Great way to bring this part of the Bible to life! Now, we’re relatively accustomed to depictions of violence (thanks, Hollywood), but today I read that gruesome scene in Jeremiah where King Zedekiah is forced to watch his children being slaughtered before having his eyes gouged out—as if to sear the memory of his dead children into the darkness of his mind. Pretty spooky.
Now, I can’t think of the frog plague without remembering that older film "Magnolia" (which was allegedly written without awareness of the biblical plague).
When I read the opening sentence of the Exposition (“While we don’t see plagues on this scale in our world today (thankfully), the lessons of this story still resonate”), my mind immediately drifted to natural disasters. Having lived through the monster hurricane María, those moments of bare-bones survival—waiting it out until you make it—felt on a scale similar to the plagues, reminding us of the raw power of God.
That's true! It's funny you say it. The other day, I was telling the story about a bad wipeout I had while surfing as a teenager. I remember how powerful the wave that took me out was. Thinking about just the sheer power of water is enough to recognize--from a "natural theology" standpoint--how powerful God truly is!
A great read and reminder of God’s power and sovereignty!
Great way to bring this part of the Bible to life! Now, we’re relatively accustomed to depictions of violence (thanks, Hollywood), but today I read that gruesome scene in Jeremiah where King Zedekiah is forced to watch his children being slaughtered before having his eyes gouged out—as if to sear the memory of his dead children into the darkness of his mind. Pretty spooky.
Now, I can’t think of the frog plague without remembering that older film "Magnolia" (which was allegedly written without awareness of the biblical plague).
When I read the opening sentence of the Exposition (“While we don’t see plagues on this scale in our world today (thankfully), the lessons of this story still resonate”), my mind immediately drifted to natural disasters. Having lived through the monster hurricane María, those moments of bare-bones survival—waiting it out until you make it—felt on a scale similar to the plagues, reminding us of the raw power of God.
That's true! It's funny you say it. The other day, I was telling the story about a bad wipeout I had while surfing as a teenager. I remember how powerful the wave that took me out was. Thinking about just the sheer power of water is enough to recognize--from a "natural theology" standpoint--how powerful God truly is!
I've never surfed, but I'm sure a wipeout like that is a taste of the power of God's hand in nature! Thanks for sharing.
Though I'm not that old, I hear "Let my people go!" in Charlton Heston's voice.
haha! I am right there with you!
Well done never went in this direction Great stuff keep it up!