Song # 1055.1 from Our Gospel In Song Collection by Col Johnston. We read in the Book of Exodus that God created a number of plagues throughout Egypt - see the list below. In chapter 10 we read about the ninth plague brought upon Egypt by God, this time being the plague of darkness, darkness that could be felt throughout Egypt, lasting for three days. Yet the nearby Israelite homes had lights where they lived. The Plague of darkness follows earlier plagues of blood, frogs, gnats, flies, livestock, boils, hail and locusts.
After the plague of locusts devoured what remained from the earlier plague of hail (Exodus 10:15), the Lord said to Moses “Stretch out your hand towards the sky so that darkness will spread over Egypt - darkness that can be felt” (Exodus 10:21). So Moses stretched out his hand towards the sky, and total darkness covered all Egypt for three days (Exodus 10:22). No-one could see anyone else or leave his place for three days. Yet all the Israelites had light in the places where they lived (Exodus 10:23).
Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and said “Go, worship the Lord. Even your women and children may go with you; only leave your flocks and herds behind” (Exodus 10:24). But Moses said “You must allow us to have sacrifices and burnt offerings to present to the Lord our God” (Exodus 10:25). “Our livestock too must go with us, not a hoof is to be left behind. We have to use some of them in worshipping the Lord our God, and until we get there we will not know what we are to use to worship the Lord” (Exodus 10:26).
But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he was not willing to let them go (Exodus 10:27). Pharaoh said to Moses “Get out of my sight! Make sure you do not appear before me again! The day you see my face you will die” (Exodus 10:28). “Just as you say” Moses replied, “I will never appear before you again” (Exodus 10:29).
Thought for today: let God’s word fill your mind, rule your heart, and lead your way.
Thought for the future: on your own, life is a hopeless end, but with God, life is an endless hope. Where will you spend your eternity?

For the songs on the plagues God set upon Egypt see the videos;
Song # 1047.1 - The Plague of Blood - (Exodus 7:14-24). The first plague
Song # 1048.1 - The Plague of Frogs - (Exodus 8:1-15). The second plague
Song # 1049.1 - The Plague of Gnats - (Exodus 8:16-19). The third plague
Song # 1050.1 - The Plague of Flies - (Exodus 8:20-32). The fourth plague
Song # 1051.1 - The Plague on Livestock - (Exodus 9:1-7). The fifth plague
Song # 1052.1 - The Plague of Boils - (Exodus 9:8-12). The sixth plague
Song # 1053.1 - The Plague of Hail - (Exodus 9:13-35). The seventh plague
Song # 1054.1 - The Plague of Locusts - (Exodus 10:1-20). The eighth plague
Song # 1055.1 - The Plague of Darkness - (Exodus 10:21-29). The ninth plague
Song # 1045.1 - The Passover - The Plague On The Firstborn - (Exodus 12:1-30). The tenth plague