INTRODUCTION:

(Deuteronomy 4:2 [KJV])
Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.

(Proverbs 30:5, 6 [KJV])
Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

(Isaiah 28:10 [KJV])
For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:

(Isaiah 28:13 [KJV])
But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

(2 Peter 1:20 [KJV])
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

All of the studies found here, whether book studies or topical studies, are done with research with mainly two things: The KING JAMES BIBLE and a plain old, 1828 Webster's Dictionary. Why? Outside of actually studying secular and Jewish history, archaeology, one needs nothing more. You do not need foreign, dead languages that no one speaks, nor lexicons, nor concordances, nor commentaries, because they differ not only with one another and with the KING JAMES BIBLE, they create division, confusion, debate, and unbelief, apostasy, and a falling away from God Himself. We do not need them. That Word of God written and preserved for us in our own language is supposed to be enough, like the Old Testament was for the Jews, and as the New Testament was for the early Christians in Greek, Latin, Italian, Spanish, German, etc.

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There are studies within as tangents on words, subjects found within the two testaments, as to broaden the scope of the study, to learn more, deeper truths. This is not an intellectual site with PhDs, theologians, and no worldly wisdom.. Check everything out, everything. Not just here, but with everything you read and see and hear. Be Bereans:

(Acts 17:11 [KJV])
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

(1 Thessalonians 2:13 [KJV])
For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

Always research for yourself, use all of the context, and never privately interpret!

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Exodus Chapter 11: THE LAST STRAW

The Cycle of Freedom

by Jeff Thomas

From Bondage to Moral Certitude

From Moral Certitude to Great Courage

From Great Courage to Liberty;

From Liberty to Abundance;

From Abundance to Selfishness;

From Selfishness to Complacency;

From Complacency to Apathy;

From Apathy to Dependency;

From Dependency to Bondage.

THE TEN PLAGUES UPON EGYPT BY GOD, EXODUS

Water turned to blood (Exodus 7:17)
Plague of frogs (Exodus 8:2)
Plague of lice (Exodus 8:16)
Plague of flies (Exodus 8:20)
Plague of animal disease, a murrain (Exodus 9:2)
Plague of boils and blains (Exodus 9:9)
Plague of deadly, fiery hail (Exodus 9:22)
Plague of locusts (Exodus 10:4)
Plague of darkness (Exodus 10:21)

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Plague of death of the firstborn (Exodus 11:5)

Water Turned to Blood (Hapi. god of the Nile River)
Frogs Coming From the Nile (Heket, Heqet, god of fertility)
Lice From the Earth's Dust (Geb, the sky god)
Swarms of Flies (Khepri, the god of the morning sun, in the form of a scarab beetle)
Death of Cattle and Livestock (Hathor, sky, the god of women, fertility and love.)
Ashes Turned to Boils and Sores (Isis, most popular goddess, of the seat, the throne, most enduring, loved, mother of the Pharaohs)
Hail in the Form of Fire (Nut, sky goddess, esp. the Milky Way, which was worshipped)
Locusts Upon all of the earth in Egypt (Seth, god of chaos and storms)
Three Days of Complete Darkness (Ra, the sun god, circle god). Today we have this sing god worshipped by scientists as "the cosmic egg" from which the universes came, and thus Ra is traced from Egyptian paganism to Greek paganism, pagan Hinduism and then through to today
Death of the Firstborn (Pharaoh, worshipped as a god like all of them). The Jesuit who invented the Big Bang theory, Georges Lemaître, used that as his basis.

Frogs Coming From the Nile (Heket)
Lice From the Earth's Dust (Geb)
Swarms of Flies (Khepri)

In this chapter, Moses and Aaron are not instructed to go back to Pharaoh with any more warnings, since God has decided that it is time. Time to end the false pretenses, time to stop letting Pharaoh get away with any more lies, time for ultimate destruction, time to start His nation of His children, His people He chose, Israel. They will loot, spoil the Egyptians who will give in willingly, and they will leave, Pharaoh letting them go, for a time, then changing his mind the last time to his own death and that of his nation. empire, forever. This destruction of Egypt if a type of the Revelatioon, the final destruction of this world system:

(Isaiah 65:17 [KJV])
For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

(Isaiah 66:22 [KJV])
For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.

