Exodus 9: 8-12: “And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh. And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt. And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast. And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians. And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses.”
Within every culture people need to be able to deal with sickness. This is a current issue as well. People with healing ability often develop a godlike aura because they can make people well again. In the old kingdom of Egypt there was a nobleman called Im-Hotep who was renowned as a healer. He was later elevated to the status of a god. The goddess Sekhmet was also know to be involved in healing. The Lord continued with His purpose of showing the Egyptians that He is the Lord by showing them that their gods of healing were unable to deal with His authority and power. Boils are painful and often occur in very painful places so this was also a significant demonstration of the Lord’s power. Not only did the boils break out on people but also on their domestic animals as well. Even the magicians suffered from the boils, so much so, that they were unable to get up and come into Pharaoh’s palace to perform their jobs. However, Pharaoh was committed to rejecting the Lord and wasn’t impressed by the Lord’s power and authority.
(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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