November 10, 2024

Hailstorms are common in Texas. So common, in fact, that I’ve even invested in a hail blanketfor my vehicle so that I don’t have to keep filing insurance claims and dealing with dent repair centers. It’s a nuisance, but in certain situations, can be downright dangerous. The meteorologists here will routinely describe hail in size […]

Despite the similarities between the plagues, all of them had their own unique spin. Different plagues “attacked” different Egyptian deities, provoked different reactions, were manifested in different ways, or demonstrated control over various parts of nature. But the hail plague was different in two enormous ways. First, God put conditions on this plague that allowed

There’s a bit of an interlude between the sixth and seventh plagues where Moses, once again, meets Pharaoh by the water. For Pharaoh, the banks of the Nile represent a starting point for his daily duties as chief administrator, chief priest, and chief decision-maker in Egypt. That’s precisely why God tells Moses to meet him

The sixth plague—the plague of boils—has always fascinated me. Most of the plagues are easy to discern right away. Plague of flies? Probably a lot of flies. Plague of darkness? Probably pretty dark. But boils? What exactly is a boil? Fortunately, I’m not the only one who has had this question. Though all of the