2007-07-30: Plague of Blood on the Waters

In the morning after meeting with Pharaoh, and after the Egyptians had to search for straw to make bricks, Moses was to take his staff, the one which had earlier become a serpent, and strike the Nile with it, triggering the plague of blood on the Nile. This was the first of a series of plagues that eventually lead to the Exodus from Egypt.

This story replayed again on July 30, 2007, with a theoretical time around noon on the US east coast. Precise timing and all scriptures are given below.

Fulfillment

  • On August 1, 2007, around 6:05 PM central time, 23:05 GMT there was a collapse of the I-35W bridge across the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This was a major bridge, 8 lanes wide, carrying 100,000 vehicles per day.

    Around 50 vehicles were reported in the river, 60 people taken to local hospitals and 4 bodies immediately recovered. An unknown number of victims remained submerged in vehicles in the river.

    This collapse was about 50 hours after theoretical, within normal tolerance patterns for prophetic fulfillments. It may indicate future fulfillments on this Exodus series are similarly wide from theoretical time.

  • On August 2, 2007, the Federal government ordered inspections of over 750 similar bridges across the United States.

    This headline follows the aspect of the prophetic story where people scatter across Egypt looking for water in other places. These inspections are of bridges over water.

  • US President Bush visited the scene on Saturday, August 4, 2007.

    Bush is playing the prophetic role of Pharaoh. Pharaoh has now come to visit the river. Note that in Bush's remarks he discussed how Minneapolis will get through these "painful hours." The last word, "hour," is a prophetic reference, meaning 7 months, to the next plague date in March of 2008.

Secondary Headlines

  • On July 30, 2007, the new Prime Minister of the UK, Brown, made his first visit to the United States. He visited US President Bush, UN Secretary General Ban, and made a speech at the United Nations.

    The most significant headline from this visit was a report that Brown had told Bush that the UK would be publicly announcing pull-out from Iraq in October of 2007.

    The UK military in Iraq are located in Basra, just below the confluence of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. The UK nominally protects the oil exports of Iraq, and this report indicated there would be no UK protection of oil exports and thus no predictable source of Iraqi oil to world markets. Oil markets responded almost immediately, with prices briefly hitting an historic high of over $78 per barrel 2 days later.

Commentary

Media Coverage

This was the first headline since the Virginia Tech Shooting to attract immediate national news coverage. Fulfillment headlines usually do attract this sort of coverage.

Reasons Given for the Collapse

The media almost immediately began listing off 3 possible reasons for the collapse. In previous fulfillments I have been caught in this sort of logic. We always look to a specific cause, that is the way we are trained by our schools and media. The media, as always, began speculating as to the cause:

  1. The repaving project atop the bridge may have caused the collapse. But, officials repeatedly pointed out the work did not involve the structural members of the bridge.
  2. The bridge may have collapsed because of age, either rust or cracking in the girders. Inspections a year ago suggested no problem, though the bridge was listed as deficient on a national database.
  3. Terrorists may have blown the bridge.

An unstated 4th possibility is that God struck the bridge in fulfillment of his purposes. Consider the timing, this part of a long series of prophetic dates. Consider the details, this is striking the American equivalent of Egypt's Nile. Consider the scope. Major 8 lane bridges simply don't collapse all that often, while this was a little over 50 hours from a prophetic point where this class of event was expected. Consider also that the material in this bridge was steal beams, also called girders but biblically these could easily be called "staffs" the same material used to strike the Nile in this prophetic passage.

Links to Scripture

The bridge collapsed in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Just down stream from the 2 highest locks on the Mississippi River.

The city and state both get their names from Native American place names. In general, God is in control of this process and causes names to be selected that match his view and prophetic purposes for a place. In this case the first syllable, "Minn..." is a very common Hebrew word, MEM-NUN, or MN, meaning "source" or "orgin" or "from." "Polis" simply means city, or political entity. Minneapolis thus means the "Source-City." For what? The Mississippi River. Of course Minnesota is the "Source... land" for the same river.

