EXODUS 8:20-32
As the plagues came on Pharaoh and the Egyptians, he began to weaken a little bit. Pharaoh said
to Moses, “Go, sacrifice to your God [here] in the land [of Egypt]. And Moses said, It is not
suitable or right to do that; for the animals the Egyptians hold sacred and will not permit to be
slain are those which we are accustomed to sacrifice to the Lord our God; if we did this before
the eyes of the Egyptians, would they not stone us? We will go three days’ journey into the
wilderness and sacrifice to the Lord our God, as He will command us” (Ex. 8:25-27, Amplified).
This was Pharaoh’s first offer, but Moses was bold in faith and refused to compromise.
Moses spoke for God and completely refused anything less than what God demanded. Moses
even exposed Pharaoh’s false religion as he mentioned that the Egyptians held certain animals to
be sacred. Moses made it clear that his firm intention was to obey God completely.
That Moses’ faith was becoming bolder and bolder is also seen in that he prayed for an end to the
plague of flies. This was not presumption on Moses’ part, because he already had assurance from
God that such a prayer was in accordance with His will.
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this
is the whole duty of man (Eccles. 12:13).
Theodore Epp
www.backtothebible.in