Exodus 10:1,2 – “Now the Lord said to Moses, ‘Go in to Pharaoh; for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his servants, that I may show these signs of Mine before him, 2 and that you may tell in the hearing of your son and your son’s son the mighty things I have done in Egypt, and My signs which I have done among them, that you may know that I am the Lord.’”
One has to wonder why Moses and Aaron would be sent by God to a leader whose heart was hardened by God and every request or demand would fall on deaf ears. The answer is clear in our text:
So that God’s power would be revealed (v.1).
So that the next generation would have a testimony and know who God is (v.2).
This story is part of the bedrock of Judaism and the Christian faith. In our current day out children and grandchildren need to know about God’s power. Not just from reading it in the Bible but also from experiencing it in their lives. Our gatherings must be peppered with demonstrations of God’s saving, healing and deliverance to give our young people a foundation for their own faith.
The miraculous deliverance from Egypt would not have happened had the children of Israel not experienced severe hardship. That’s when God’s power is at its best. So, when the going gets tough be on the lookout for a miracle. God’s power needs to be seen and your children and grandchildren need a testimony.