Blood and Frogs
Ex 7:19-8:3
Battling serpents in the courtyard, though an authentic harbinger, isn’t much more than a grotesque entertainment. The bloody Nile, however, has a bite.
In desperation the people dig their wells near the shores of the Nile. They are looking for water and wondering why this is happening to them.
The nervous courtiers are no doubt wondering if these two unimpressive Hebrew forecasters are doing the acts in their own power – for which they should be killed – or if Pharaoh has provoked a fight with a really powerful God.
The people’s affliction is eventually the king’s problem.
When will Pharaoh be brought to his knees? My own experience is that it’s better to do it willingly.
