Exodus 7:20 (The First Plague)
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And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.
for the soul that wants to do
that selfish evil thing they are thinking about doing- this is their warning
Creation is full of natural disasters and phenomena so vast and powerful compared to our insignificance
we are meant to be humble and in awe of God and His Creation around us
Exodus 7:23
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And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also.
many people don't sin because they are humble and afraid
but the proud and arrogant fool looks down on others they think "backward" their heart is far removed from fears and warnings
this sinner has decided to give into temptation and do
that evil thing which their heart wants to do because they think they can get away with it
Exodus 8:1-4 (The Second Plague)
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And the LORD spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:
And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs:
And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants.
for the tempted sinner who has decided in their heart to do that
selfish evil thing they want to do-
God has designed Creation in such a way that they will face inconveniences and annoyances
many people turn away from sin because they deem
that evil thing they want to do is not worth the hassle or trouble
Exodus 8:8
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Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat the LORD, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the LORD.
that is what is represented here by Pharoah's bargaining the calculation being made in the sinner's mind whether that particular sin is worth the hassle
Exodus 8:15
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But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
the unrepentant sinner decides fulfilling their evil selfish desire is worth it they are willing to put up with inconveniences and hassles to do
that evil thing they want to do and then justify themselves in their own mind
Exodus 8:16 (The Third Plague)
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And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
the third plague comes without warning because the unrepentant sinner has already decided they will put up with any inconvenience to do
that evil thing they want to keep doing
they have grown so accustomed to these inconveniences this third plague is now personally on their body not just their surroundings
Exodus 8:19
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Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
the unrepentant sinner has decided no amount of moderate inconveniences will stop them from doing
that evil thing they want to keep doing
for these wayward souls who continually seek to do evil and call it good hurting and deceiving others then justifying their desires in their own mind-
God escalates to increasing amounts of pain and suffering and consequences in the next set of plagues all meant to cause them to repent and change their evil ways