The Three Signs Ex. 3:7 And Yahuah said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Mitsraiym {Egypt}, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; Ex. 3:16 Go, and gather the elders of Yashra al {Yisrael/Israel} together, and say unto them, Yahuah Alahiym of your fathers, the Alahiym of Abraham, of Yatskaq {Isaac}, and of Ya aqub {Ya aqob/jacob}, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Mitsraiym {Egypt} : These signs will let Yashra al {Yisrael/Israel} know that Yahuah knows what happen, and what they been through. Ex. 4:1 And Mushah {Mosheh/Moses} answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, Yahuah has not appeared unto you. Ex. 4:2 And Yahuah said unto him, What is that in your hand? And he said, A rod. Ex. 4:3 And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Mushah {Mosheh/Moses} fled from before it. Ex. 4:4 And Yahuah said unto Mushah {Mosheh/Moses}, Put forth your hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand: Ex. 4:5 That they may believe that Yahuah Alahiym of their fathers, the Alahiym of Abraham, the Alahiym of Yatskaq {Isaac}, and the Alahiym of Ya aqub {Ya aqob/jacob}, has appeared unto you. Ex. 4:6 And Yahuah said furthermore unto him, Put now your hand into your bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow. Ex. 4:7 And he said, Put your hand into your bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh. Ex. 4:8 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe you, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign. Ex. 4:9 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto your voice, that you shall take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which you take out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land. Why the blood on dry land? Why not pore it back into the river? o Gen. 4:9 And Yahuah said unto Qaiyn {Cain}, Where is Habal {Abel} your brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother s keeper? o Gen. 4:10 And he said, What have you done? the voice of your brother s blood cries unto me from the ground. The babies blood was crying out from the ground. All these clues were to let Yashra al {Yisrael/Israel} know He knows. Mushah {Mosheh/Moses} was sacred that Yashra al {Yisrael/Israel} would not believe him, not really Pharaoh.
He wants them to believe that Yahuah has seen all that happened to them through these 3 signs Ex. 4:29 And Mushah {Mosheh/Moses} and Aharoon {Aharon/Aaron} went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Yashra al {Yisrael/Israel} : Ex. 4:30 And Aharoon {Aharon/Aaron} spoke all the words which Yahuah had spoken unto Mushah {Mosheh/Moses}, and did the signs in the sight of the people. Ex. 4:31 And the people believed { ו יּ א מ ן ה ע ם } : and when they heard that Yahuah had visited the children of Yashra al {Yisrael/Israel}, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped. When would the next time you hear of the children of Yashra al {Yisrael/Israel} believing in Yahuah and Mushah {Mosheh/Moses}? Ex. 14:31 And Yashra al {Yisrael/Israel} saw that great work which Yahuah did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared Yahuah, and believed Yahuah, and his. } ו יּ א מ ינוּ בּ יהו ה וּב מ שׁ ה ע ב דּ וֹ { {Mosheh/Moses} servant Mushah The signs were mainly for His people. Pharaoh s magician were able to duplicate a couple of them, which means It was not to convince Pharaoh of these signs. Yahuah had different convincing signs for him. These signs were to show that Yahuah saw their past, and that He would deliver them in the future. Now we need see how or why they believed based off of these 3 signs What I want to share as we read these events is notice how they believed. Then later they lose their faith. What made them lose their faith? Were the things they were going through, and who was making them go through it cause this to happen in their hearts? Pharaoh/ Taskmasters. Just like today. The government/our jobs The leader(s)/ Mushah {Mosheh/Moses}. Just like today. Leaders/Moreh s/ Their Brethren. Just as it is today. Our brothers and Sisters. No one should ever cause you to lose faith/belief in Yahuah. The Covenant Yahuah made with us start with us individually first, then as a nation. Notice when we read the passage in verse 9, that Yahuah said if they do not believe these two, that the 3 rd one should be a no brainer if you will. Why? What I am conveying here is that each sign will address the past the present and the future. The first plague will be the last sign that was given to Mushah {Mosheh/Moses} Ex. 1:22 And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born you shall cast into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive. What would it have meant to the people of Yashra al {Yisrael/Israel} to have the Nile turn into blood?