The last 2 words in Exodus 7:18 are this word, MEM-NUN, followed by the word for the river, translated river or sometimes Nile. (Select the WLC in the following box to see the Hebrew.)

2 Exodus 7:18 18וְהַדָּגָ֧ה אֲשֶׁר־ בַּיְאֹ֛ר תָּמ֖וּת וּבָאַ֣שׁ הַיְאֹ֑ר וְנִלְא֣וּ מִצְרַ֔יִם לִשְׁתּ֥וֹת מַ֖יִם מִן־ הַיְאֹֽר׃ (WLC)

2 Exodus 7:18 18And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river.(KJV)

2 Exodus 7:18 18And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river.(KJV/NC)

2 Exodus 7:18 18And the fish that are in the river shall die, and the river shall become foul; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink water from the river. (ASV)

2 Exodus 7:18 18And the fish that are in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink of the water of the river. (LAM)

2 Exodus 7:18 18and the fish in the Nile shall die, and the Nile shall become foul, and the Egyptians will loathe to drink water from the Nile."'" (RSV)

2 Exodus 7:18 18The fish in the Nile will die, and the river will stink; the Egyptians will not be able to drink its water.'"(NIV)

2 Exodus 7:18 18The fish that are in the river shall die, and the river shall become foul; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink water from the river.''' (WEB)

2 Exodus 7:18 18The fish that are in the river shall die, and the river shall become foul; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink water from the river.''' (WEB/HNV)

2 Exodus 7:18 18And the fish that are in the river will die, and the river will stink; and the Egyptians will loathe to drink of the water of the river.(BRB)

The I-35W bridge collapse, was at the source of the Nile, within 2 miles of the highest lock on the river and at an important crossing of the river. It was in a place named the source in a Biblical sense.

Time Of Day

The collapse happened at the evening rush hour, 6:05 PM local time, while 2 lanes in each direction were closed. Traffic was bumper to bumper which probably saved lives since the deaths were mostly by falling and drowning without high speeds thrown in.

This was the daily commute and this is an aspect of the prophetic story. This was during Pharaoh's daily duty. This was during the time of daily driving hour, the rush hour.

This was also when most drivers on I-35W area were waiting because of the construction as they approached the edge of the bridge which was also the edge of the river. Note that this pattern is also part of the prophetic story, Moses was told to go out while Pharaoh was doing his daily duty and he was to wait at the river's edge.

There is also a sense from this drive-time disaster that it matches the aspect of the story where everyone runs around looking for water... At the highest level the running around of the rush hour is a similar match.

These sorts of mild headline details are common in fulfillment events.

General Venue

This bridge collapse is symbolically at the source of the Mississippi, a match to Egypt's river.

In general the plagues of Egypt were geographically located in Egypt.

In earlier stories from the Exodus series the geography has varied, but generally stayed in the United States. (The UN, and the war in Lebanon in 2006 are the outliers.)

What wasn't clear is if the plagues would remain in the United States throughout their fulfillments. This headline sugggests strongly that the modern United States is the prophetic, end-times, Egypt. It also suggests that the modern replays of the plagues on Egypt will remain in the United States. Time will tell if this turns out to be universally true or just generally true.

River Polution

The location of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis was formerly used as a coal-to-gas conversion plant and it had a considerable history as a source of polution in the Mississippi River. Read the Wikipedia article for details on the site history.

Between 1993 and 1998 there was a $30 million project to clean up the site. This history at this location may fulfill the aspects of the story that discuss polution in the river in the Biblical account. Perhaps Minneapolis has paid a blood atonement for deaths caused by blood in the river from this location in the past.

Reproducable By Pharaoh's Magicians

The plagues series includes an interesting note, that for the early plagues, Pharaoh's magicians could reproduce the plagues. The process is usually described in the English translations as "...by their magic arts."

