips?” – The Children of Yisrael had not listen to Moses, in fact they blame him for there demise. Moses thought that the Children of Yisrael had lost confidence in his ability to speak on their behalf. This convince him that it would be fool hearted to try to convince Pharaoh who did whatever he please with them and had no motivation to take Moses seriously.

Once again Moses raised the issue of his stuttering, even after EL YAHWEH had already address the issue. But now EL YAHWEH had instructed him to speak to Pharaoh, thus raising Moses fear that he was unqualified.

Exo 6:13 And יהוה  spoke to Mosheh and to Aharon, and gave them a command for the children of Yisra’ĕl and for Pharaoh, sovereign of Mitsrayim, to bring the children of Yisra’ĕl out of the land of Mitsrayim. – EL YAHWEH responds in the next verse by including Aaron in the commandment, thus implying that he would be Moses’ mouthpiece.

In a sense, the mission of redemption begins only now. Up until this point, Moses and Aaron had presented their case to Pharaoh, with no positive result. The first meeting between Moses and Pharaoh was to bring to fulfillment the level of sin, before judgment is served. This was fulfilled and Moses and Aaron was once again being charge with their mission, but this time it was for its final execution. From now on Pharaoh would begin to see and experience the ten fingers or the Mighty Hand of EL YAHWEH.

Verse 13 – 30 introduce a new beginning and then interrupt it with the genealogy, after which it returns to the mission. The Torah takes great effort to point out that contrary to the claims made by other religion, the leadership of Hebrew people were humans.

The following verses give their family backgrounds to make a point that their compatriots knew them and their cousins, remembered their parent and uncles. This also show how the land will be divided up according to the different clans, when division is taken place in the Heavens.

        

Exo 6:14 These are the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Re’uḇĕn, the first-born of Yisra’ĕl: Ḥanoḵ and Pallu, Ḥetsron and Karmi. These are the clans of Re’uḇĕn.

                          

Exo 6:15 And the sons of Shimʽon: Yemu’ĕl, and Yamin, and Ohaḏ, and Yaḵin, and Tsoḥar, and Sha’ul the son of a Kenaʽanite woman. These are the clans of Shimʽon.

Exo 6:16 These are the names of the sons of Lĕwi according to their generations: Gĕreshon, and Qehath, and Merari. And the years of the life of Lĕwi were one hundred and thirty-seven.

Exo 6:17 The sons of Gĕreshon: Liḇni and Shimʽi according to their clans.

Exo 6:18 And the sons of Qehath: Amram, and Yitshar, and Ḥeḇron, and Uzzi’ĕl. And the years of the life of Qehath were one hundred and thirty-three.

Exo 6:19 And the sons of Merari: Maḥli and Mushi. These are the clans of Lĕwi according to their generations.

Exo 6:20 And Amram took for himself Yoḵeḇeḏ, his father’s sister, as wife. And she bore him Aharon and Mosheh. And the years of the life of Amram were one hundred and thirty-seven.

Exo 6:21 And the sons of Yitshar: Qoraḥ, and Nepheḡ, and Ziḵri.

Exo 6:22 And the sons of Uzzi’ĕl: Misha’ĕl, and Eltsaphan, and Sithri.

Exo 6:23 Aharon took to himself Elisheḇa, daughter of Amminaḏaḇ, sister of Naḥshon, as wife. And she bore him Naḏaḇ, and Aḇihu, Elʽazar, and Ithamar.

Exo 6:24 And the sons of Qoraḥ: Assir, Elqanah, and Aḇiyasaph. These are the clans of the Qorḥites.

Exo 6:25 And Elʽazar, Aharon’s son, took for himself one of the daughters of Puti’ĕl as wife. And she bore him Pineḥas. These are the heads of the fathers of the Lĕwites according to their clans.

Exo 6:26 This is Aharon, and Mosheh, to whom יהוה  said, “Bring out the children of Yisra’ĕl from the land of Mitsrayim according to their divisions.” – EL YAHWEH did not choose the leadership of Yisrael haphazardly. Instead of choosing His emissaries from the eldest tribe, He searched until He found the suitable man.