How would that begin to redeem what was done to them in Mitsraiym {Egypt}? Pharaoh decreed that all Hebrew baby boys born in the land would be thrown into the Nile to drown. The place He chose for this to happen is the same place they did the first plague for them but a sign for us. This is why Yahuah did this plague first. This is why Yahuah wanted them duplicate the plague as well. What this showed Yashra al {Yisrael/Israel} is Yahuah knows what happen in the Nile river. He knows their pain and it will not go unpunished As we continue I would like for us to see it from their point of view and not ours. If you think about is they have been afflicted so bad that it became a norm to them. What we should start to picture are the following things 1. They have been abused 2. Enslaved 3. Adopted to these conditions 4. The Nation that put them in this condition was living their normal lives while they were being oppressed. How do we know this? Ex. 5:19 And the officers of the children of Yashra al {Yisrael/Israel} did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, You shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task. Ex. 5:20 And they met Mushah {Mosheh/Moses} and Aharoon {Aharon/Aaron}, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh: Ex. 5:21 And they said unto them, Yahuah look upon you, and judge; because you have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us. Num. 11:4 And the mix multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Yashra al {Yisrael/Israel} also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? Num. 11:5 We remember the fish, which we did eat in Mitsraiym {Egypt} freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick: Num. 11:6 But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes. Now back to the Nile River. Who were charged to through His firstborn into the river? The Egyptian people. Lets reread this. Ex. 1:22 And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born you shall cast into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive. Two things we should gleam from this Past: it was the people, the Egyptians that treated them harshly toward their babies, but really towards Yahuah s firstborn Future: Now you can see why all the Egyptian s firstborn had to die.
Ex. 11:5 And all the firstborn in the land of Mitsraiym {Egypt} shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sits upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts. Ex. 12:12 For I will pass through the land of Mitsraiym {Egypt} this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Mitsraiym {Egypt}, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Mitsraiym {Egypt} I will execute judgment: I am Yahuah. Why beast? Just as the Hebrews had to sacrifice their children, so also All of Mitsraiym {Egypt} had to sacrifice their children. The beast was the symbol of sacrifice. You would not let my firstborn sacrifice to Me, than yours will be a sacrifice. Ex. 5:3 And they said, The Alahiym of the Hebrews has met with us: let us go, we pray you, three days journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto Yahuah our Alahiym; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword. Ex. 5:4 And the king of Mitsraiym {Egypt} said unto them, Wherefore do you, Mushah {Mosheh/Moses} and Aharoon {Aharon/Aaron}, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens. Ex. 5:5 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and you make them rest from their burdens. When did Pharaoh know that his firstborn would be killed? Ex. 4:22 And you shall say unto Pharaoh, Thus says Yahuah, Yashra al {Yisrael/Israel} is my son, even my firstborn: Ex. 4:23 And I say unto you, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if you refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay your son, even your firstborn. See the connections? He was already warned what would happen to his firstborn, if he will not let the first born of Yahuah s go. And what were they going to do? Serve/sacrifice. So if you refuse than I will repay this if you will on your firstborn, and have a sacrifice if you will. Can you image how much crying was going on in the land of Mitsraiym {Egypt} concerning the babies being pull from their families and thrown into the Nile. Now they had to experience the same cries. Past and future. While the Hebrew s were going through pain and suffering, the Egyptian were not. Now you see what plagues were happen on the Egyptians, but in Goshen, they were fine. Now can see that Yahuah was showing them He knows all that happened. Next is the staff: Ex. 4:3 And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Mushah {Mosheh/Moses} fled from before it.
Ex. 4:4 And Yahuah said unto Mushah {Mosheh/Moses}, Put forth your hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand: Ex. 4:5 That they may believe that Yahuah Alahiym of their fathers, the Alahiym of Abraham, the Alahiym of Yatskaq {Isaac}, and the Alahiym of Ya aqub {Ya aqob/jacob}, has appeared unto you. hiss): serpent. nachash, naw-khawsh ; from 5172; a snake (from its נ ח שׁ 5175. Before we go into nachash. Lets read what Pharaoh said: Ex. 1:7 And the children of Yashra al {Yisrael/Israel} were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them. implication) sharats, shaw-rats ; a primitive root; to wriggle, i.e. (by שׁ ר ץ 8317. swarm or abound: breed (bring forth, increase) abundantly (in abundance), creep, move. Ex. 1:8 Now there arose up a new king over Mitsraiym {Egypt}, which knew not Yahushaph {Yosef/Joseph}. Ex. 1:9 And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Yashra al {Yisrael/Israel} are more and mightier than we: Ex. 1:10 Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falls out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land. Ex. 1:11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses. Ex. 1:12 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved { ו יּ ק צוּ } because of the children of Yashra al {Yisrael/Israel}. Notice some of things: 1. A picture was painted that they are multiplying like creeping things. And the land was filled with them {Remember this is from Pharaoh s prospective}. 