There are certain events where the public at large generally ascribes the event to God himself. Katrina, for example, was generally ascribed this way, though some ascribed it to weather altering machinery1 , others to "random chance."

The December, 2004, Asian Tsunami is another example. Most ascribed it to God, or to chance, though some ascribed it to the cubic miles of gas and oil extracted by gas companies from the epicenter.2

Small events, like this bridge collapse, are not ascribed to God in any sort of public discourse. The media immediately begins looking for a cause within the political-scientific world.

The media, and those speaking to the media, said this was a construction accident, an age related failure not caught by inspectors or on a long shot it was perhaps a terrorist event. No matter which of these turns out to be the cause, it was something to do with man's actions that caused it.

This is exactly what is meant by the comment that the early plagues were reproducable by those skilled in the art of Pharaoh. The early plagues are reproducable by Pharoah's scientists.

Those skilled in the art of bridges, Pharaoh's magicians, whom we usually call Engineers, will eventually tell what the cause was from the perspective of their "magic" arts. Anyone who really wanted to, could cause another bridge to collapse just like this one did. This failure is to the Engineers a reproducable event.

One of the failures of modern society is that it cannot see God's hand active in the small events that happen in society. Sure, an individual can see God's hand in their individual life3 and sure, we collectively ascribe God's hand to certain high level events, but we do not collectively ascribe God's hand to anything at this level.4

This is why this first plague looks like some sort of human/engineering failure, because the plague is designed by God to look that way. It will take a while before the plagues leave this category for most observers, though some will never acknowledge God's hand in the matter, even when the first-born of a nation are struck by a plague.

Video

There was security camera video of the collapse...

Note how the bridge falls nearly flat, though the failure was likely single-point on the camera's end of the bridge.

Timing Notes

This plague has a window from theoretical of 15 days. Until those days are over it is possible for additional headlines to follow this same story. The history of the location of this bridge, and the pollution it caused down stream, may have been atoned for here, without need of further fulfillment. Time will tell. I will update as headlines warrant.

Phil Stone
Updated August 2, 2007

8: Plague: Strike the Nile: Blood on waters

Theoretical Time:

  • 12998/7/30 1:1:1 AA
  • 2007-07-30 03:39:06 PM GMT
  • 2007-07-30 11:39:06 AM Washington DC
  • Mon Jul 30 2007 06:00:00 PM TMMT

Associated Scripture:

2 Exodus 7:15-24 15לֵ֣ךְ אֶל־ פַּרְעֹ֞ה בַּבֹּ֗קֶר הִנֵּה֙ יֹצֵ֣א הַמַּ֔יְמָה וְנִצַּבְתָּ֥ לִקְרָאת֖וֹ עַל־ שְׂפַ֣ת הַיְאֹ֑ר וְהַמַּטֶּ֛ה אֲשֶׁר־ נֶהְפַּ֥ךְ לְנָחָ֖שׁ תִּקַּ֥ח בְּיָדֶֽךָ׃ 16וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֵלָ֗יו יְהוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י הָעִבְרִים֙ שְׁלָחַ֤נִי אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר שַׁלַּח֙ אֶת־ עַמִּ֔י וְיַֽעַבְדֻ֖נִי בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר וְהִנֵּ֥ה לֹא־ שָׁמַ֖עְתָּ עַד־ כֹּֽה׃ 17כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה בְּזֹ֣את תֵּדַ֔ע כִּ֖י אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֑ה הִנֵּ֨ה אָנֹכִ֜י מַכֶּ֣ה׀ בַּמַּטֶּ֣ה אֲשֶׁר־ בְּיָדִ֗י עַל־ הַמַּ֛יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּיְאֹ֖ר וְנֶהֶפְכ֥וּ לְדָֽם׃ 18וְהַדָּגָ֧ה אֲשֶׁר־ בַּיְאֹ֛ר תָּמ֖וּת וּבָאַ֣שׁ הַיְאֹ֑ר וְנִלְא֣וּ מִצְרַ֔יִם לִשְׁתּ֥וֹת מַ֖יִם מִן־ הַיְאֹֽר׃

19וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־ מֹשֶׁ֗ה אֱמֹ֣ר אֶֽל־ אַהֲרֹ֡ן קַ֣ח מַטְּךָ֣ וּנְטֵֽה־ יָדְךָ֩ עַל־ מֵימֵ֨י מִצְרַ֜יִם עַֽל־ נַהֲרֹתָ֣ם׀ עַל־ יְאֹרֵיהֶ֣ם וְעַל־ אַגְמֵיהֶ֗ם וְעַ֛ל כָּל־ מִקְוֵ֥ה מֵימֵיהֶ֖ם וְיִֽהְיוּ־ דָ֑ם וְהָ֤יָה דָם֙ בְּכָל־ אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם וּבָעֵצִ֖ים וּבָאֲבָנִֽים׃ 20וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־ כֵן֩ מֹשֶׁ֨ה וְאַהֲרֹ֜ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀ צִוָּ֣ה יְהוָ֗ה וַיָּ֤רֶם בַּמַּטֶּה֙ וַיַּ֤ךְ אֶת־ הַמַּ֙יִם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּיְאֹ֔ר לְעֵינֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֔ה וּלְעֵינֵ֖י עֲבָדָ֑יו וַיֵּהָֽפְכ֛וּ כָּל־ הַמַּ֥יִם אֲשֶׁר־ בַּיְאֹ֖ר לְדָֽם׃ 21וְהַדָּגָ֨ה אֲשֶׁר־ בַּיְאֹ֥ר מֵ֙תָה֙ וַיִּבְאַ֣שׁ הַיְאֹ֔ר וְלֹא־ יָכְל֣וּ מִצְרַ֔יִם לִשְׁתּ֥וֹת מַ֖יִם מִן־ הַיְאֹ֑ר וַיְהִ֥י הַדָּ֖ם בְּכָל־ אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ 22וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־ כֵ֛ן חַרְטֻמֵּ֥י מִצְרַ֖יִם בְּלָטֵיהֶ֑ם וַיֶּחֱזַ֤ק לֵב־ פַּרְעֹה֙ וְלֹא־ שָׁמַ֣ע אֲלֵהֶ֔ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ 23וַיִּ֣פֶן פַּרְעֹ֔ה וַיָּבֹ֖א אֶל־ בֵּית֑וֹ וְלֹא־ שָׁ֥ת לִבּ֖וֹ גַּם־ לָזֹֽאת׃ 24וַיַּחְפְּר֧וּ כָל־ מִצְרַ֛יִם סְבִיבֹ֥ת הַיְאֹ֖ר מַ֣יִם לִשְׁתּ֑וֹת כִּ֣י לֹ֤א יָֽכְלוּ֙ לִשְׁתֹּ֔ת מִמֵּימֵ֖י הַיְאֹֽר׃ (WLC)

2 Exodus 7:15-24 15Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the rivers brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand. 16And thou shalt say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear. 17Thus saith the LORD, In this thou shalt know that I am the LORD: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood. 18And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river.

19And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone. 20And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood. 21And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt. 22And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaohs heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the LORD had said. 23And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also. 24And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river. (KJV)

2 Exodus 7:15-24 15Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand. 16And thou shalt say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear. 17Thus saith the LORD, In this thou shalt know that I am the LORD: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood. 18And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river.

19And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone. 20And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood. 21And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt. 22And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the LORD had said. 23And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also. 24And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river. (KJV/NC)

2 Exodus 7:15-24 15Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink to meet him; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thy hand. 16And thou shalt say unto him, Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou hast not hearkened. 17Thus saith Jehovah, In this thou shalt know that I am Jehovah: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in my hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood. 18And the fish that are in the river shall die, and the river shall become foul; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink water from the river. 19And Jehovah said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thy hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, over their streams, and over their pools, and over all their ponds of water, that they may become blood; and there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.

