Exodus 9:8-12
8 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of soot from a furnace and have Moses toss it into the air in the presence of Pharaoh.
9 It will become fine dust over the whole land of Egypt, and festering boils will break out on people and animals throughout the land.”
10 So they took soot from a furnace and stood before Pharaoh. Moses tossed it into the air, and festering boils broke out on people and animals.
11 The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils that were on them and on all the Egyptians.
12 But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart and he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said to Moses.
When people are mistreated, they deserve
.
“The Israelites groaned in their slavery and cried out, and their cry for help because of their slavery went up to God. 24 God heard their groaning and he remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob.” —Exodus 2:23b-24
God will
the justice we deserve.
God may deliver justice in this
(vv. 8-12).
“So they put slave masters over them to oppress them with forced labor, and they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh…. 13 and worked them ruthlessly. 14 They made their lives bitter with harsh labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their harsh labor the Egyptians worked them ruthlessly.” —Exodus 1:11-14
“Their malice may be concealed by deception, but their wickedness will be exposed in the assembly. 27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it; if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.” —Proverbs 26:26-27
“Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. 8 Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction….” —Galatians 6:7-8a
God will deliver
justice to everyone in eternity.
“In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent. 31 For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.” —Acts 17:30
Big Idea:
that God will bring justice for sin.
Believe that He will bring justice because he is
.
“God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you.” —2 Thessalonians 1:6
Believe that He will bring
to justice when you see justice happen to others (v. 12).
“The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt and with tumors, festering sores and the itch, from which you cannot be cured.” —Deuteronomy 28:27
“Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? 5 I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish.” —Luke 13:4-5
He brought justice on
in order to have mercy on us.
“God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness… at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.” —Romans 3:25-26