The Bible and its . e doubt as toliis divine authority. When tlie plague of lice came,Pharaohs magicians tried to imitate it and failed,and they confessed to him that they believed thatMoses had the power of a god. In the plague offlies, Moses for the first time drew a dividing line:the flies did not come into the houses of the Israel-ites; they pestered only the Egyptians. Strangely indeed must Pliaraoh liave felt his posi-tion. He, the absolute monarch who had always hadliis way in ever_vthing and been all powerful, whowas called a god by his people, he was now told byhis own learned
The Bible and its . e doubt as toliis divine authority. When tlie plague of lice came,Pharaohs magicians tried to imitate it and failed,and they confessed to him that they believed thatMoses had the power of a god. In the plague offlies, Moses for the first time drew a dividing line:the flies did not come into the houses of the Israel-ites; they pestered only the Egyptians. Strangely indeed must Pliaraoh liave felt his posi-tion. He, the absolute monarch who had always hadliis way in ever_vthing and been all powerful, whowas called a god by his people, he was now told byhis own learned men that there was another morepowerful than he, that there was a real God actingagainst him, and that he must yield. Small wonderif he sulked like a spoiled child! He shut himselflip in his palaces; he hardened his heart; thejjleasure of life was gone from him. Secretly hebegan to scheme as to liow he could grant and yetdeny, let the Israelites worship, yet continue theirmisery, so as to revenge Iiiniself upon them. II JO.
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