Exo 6:27 They were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh sovereign of Mitsrayim, to bring out the children of Yisra’ĕl from Mitsrayim. This is Mosheh, and Aharon. – Who do we send to confront Lucifer, do we send a child? No we send a spiritual mature individual, a spiritual warrier to confront the enemy. Today most of our so-called Ministers, Pastor, and church leaders are children spiritually. Isa 3:12  As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths. Most churches today does not led there people to maturity, they just oppress the people with denomination doctrine, instead of freeing them with the truth of Torah.

Exo 6:28 And it came to be, on the day when יהוה  spoke to Mosheh in the land of Mitsrayim,

Exo 6:29 that יהוה  spoke to Mosheh, saying, “I am יהוה . Speak to Pharaoh sovereign of Mitsrayim all that I say to you.”  - ABBA YAHWEH is the KING. When we as members of the Mighty Hand: Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastors and Teachers speak to the people we must spread as the Oracles of ABBA YAHWEH. HIS Voice is not ours, it is YAHWEH. Too often many of us speak and says God says, when that god is their own opinion. They used God’s name to validate their Denomination doctrine.

Exo 6:30 And Mosheh said before יהוה , “See, I am of uncircumcised lips, and why would Pharaoh listen to me?”  - Having interrupted the narrative to give the above family background, the Torah reviews what had been said above, after which it continues with the chain of events leading up to the exodus. Moses understand the gravity of what he was called to do. Moses said that he was of an unclean lips, how can I speak for the Absolute Perfect CREATOR.  But Moses next comment was one of doubt, why would Pharaoh listen to me. The same is true today, do not cast your pearls, your Words among swines. How many time have I spoken to Christians about the Sabbath day, yet they dig their heals in more. Yet the judgement of Pharaoh could not start until Pharaoh heard the Word he was destine to hear. When we as believers speak to disobedient believers, it take them one more step to judgement. ABBA YAHWEH will not judge the world until the Besorah the good new is preach into all the world. If we want the Messiyah to return soon, we all need to get bussy in preaching to the world.

 

Chapter 7

In response to Moses’ doubts of his chances for success, EL YAHWEH tells him that he will now begin to exercise domination over Pharaoh and that Aaron will speak for him, so that Moses’ speech impediment will not be a factor.

As a boy, I suffer from a severe case of Speech impediment. Yet when I teach or preach the Word, Never once do I ever stutter. This my friend is how I know that the Holy Spirit is with me.

EL YAHWEH reiterates, however, that Pharaoh will refuse at first and that even when he is ready to succumb, YAHWEH will cause him to continue his refusal to obey by his stubbornness.

As believers we do not know what is the straw that break the Camel back, what is that Word, what is that story that cause a person to make a life shattering change in their approach to life.

The Holy Spirit Know us all, She know the heart of Her children, what will make this child believer will be a stumbling block for another.

Exo 7:1  So יהוה  said to Mosheh, “See, I have made you an elohim¹ to Pharaoh, and Aharon your brother is your prophet. Footnote: ¹Or mighty one – see footnote at 4:16. – The Hebrew word Elohim, mean mighty ones, however in this case it also mean master. Moses would be a master in the sense that he would have the authority to impose his will upon Pharaoh and punish him, like an officer of the court. Like the Law that was place on the outside of the Ark, it will be against Pharaoh for his sins.

                                                                                       

Exo 7:2 “You shall speak all that I command you, and Aharon your brother shall speak to Pharaoh, to let the children of Yisra’ĕl go out of his land. – Again as any good Commander in Chief, EL YAHWEH reminded Moses and Aaron only say what YAHWEH have commanded them to say. There was a woman who added to the commandment in Genesis 1 –2 and the evil one used it against her.

This is a very valuable lesson to believers; especially those who pretend to speak on behalf of YAHWEH. We should only speak what the Word says.

Exo 7:3 “But I am going to harden the heart of Pharaoh, and shall increase My signs and My wonders in the land of Mitsrayim. – Some vessels are created for honor some for dishonor. My sign and My wonders. A sign validate the messenger’s claim that he was sent by EL YAHWEH; that is why Moses performed sign only for the Hebrew people, who believe in EL YAHWEH and His Son El Yahushua. These sign are to validate the sheep from the goats.

