cobra and dolphin they revered the frog, scarab and locust. Sacred to them were the lion, ox and ram the wolf, dog and cat the ibis, falcon and hippopotamus the crocodile. These gods were to some degree quite different from the Canaanite deities who demanded incinerated babies, bleeding human hearts and so on. The gods of the Ancient Egyptians numbered as many as eighty by some counts. To think those people feared and followed these lifeless gods when faced with the Living and True God of the Universe is tragic, eternally tragic.Īmenhotep II = Exodus Thutmose III = Oppression However, the myriads of statues that now adorn the museums of the world found in excavations are a grim reminder of the folly of their idolatry. The multitude of shrines, inscriptions and religious objects are a constant reminder as are the massive temples and tombs now in ruins are so vivid a reminder that the grandeur of it all, must have been marvelous. Even the remains of many merely represent the fragments of past glory, the crumbling ruins are a testimony to the splendor that Egypt once enjoyed. One cannot help but be awed by the splendor of the ancient Egyptian temples. A land of mystery and false worship of false gods - brought face to face with the TRUE God of the UNIVERSE. In lightning fast flashes, we have a succession of TEN POWERFUL imprints upon the fabric of Egyptian Society. And so in about the year 1445/46 BC God told Moses to GO. The Jews were and are so important in God’s plan. Pharaoh, his armies and the entire religion of EgyptĪnd, Ultimately, the only way Christ could come in God’s plan! THE ENSLAVED PEOPLE OF GOD: ISRAELīut, it was even more than that. From one man to three million is a vast multiplication. As God had promised to his grandfather Abraham, his descendants would be as numberless as the sands of the sea. In Goshen they now numbered nearly three million. Jacob and his twelve sons, his daughters and their families had flourished. It had started with just an old man and his twelve boys. Astride the Mighty Nile, Egypt knew prosperity, fertile and productive agriculture and great peace.īut, a nation had grown up in their midst for 400 years. The ‘God-Kings’ or Pharaohs as we call them, were sons of Khnum, descendants of RA and the bearers of divinity to the masses. The Pyramids were over a thousand years old, and stood towering ominously over this proud and powerful people. MOSES AND THE FINGER OF GOD EXODUS 7-11 PART TWO: LESSONS FROM FALSE GODSĪncient Egypt at its Zenith fifteen centuries before Christ was awesome. Purple = Royalty, parallel to Matthew’s Gospel of Christ the perfect King. Scarlet = sacrifice, parallel to Mark’s Gospel as Christ the Perfect Servant.Ĥ. Blue = Heaven, parallel to John’s Gospel of the Deity of Christ. White = perfection, parallel to Luke, Christ the Perfect Man. Altar of Incense = Christ constant Intercessor and Priestġ. Lamp Stand = Christ the light of the worldĦ. The WAY OUT…OF THE WORLD, INTO GOD’S PRESENCE, THIS SHOWS GOD IS FRIENDLYĤ. The WAY OUT… OF IGNORANCE INTO GOD’S LAW AND PROGRAM, THIS SHOWS GOD IS HOLYī. The WAY OUT… OF BONDAGE INTO FREEDOM, SHOWS GOD IS POWERFUL To stand before the living god-Pharaoh himself was threatening.Īnd to face the most powerful King of the Ancient Near East World of that time would be overwhelming!.The forest of 50 to 70 foot red granite and limestone pillars ornately carved and painted with cartooshes and hieroglyphics was impressive.Before him stretched the wonders of the Nile. Stand with me amid Moses and Egyptian Plagues. Join me in the Dark splendors of ancient Egypt.
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