Exo 8:24 | KingComments | STEP | The flies, possibly a mixture of all kinds of vermin, transmit all kinds of diseases. This pollutes and corrupts people’s lives. As an application for our time we can think of all kinds of irritations, jealousy, harassment, thwarting each other in all possible ways. These things destroy the atmosphere between people and make life unbearable, like loud music at the neighbors, traffic misbehavior, challenging behavior in the shop and so many other things which cause irritation. Believers will not suffer from these things if they really behave as God’s people, as God’s children. Unfortunately, how often do we participate in slanderous talk about others, or say things behind someone’s back? Pharaoh sees that this plague makes the society of his people very difficult. It is the same with “senseless” violence. Everyone is calling out ”this shouldn’t happen again” and they organize protest marches to indicate that this ‘plague’ must stop. But no man puts his hand into his own bosom, where the real evil is.

‏ Exodus 8:24

The fourth plague: flies

The flies, possibly a mixture of all kinds of vermin, transmit all kinds of diseases. This pollutes and corrupts people’s lives. As an application for our time we can think of all kinds of irritations, jealousy, harassment, thwarting each other in all possible ways. These things destroy the atmosphere between people and make life unbearable, like loud music at the neighbors, traffic misbehavior, challenging behavior in the shop and so many other things which cause irritation.

Believers will not suffer from these things if they really behave as God’s people, as God’s children. Unfortunately, how often do we participate in slanderous talk about others, or say things behind someone’s back?

Pharaoh sees that this plague makes the society of his people very difficult. It is the same with “senseless” violence. Everyone is calling out ”this shouldn’t happen again” and they organize protest marches to indicate that this ‘plague’ must stop. But no man puts his hand into his own bosom, where the real evil is.