Second, only to the Amazon River in size, the history that has passed along this Egyptian River, Salvation History, is second to none. The powerful magicians of Egypt, masters of the dark arts, have no doubt about the plagues God sends to set his people free: “this is the finger of God,” they inform Pharaoh. Even though Pharaoh witnesses the Lord setting apart the land of Goshen, where the People of God dwell (so that everyone may know that he is the Lord their God), Pharaoh remains hardened in heart.

Battle with the power of our God, and anyone will see: these great signs and wonders the Lord has done in Egypt, and he does even now, both in our own lives and in the world around us!