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Exodus 11:7b

When Pharaoh hardened his heart and refused to submit to God, He brought crushing plagues upon Egypt. The final plague was the death of all of Egypt’s firstborn. As Moses announced this plague to Pharaoh, he did so with great anger. We’re not told why, but I suspect it was because Moses was frustrated with Pharaoh’s stubbornness and saddened that things had to come to this. For a person of normal psychological makeup, it would not be pleasant to announce that every single family in a nation was about to lose its firstborn child.

But as Moses announced what was coming, he made sure Pharaoh understood that God would make a distinction between Israel and Egypt. This terrible plague would not come upon the Israelites as it would on the Egyptians. It occurs to me this little verse has much for us to consider in our day.

President Trump signed an Executive Order limiting immigration, as we all know. Those of us who voted for him were very pleased, because he was fulfilling a campaign promise. Millions on the other side see it as an outrage, a denial of our American identity as a refuge for people of the world, contrary to the very slogan written on the Statue of Liberty. We see them protesting with their placards calling for us to welcome all who wish to come to our shores. While watching the Super Bowl, we see an advertisement urging us to accept everyone, because it will make us better. Another shows a sad Mexican mother with her child being turned away by an ugly, imposing wall. What a curious turn of events, that many Christians, who claim to serve the God of love, should be demanding legal action to turn away immigrants, while those who generally oppose or ignore biblical teaching are now the ones who seem most loving and accepting! It’s quite a turnaround!

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