"After the plague of locusts had been stayed, when Pharaoh went back on his commitment to free the Israelites, “Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, darkness which may even be felt.’ So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days.” Exodus 10:21, 22.
Here, darkness is used as a means of conveying God’s disciplinary action upon an uncooperative subject.
But the next verse provides an interesting detail that should give those who are seeking to do the Lord’s will great hope: “They did not see one another; nor did anyone rise from his place for three days. But all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.” Verse 23.
Perhaps we can thus assume that even when the judgments of God are falling, the children of Israel will find shelter and safety in obedience. Indeed, the Spirit of Prophecy tells us, “Man’s happiness must always be guarded by the law of God. In obedience only can he find true happiness. The law is the hedge which God has placed about His vineyard. By it those who obey are protected from evil.” The Signs of the Times, June 13, 1900."
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Here, darkness is used as a means of conveying God’s disciplinary action upon an uncooperative subject.
But the next verse provides an interesting detail that should give those who are seeking to do the Lord’s will great hope: “They did not see one another; nor did anyone rise from his place for three days. But all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.” Verse 23.
Perhaps we can thus assume that even when the judgments of God are falling, the children of Israel will find shelter and safety in obedience. Indeed, the Spirit of Prophecy tells us, “Man’s happiness must always be guarded by the law of God. In obedience only can he find true happiness. The law is the hedge which God has placed about His vineyard. By it those who obey are protected from evil.” The Signs of the Times, June 13, 1900."
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