Hail. Locusts. Supernatural darkness. The plagues continue. As the Lord systematically smashes every idol the Egyptians have manufactured for themselves, the Egyptians themselves begin to fear the word of the Lord. And though every encounter with Pharaoh reads like “second verse, same as the first,” yet the fear of the Lord finds a home even among Pharaoh’s servants. So we begin to see the Lord’s missionary purpose even in the midst of his judgment, and we reflect on this stage of the exodus as the fulfillment of his promise to Abraham.