2. Fear and doubt was placed on them. So they dealt wisely in fear that they would join their enemies. So they placed taskmasters over them to afflict burden. 3. They were grieved because of Yashra al {Yisrael/Israel} 4. Pharaoh stated they are smarter than we are. We cannot trust them. They will be like a serpent. 5. Lastly they are really not human. Meaning they walk, talk like us be are beneath us. They are a abomination, di a. 6973. קוּץ quwts, koots; a primitive root (identical with 6972 through the idea of severing oneself from (compare 6962)); to be (causatively, make) disgusted or anxious: abhor, be distressed, be grieved, loathe, vex, be weary; recoil The snake is the king of the creepy things that creep on the ground. Back in the garden before it was cursed to lick the dust what did the nachash have? Gen. 3:14 And Yahuah Alahiym said unto the serpent, Because you have done this, you are cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon your
belly shall you go, and dust shall you eat all the days of your life: o This nachash could talk, walk, and was wise and crafty. Note that the word for staff is the same Hebrew word for tribe. The 12 tribes have been reduced, and cast down to be looked at as a nachash, a serpent. But He will restore them back to being a tribe in Him. You are not a serpent to me. Mushah {Mosheh/Moses} is a picture of T [h] urah. I will make you a tribe to Me. I will pick you up and make you a tribe. Again, past and future. The next sign is the hand: Num. 12:10 And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aharoon {Aharon/Aaron} looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous. Num. 12:11 And Aharoon {Aharon/Aaron} said unto Mushah {Mosheh/Moses}, Alas, my adan, I beseech you, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinned. Num. 12:12 Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother s womb. Aharoon {Aharon/Aaron} see his sister as one being = to dead. Also like a stillborn baby in the womb. Ex. 1:15 And the king of Mitsraiym {Egypt} spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah: Ex. 1:16 And he said, When you do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then you shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live. When a male comes out, they are to kill it right on the stool. ʾoben, o ben; from the same as 68; a pair of stones (only dual); a potter s א ב ן 70. wheel or a midwife s stool (consisting alike of two horizontal disks with a support between): wheel, stool. The baby was to be killed on the birth-stone. They would place the baby on the bosom if it were a stillborn baby. So the first two sign were to show that Yahuah knew what Pharaoh requested and how they thought of them. If they did not believe these two sign, the last sign would have been a no brainer. He wanted them to know He did not forget them. Ex. 2:24 And Alahiym heard their groaning, and Alahiym remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Yatsakaq {Isaac}, and with Ya aqub {Ya aqob/jacob}.
Ex. 6:5 And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Yashra al {Yisrael/Israel}, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant. All three signs are made one at P [h] asak. The way we would have killed a lamb, would be the same position as a baby would be in the womb. The blood on the door was a picture of a womb, the cries at night was like a woman travailing to give birth. When they came out, they came out as a tribe again. The sea of reeds Red Sea was a picture of a washing. They were no more considered or treated as a serpent. They were not seen as dead or a stillborn, the blood of His firstborn was redeemed. Yahuah made every Egyptian house firstborn like stillborn. Ex. 12:13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where you are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Mitsraiym {Egypt}. Yahuah is showing a sign, that He remembers and that we should remember this day. What does the next verse say? Ex. 12:14 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and you shall keep it a feast to Yahuah throughout your generations; you shall keep it a feast by an ordinance forever. Finally the, first sign that was given, would be the last sign for Pharaoh. In the picture, the crossing is about 50 meters long. The aerial view 50 feet. Notice what is looks like. A snake. Yahuah should Mushah {Mosheh/Moses} that the Staff/tribe was made
into a serpent, meaning that was what Pharaoh did. But He will make them a tribe. The reason Mushah {Mosheh/Moses} was able to grab the snake by the tail, because it was not a real snake, it was made into a serpent, meaning Yashra al {Yisrael/Israel} was not a serpent, but was made into one. Now watch what happens. Ex. 14:21 And Mushah {Mosheh/Moses} stretched out his hand over the sea; and Yahuah caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. Ex. 14:22 And the children of Yashra al {Yisrael/Israel} went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. Ex. 14:23 And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. Ex. 14:24 And it came to pass, that in the morning watch Yahuah looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians, Ex. 14:25 And took off their chariot wheels, that they drove them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Yashra al {Yisrael/Israel} ; for Yahuah fights for them against the Egyptians. Ex. 14:26 And Yahuah said unto Mushah {Mosheh/Moses}, Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen. Ex. 14:27 And Mushah {Mosheh/Moses} stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and Yahuah overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. Ex. 14:28 And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them. Pharaoh and his army were acting like a snake and pursued them and were swallowed up by water. The reverse has happened to them. They drowned in the waters, just as the babies of the Hebrews once did.