Bible Bad Boys: Pharaoh--Pride Personified

Bible Bad Boys: Pharaoh--Pride Personified

Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, "This is the finger of God." But Pharaoh's heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, just as the LORD had said.
Exodus 8:19

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Nothing stirs up the inner "bad boy" (or girl) like losing face. We hate to be shown up, to be dethroned, to be made to look silly--especially by someone who has not been at the game of life as long as we have. That's what happened to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and he was not happy.

Moses, and his brother Aaron, with Aaron's supernatural wooden staff, brought a plague of gnats upon Egypt. "Not to worry," thought Pharaoh, "my magicians can duplicate that trick." But they couldn't. Instead, Pharaoh's own magicians turned to the king and said, "This is the finger of God." In other words, "We're powerless; we've been beat at our own game." Instead of refusing to admit defeat, Pharaoh hardened his heart and dug in his heels. His pride would not allow him to admit he was wrong and Moses was right. Pharaoh's pride cost his nation a great deal through the plagues--and the life of his own firstborn son.

If your heels are dug into your carpet over an issue--any issue--because of pride, set them free. God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble (James 4:6).

Swallowing of pride seldom leads to indigestion.
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