A wonder offer proof of the authenticity of the sender; that is why Moses performed wonders for Pharaoh who in 5:2, questioned the very existence of EL YAHWEH.

Exo 7:4 “And Pharaoh is not going to listen to you, and I shall lay My hand on Mitsrayim, and bring My divisions and My people, the children of Yisra’ĕl, out of the land of Mitsrayim by great judgments. – Because of the stubbornness of Pharaoh heart, EL YAHWEH will lay His Hands, His ten fingers, the ten plaque on Pharaoh until he release the Children of Yisrael. My legions, the term refers to an organized group, rather than a large number of people. An army can be describe as a legion, so do Angels or any Heavenly body. The fact that the Children of Yisrael are describe in this manner is highly commendable; for it indicates that they will leave Egypt with a common purpose of serving EL YAHWEH.

Exo 7:5 “And the Mitsrites shall know that I am יהוה , when I stretch out My hand on Mitsrayim. And I shall bring the children of Yisra’ĕl out from among them.” – There is a theme that is repeated throughout the ensuing narrative, that even Egypt shall know that He is EL YAHWEH. The purpose of the plaque was not to destroy Egypt; it was design to bring them to a complete knowledge of YAHWEH, even if it is the last word from there lips, but all should must at one point in their lives acknowledge that YAHWEH id Meleck and Yahushua is Messiyah. Those who choose to leave Egypt would be called Children of Yisrael. Those who choose to stay behind are called Egyptians.

Exo 7:6 And Mosheh and Aharon did as יהוה  commanded them, so they did. – All true leaders of the Children of Yisrael, the called out ones; will always do exactly what they are commanded to do. They will not add to scripture as some false Christian teachers have done, they will not nail EL YAHWEH commandments to the cross as some leaders have done. Every good army only do what the Commander and Chief command them to do.

Exo 7:7 Now Mosheh was eighty years old and Aharon eighty-three years old when they spoke to Pharaoh. – Add some intensity to the narrative, EL YAHWEH include Moses and Aaron age, to create a timeline for us to prove His Word.

Exo 7:8 And יהוה  spoke to Mosheh and to Aharon, saying, - In every military campaign, which this rescue operation was. The Commander in Chief, regularly communicate with His generals. Regular briefings are an essential part of the Head communication with the Mighty Hand (Moses and Aaron).

Exo 7:9 “When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, ‘Show a miracle for yourselves,’ then you shall say to Aharon, ‘Take your rod and throw it before Pharaoh, and let it become a serpent.’  - Show us some proof, the boastful Pharaoh ask the two humble servant of EL YAHWEH. As if he would caught them off guard. But little did Pharaoh that the Elohim Who see and know everything already prepare His warriors for every conceivable event. As believers we must never be caught off guard. If we walk in the Spirit of Wisdom we will always be prepared. Moses and Aaron were walking in the Spirit of Wisdom and Power when they confronted Pharaoh. The flexing of spiritual muscles starts the process. Who had the bigger stick? We will see later.

Exo 7:10 So Mosheh and Aharon went in to Pharaoh, and they did so, as יהוה  commanded. And Aharon threw his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent. - The Spirit of Wisdom is the ability to do all that EL YAHWEH has asks us to do. A fully mature believer will always walk in the seven Spirits of EL YAHWEH, Isaiyah 11:2 The Spirit of YAHWEH will rest on him- the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of advice and power, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of YAHWEH.

Exo 7:11 But Pharaoh also called the wise men and the practisers of witchcraft. And they, the magicians of Mitsrayim, also did so with their magic. – Necromancers a form of magic that inquires of the dead genesis 41:8. The evil spirit will always want people to think because they can do one or may be two seemingly miracle that they are authentic. Let see who have the bigger stick.

                                                                 

Exo 7:12 And they, each one, threw down his rod, and they became serpents. But the rod of Aharon swallowed up their rods. – The preverbal question, “Who is your daddy” apply here. Who have the bigger stick Pharaoh?

   

Exo 7:13 And Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he did not listen to them, as יהוה  had said. – Like most spiritually destitute leader, he cannot see the forest for the trees.