20And Moses and Aaron did so, as Jehovah commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood. 21And the fish that were in the river died; and the river became foul, and the Egyptians could not drink water from the river; and the blood was throughout all the land of Egypt. 22And the magicians of Egypt did in like manner with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as Jehovah had spoken. 23And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he lay even this to heart. 24And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river. (ASV)

2 Exodus 7:15-24 15Go to Pharaoh in the morning; behold, he goes out to his daily duty; and you stand toward him by the river's brink and wait; and take in your hand the staff which was turned into a serpent. 16And you shall say to him, The LORD God of the Hebrews has sent me to you, saying, Let my people go that they may serve me in the wilderness; and, behold, hitherto you have not listened. 17Thus says the LORD, By this you shall know that I am the LORD: behold, with the staff that is in my hand I will strike upon the waters of the river, and they shall be turned to blood. 18And the fish that are in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink of the water of the river. 19And the LORD said to Moses, Say to Aaron, Take your staff and lift up your hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their rivers, upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, and upon the streams, and they shall become blood; and there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, in both vessels of wood and vessels of stone. 20And Moses and Aaron did as the LORD had commanded them; and Aaron lifted up the staff which was in his hand and smote the waters of the river, in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned into blood. 21And the fish that were in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt. 22And the magicians of Egypt did the same by their enchantments; but Pharaoh's heart was hardened and he did not listen to them, as the LORD had said. 23And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, and he did not take to heart even this sign. 24And all the Egyptians dug round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river. (LAM)

2 Exodus 7:15-24 15Go to Pharaoh in the morning, as he is going out to the water; wait for him by the river's brink, and take in your hand the rod which was turned into a serpent. 16And you shall say to him, `The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, sent me to you, saying, "Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness; and behold, you have not yet obeyed." 17Thus says the LORD, "By this you shall know that I am the LORD: behold, I will strike the water that is in the Nile with the rod that is in my hand, and it shall be turned to blood, 18and the fish in the Nile shall die, and the Nile shall become foul, and the Egyptians will loathe to drink water from the Nile."'" 19And the LORD said to Moses, "Say to Aaron, `Take your rod and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, their canals, and their ponds, and all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.'"

20Moses and Aaron did as the LORD commanded; in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants, he lifted up the rod and struck the water that was in the Nile, and all the water that was in the Nile turned to blood. 21And the fish in the Nile died; and the Nile became foul, so that the Egyptians could not drink water from the Nile; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt. 22But the magicians of Egypt did the same by their secret arts; so Pharaoh's heart remained hardened, and he would not listen to them; as the LORD had said. 23Pharaoh turned and went into his house, and he did not lay even this to heart. 24And all the Egyptians dug round about the Nile for water to drink, for they could not drink the water of the Nile.(RSV)

2 Exodus 7:15-24 15Go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes out to the water. Wait on the bank of the Nile to meet him, and take in your hand the staff that was changed into a snake. 16Then say to him, `The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to say to you: Let my people go, so that they may worship me in the desert. But until now you have not listened. 17This is what the LORD says: By this you will know that I am the LORD: With the staff that is in my hand I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will be changed into blood. 18The fish in the Nile will die, and the river will stink; the Egyptians will not be able to drink its water.'"

19The LORD said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, `Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt -- over the streams and canals, over the ponds and all the reservoirs' -- and they will turn to blood. Blood will be everywhere in Egypt, even in the wooden buckets and stone jars."

20Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded. He raised his staff in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials and struck the water of the Nile, and all the water was changed into blood. 21The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water. Blood was everywhere in Egypt.

