The Finger of God


And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast. Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said. – Exodus 8:18-19

There are two conversations in exodus worth mentioning. The first is in chapter six between God and Moses. The entire chapter of burning bush event shows God’s compassion and His love for his chosen people. The love of God is shown in Glory in this chapter as a father who will stretch out his arm and save his people. When I first stretched out my arm to carry Joshua, my first born, it was a physical process of using the whole body to reach out carry, embrace and secure him with my whole complete presence. There were no parts but the whole of me stretched out for Joshua. Similarly we observe God in the chapter saying, I am, the almighty Jehovah, I will bring you out, I will rid you out, I will redeem you, I will take you out, I will be your god and you shall know it. YOU SHALL KNOW IT!

In the presence of our true and living God that is how we are to feel. The chief end of man is worship God and be fully satisfied with God. (Westminster Shorter Catechism, Q1) Being satisfied with God and glorifying him daily in all our shortcomings and waiting on his stretched-out arm for his blessings is our worship.

Compare this conversation to the Egyptian magicians had with the Pharaoh. The magicians could not counter produce the plague and told the Pharaoh it is the finger of God. “This is the finger of God”. God showered upon Egypt ten plagues and brought the whole nation and its rule to their knees in submission with his finger. Here we have God’s wrath described by a non-Hebrew as the finger of Goad and we have God’s words spoken to Moses that his stretched-out arm will deliver his people. When we are faced with uncertainties lets us take comfort that God provides a stretched-out arm for us. Let it be our pray. Dear Lord, draw ever close to me and let me find comfort and peace in your arms always. In Jesus name, Amen.

Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments: - Exodus 6:6

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