(2 Peter 3:13 [KJV])
Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

(Revelation 21:1 [KJV])
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

(Exodus 11:1 [KJV])
And the LORD said unto Moses, Yet will I bring one plague more upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether.

You are not only being released, you are being forced to leave, because that is what it will finally take to make Pharaoh do this and because this has been his choice to be this hard to give up his power over God's people, God allowing it until now, for His purposes

(Exodus 11:2 [KJV])
Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man borrow of his neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold.

To borrow here does not mean that the things will be lent, but given freely, willingly
This does not say for Moses and Aaron to speak to Pharaoh; only the children of Israel
The very best and most precious of all of the wealth, the precious metals

BOR'ROW, v.t.

To take from another by request and consent, with a view to use the thing taken for a time, and return it, or if the thing taken is to be consumed or transferred in the use, then to return an equivalent in kind; as, to borrow a book, a sum of money, or a loaf of bread. It is opposed to lend.
To take from another, for one's own use; to copy or select from the writings of another author; as, to borrow a passage from a printed book; to borrow a title.
To take or adopt for one's own use, sentiments, principles, doctrines and the like; as, to borrow instruction.
To take for use something that belongs to another; to assume, copy or imitate; as, to borrow a shape; to borrow the manners of another, or his style of writing.

(Exodus 11:3 [KJV])
And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants, and in the sight of the people.

It is a favour given by God, not by Moses, not by Aaron's actions, since Pharaoh thus far has been stubborn, stiffnecked, despite all of the plagues he has brought upon himself so, in the worldly realm, there is no reason for Pharaoh or the Egyptians to cast a single mite of favour upon Moses, Aaron, Israel-this is all GOD
God is the One Who gives favour, not us ourselves, and that is something we need to pray for when we go before rulers, magistrates, etc.

(Exodus 11:4-5 [KJV])
And Moses said, Thus saith the LORD, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt: And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.

The eldest, the heirs, the favoured ones, the most adored, revered, respected, redeemed, gone forever, removed permanently, never to be heard from again
How hard of a heart does one have to have to take it this far?
God will go into Egypt Himself to do this, no pests like lice, mice, locusts, no, just the LORD Himself

(Exodus 11:6 [KJV])
And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more.

Imagine this happening to anyone, any nations, any large group today, only one firstborn in any family, but affecting all families of man and beast, all at once, dead
The loud mourning of only one family is bad enough, now imagine ALL families wailing loudly for their firsbirn, all at once

(Exodus 11:7 [KJV])
But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.

Dogs lap up the bodies of dead bodies, after chewing and the blood comes out
No child of Israel will die; only the firstborn of people and beasts, of the Egyptian
Who can do this but God the LORD via miracles? No one!
The difference is God's people versus the people of this world

(Exodus 11:8 [KJV])
And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger.

Whether they bowed in front of God directly or the Israelites who represent God is not said but, either way, they humbled themselves and had to admit defeat
Moses and Aaron have had enough lies from Pharaoh, false pretenses
God said he will relent, humble himself, let them go, and throust them out, because even he, Pharaoh, cannot take any more, because the next step would probably have been, in his mind, he himself dying with his other leaders, soldiers, concubines, heirs, etc.
When it affects your neighbors, it is a shame. When it affects you, it is a tragedy, a disaster

(Exodus 11:9 [KJV])
And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.

Because he has not actually seen it yet, Pharaoh has still not relented, released Israel
Because he has endured the last nine plagues, he thinks he can survive anything, including God
Pride goeth before destruction, then a fall; this pride has been inviting that fall!

(Proverbs 16:18 [KJV])
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

(Exodus 11:10 [KJV])
And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: and the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land.

So this is what it has come to; Pharaoh seeing so much judgment, not giving in, thinking he is god
God will destroy this God, being the Creator God of all, the Most High
he has been patient long enough, given enough chances for the Egyptians to repent and relent; they in the court of the high, lofty and arrogant ones, have not repented, relented, so this is the end for them

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Exodus Chapter 12