22But the Egyptian magicians did the same things by their secret arts, and Pharaoh's heart became hard; he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said. 23Instead, he turned and went into his palace, and did not take even this to heart. 24And all the Egyptians dug along the Nile to get drinking water, because they could not drink the water of the river.(NIV)

2 Exodus 7:15-24 15Go to Pharaoh in the morning. Behold, he goes out to the water; and you shall stand by the river's bank to meet him; and the rod which was turned to a serpent you shall take in your hand. 16You shall tell him, 'Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to you, saying, 'Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness:' and, behold, until now you haven't listened. 17Thus says Yahweh, 'In this you shall know that I am Yahweh. Behold, I will strike with the rod that is in my hand on the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood. 18The fish that are in the river shall die, and the river shall become foul; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink water from the river.''' 19Yahweh said to Moses, 'Tell Aaron, 'Take your rod, and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, over their streams, and over their pools, and over all their ponds of water, that they may become blood; and there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.''

20Moses and Aaron did so, as Yahweh commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and struck the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood. 21The fish that were in the river died; and the river became foul, and the Egyptians couldn't drink water from the river; and the blood was throughout all the land of Egypt. 22The magicians of Egypt did in like manner with their enchantments; and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he didn't listen to them; as Yahweh had spoken. 23Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he lay even this to heart. 24All the Egyptians dug round about the river for water to drink; for they couldn't drink of the water of the river. (WEB)

2 Exodus 7:15-24 15Go to Pharaoh in the morning. Behold, he goes out to the water; and you shall stand by the river's bank to meet him; and the rod which was turned to a serpent you shall take in your hand. 16You shall tell him, 'The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to you, saying, 'Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness:' and behold, until now you haven't listened. 17Thus says the LORD, 'In this you shall know that I am the LORD. Behold, I will strike with the rod that is in my hand on the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood. 18The fish that are in the river shall die, and the river shall become foul; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink water from the river.''' 19The LORD said to Moses, 'Tell Aaron, 'Take your rod, and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, over their streams, and over their pools, and over all their ponds of water, that they may become blood; and there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.''

20Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and struck the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood. 21The fish that were in the river died; and the river became foul, and the Egyptians couldn't drink water from the river; and the blood was throughout all the land of Egypt. 22The magicians of Egypt did in like manner with their enchantments; and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he didn't listen to them; as the LORD had spoken. 23Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he lay even this to heart. 24All the Egyptians dug around the river for water to drink; for they couldn't drink of the water of the river. (WEB/HNV)

2 Exodus 7:15-24 15Go to Pharaoh in the morning; look, he goes out to his daily duty; and you stand toward him by the river's brink and wait; and take in your hand the staff which was turned into a serpent. 16And you will say to him, Yahvah God of the Hebrews has sent me to you, saying, Let my people go that they may serve me in the wilderness; and look, until now you have not listened. 17Thus says Yahvah, By this you will know that I am Yahvah: look, with the staff that is in my hand I will strike on the waters of the river, and they will be turned to blood. 18And the fish that are in the river will die, and the river will stink; and the Egyptians will loathe to drink of the water of the river.

19And Yahvah said to Moses, Say to Aaron, Take your staff and lift up your hand on the waters of Egypt, on their rivers, on their ponds, and on all their pools of water, and on the streams, and they will become blood; and there will be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, in both vessels of wood and vessels of stone. 20And Moses and Aaron did as Yahvah had commanded them; and Aaron lifted up the staff which was in his hand and struck the waters of the river, in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned into blood. 21And the fish that were in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt. 22And the magicians of Egypt did the same by their enchantments; but Pharaoh's heart was hardened and he did not listen to them, as Yahvah had said. 23And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, and he did not take to heart even this sign. 24And all the Egyptians dug around the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river. (BRB)

1My favorite at the time... fool.   
2My favorite at the time... fool.   
3Though many churches teach not to look for God's hand, and condemn those who claim God was active in their life.   
4Nor would I have ascribed anything like this to God except as a miracle of timing. This one, finally, has opened my eyes to the problem.   
 

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