Exo 7:14 And יהוה  said to Mosheh, “The heart of Pharaoh is hard, he refuses to let the people go. -  There was a spiritual link between EL YAHWEH and Moses; an immediate down load call discernment was given to Moses at a moment notice. This same communication ability is what Yahushua spoke of when He says My Father and I are one. What EL YAHWEH plans are Moses will know also? The last chance for Pharaoh to change His mind before the next level of judgment.

Exo 7:15 “Go to Pharaoh in the morning, as he goes out to the water, and you shall stand by the river’s bank to meet him. And take in your hand the rod, which was turned into a serpent. – Go to Pharaoh in the morning, after he has had time to sleep on the event of yesterday, and do all that I tell you to do.

Exo 7:16 “And you shall say to him, ‘יהוה  the EL of the Heḇrews has sent me to you, saying, “Let My people go, so that they serve Me in the wilderness,” but see, until now you have not listened! – The Commander and Chief of the Hebrew people have sent me, I am not here on my own. You have not listen! “Let His people go.” This is the cry of every Evangelist, one of the fivefold ministry the Mighty Hand of Elohim.

Exo 7:17 ‘Thus said יהוה , “By this you know that I am יהוה . See, I am striking the waters which are in the river with the rod that is in my hand, and they shall be turned to blood, - By My little finger I will strike the water of Egypt, the life line of Egypt economy with the Rod, the Authority of My servant Moses and it shall turn to blood.

Exo 7:18 and the fish in the river shall die. And the river shall stink, and the Mitsrites shall find it impossible to drink the water of the river. – The first three plagues were design to prove to Pharaoh that contrary to Pharaoh Skepticism, He is EL YAHWEH. This series of Plagues achieved its purpose when Pharaoh’s magicians were forced to acknowledge, it is a finger of EL YAHWEH.

Exo 7:19 And יהוה  spoke to Mosheh, “Say to Aharon, ‘Take your rod and stretch out your hand over the waters of Mitsrayim, over their streams, over their rivers, over their ponds, and over all their pools of water, that they become blood. And there shall be blood in all the land of Mitsrayim, both in wooden and in stone containers. – The Authority of Aaron rod was the Holy Spirit; stretch it out over all the Waters of Egypt. Where else did we see the same thing happens? In Genesis 1:2 The Spirit of YAHWEH was hovering over the water. Water is the file blood of every community, the first actions EL YAHWEH did was to demonstrate that He as the power to touch all aspect of out lives.

Exo 7:20 And Mosheh and Aharon did so, as יהוה  commanded. And he lifted up the rod and struck the waters that were in the river, in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of his servants. And all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood. – A small demonstration of the Power of EL YAHWEH to Pharaoh.

Exo 7:21 And the fish that were in the river died, and the river stank, and the Mitsrites were unable to drink the water of the river. And the blood was in all the land of Mitsrayim. - Only the Egyptian were affected by the Plague of Blood, but none of the Children of Yisrael.

                                                                                         

Exo 7:22 And the magicians of Mitsrayim did the same with their magic. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not listen to them, as יהוה  had said. – Pharaoh ordered his magicians to duplicate the miracle. If all the water was turn into blood, where did they get the water from? The magician must have bought water from the Children of Yisrael, to duplicate their version of this plague.

                    

Exo 7:23 And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, and his heart was not moved by this either. – Pharaoh was not impress so to speak. Have you ever try talking to a religious person about the Word of Elohim. It is much like talking to Pharaoh, they will never listen, even if you show them what is written.

Exo 7:24 And all the Mitsrites dug all around the river for water to drink, for they were unable to drink the water of the river. – It seems that it was only the water that was above ground that turn to blood that why everyone were digging wells close to the river.

                           

Exo 7:25 And seven days were completed after יהוה  had struck the river. - The plague continued seven days, and, in all that time, Pharaoh’s proud heart would not let him so much as desire Moses to intercede for the removal of it. The hypocrites in heart, heap up wrath; they cry not when he ask them (Job 36:13); and then no wonder that his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

Exo 7:26  And יהוה  spoke to Mosheh, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus said יהוה , “Let My people go, so that they serve Me. – They were to go to Pharaoh palace again, where they would be surrounded by dignitaries and petitioners, so that all would see that the frogs were being brought by EL YAHWEH’s prophet.

