In Exodus 9, God steps forward not as a distant observer, but as the sovereign Lord over all creation and all kings. He speaks, and hail falls. He restrains, and it stops. He raises up Pharaoh, and He brings him low. Over and over, the message is clear: “that you may know that there is … Continue reading The God Who Sends the Storm
Exodus 9
Raised Up for His Name
Exodus 9:16 Pharaoh looked untouchable. Enthroned, powerful, the kind of man who bends the world to his will. And yet God says something remarkable: “For this purpose I have raised you up… that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth” (Exodus 9:16). What Pharaoh meant for control, God was already using for glory. … Continue reading Raised Up for His Name