Exodus 8:1 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me.
At first blush, “a plague of frogs” sounds a bit humorous to me. However, it doesn’t take long for the horror of a teeming mass of frogs to become clear. Add to that the fact that the Egyptians considered frogs, which were linked to one of their goddesses, to be sacred and were not to kill them. Now this teeming mass of frogs takes a much darker turn.
Exodus 8:2 If you refuse to let them go, I will send a plague of frogs on your whole country.
These verses make me wonder about the things in my own life that I have, inadvertently or not, elevated to sacred status, that I have lifted to a place of honor and importance in my own life. Do I even realize that I have elevated them? Do I understand the importance I have given them? Have I placed them above my Savior?
Exodus 8:3 The Nile will teem with frogs. They will come up into your palace and your bedroom and onto your bed, into the houses of your officials and on your people, and into your ovens and kneading troughs.
Precious Savior, I’ll be honest. I don’t really want to look too closely at this one because I know that my answers will require me to make some changes. Forgive me…for elevating anything above You and for being hesitant to examine them because I know I will have to make some changes. Help me, Jesus. Amen.
Exodus 8:4 The frogs will come up on you and your people and all your officials.’ ”
Have a blessed day.