The first plague demonstrates that one of the Egyptian deities, the river, was powerless against EL YAHWEH’s Will. The second plague, during which the River itself produced the frog, demonstrates that it too, was only a mere servant of EL YAHWEH.

Exo 7:27 “But if you refuse to let them go, see, I am smiting all your border with frogs. – The Plague of Frogs was only in the land of Egypt. The Children of Yisrael was not affected. Moses and Aaron apply themselves to their work without further objection: They did as YAHWEH commanded them, verse 6. Their obedience, all things considered, was well worthy to be celebrated, as it is by the Psalmist (ps. 105:28), They rebelled not against his word, namely, Moses and Aaron, whom he mentions, verse 26. Thus Jonah, though at first he was very averse, at length went to Nineveh. Notice is taken of the age of Moses and Aaron when they undertook this glorious service. Aaron the elder (and yet the inferior in office) was eighty-three, Moses was eighty; both of them men of great gravity and experience, whose age was venerable, and whose years might teach wisdom, verse 7. Joseph, who was to be only a servant to Pharaoh, was preferred at thirty years old; but Moses, who was to be a god to Pharaoh, was not so dignified until he was eighty years old. It was fit that he should long wait for such an honor, and be long in preparing for such a service.

Exo 7:28 “And the river shall swarm with frogs, which shall go up and shall come into your house, and into your bedroom, and on your bed, and into the houses of your servants, and on your people, and into your ovens, and into your kneading bowls, - Frogs, Frogs and more Frogs.

Exo 7:29 and the frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your servants.” – except for the land where the Children of Yisrael.

Chapter 8

In response to the plague of Blood, Pharaoh stubbornly ignored Moses, but in the case with the frog, even after his magicians duplicates the plague, as with the blood. Pharaoh begged Moses to remove the plague.

When the other plague affects him, he sometime offered to submit to EL YAHWEH’s Will and other time he did not. It was a spirit of stupidity that came upon Pharaoh, just like the spirit of stupidity that come upon someone who cannot see the Sabbath day for what it is.

It seems that when the plague struck Pharaoh and he believes that his kingdom was threatened, he offers to relent; otherwise, he remains adamant. Lets look at the following.

§         Blood – the plague was not life threatening because the Egyptians could buy water from the Children of Yisrael. Or by digging well by the river.

§         Frogs – in addition to the unbearable annoyance of the around the clock croaking, the frogs actually creep into the innards of the Egyptians and threatened their lives.

§         Lice – although Pharaoh’s magicians finally concede, that the plague could not only have been brought by anyone else but EL YAHWEH, Pharaoh would not budge, because the plague was uncomfortable but not dangerous.       

§         Wild Beast – Anyone would have feared for his life when surrounded by beasts of the wild. Pharaoh for the first time promised to capitulate to all of Moses’ demands.

§         Epidemic – Only animals died, not people.

§         Boils – Again, the plague cause extreme discomfort, but no one got killed.

§         Hail – the loud thunder and flames from Heavens terrified everyone, making them fear they would suffer the same faith as Sodom

§         Locus – Pharaoh said explicitly, remove this death from me.

§         Darkness – Pharaoh did not ask Moses to pray on his behalf. During the first three days of the plague, the Egyptians could have used lanterns; thereafter, they could not see to move. As soon as the plague was over, he offered to let the people go, but attached a unacceptable condition.

§         Killing of the First Born – Pharaoh’s resistance was finally broken, for he experience the death of his own son.

Exo 8:1 And יהוה  said to Mosheh, “Say to Aharon, ‘Stretch out your hand with your rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up on the land of Mitsrayim.’  - Once again the command was to affect the water. The second Egyptian deity was the frog. It had it source in the Nile that brought life to Egypt. What was supposed to be a blessing to Egypt now became a curse.

                                                                                                                     

Exo 8:2 So Aharon stretched out his hand over the waters of Mitsrayim, and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Mitsrayim.  -  How it was threatened. Moses, no doubt, attended the divine Majesty daily for fresh instructions, and (perhaps while the river was yet blood) he is here directed to give notice to Pharaoh of another judgment coming upon him, in case he continue obstinate: If thou refuse to let them go, it is at thy peril.