However, Pharaoh’s heart was hardened all through the nineth great plagues which devastated the whole country. Only after the tenth great plague, that is, the death of all the firstborn of Egypt which affected Pharaoh personally, killing his own firstborn and heir, he allowed them to leave Egypt.
Pharaoh’s heart was hardened once again, after the Israelites have left Egypt. He sent hundreds of chariots after the Israelites with the desire to bring them all back and enslave them all again. God’s mighty power was witnessed again in the destruction of Pharaoh’s armies and chariots.
Amid these mighty works of freedom and liberation done by God, the Israelites were to remain faithful and trust in God.
However, upon seeing Pharaoh troops and chariots, many Israelites were terrified and grumbled against Moses. How hard it is to really trust in God, when the chips are down, and the risk is real. Nevertheless, it was there that the Lord showed His power and might before His beloved people, reassuring them and reminding them all to have faith and trust in Him.
Like the Israelites, we are called to trust in the Lord more and to believe wholeheartedly in Him and His Providence. God will always be with those who trust in Him and those who have always kept strong in their commitment and devotion to Him. He will not abandon us in our time of great need.
In the Gospel passage, Jesus chides some of the Pharisees and teachers of the Law who asked Him to perform and show them some signs and miracles. Their request amount to their lack of faith and refusal to believe in what He had clearly shown them in many occasions.
As disciples of Jesus, we must strive to listen to and attend to the Lord’s preaching and teaching. We should always have faith and believe in God and not doubted Him nor questioning His authority and works. By so doing, God will remove all obstacles to our spiritual growth.
How is your faith journey?
How disappointed Jesus must have felt when people showed interest only in miracles, instead wanting a deeper relationship with God.
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