Exodus 8: 18 And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so, there were lice upon man, and upon beast. 19 Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, this is the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said.
Not only does pharaoh disregard facts and truth but he also disregards his most trusted counselors, for whenever the habit of closing one’s eyes to truth is fully developed, it reaches a critical point where not even your trusted friends can reach you. Therefore, it was determined by God that nothing else could be done to reach pharaoh except one of the most devastating judgements to fall upon him, and those who partook of his spirit.
But before the destroying angel would pass through at midnight there would be necessary preparations and instructions to be fulfilled so that persons could meet and survive the emergency. It was not only to place the blood of the Passover lamb on their doorposts because, there were several other instructions and prerequisites that had to be fulfilled, in order for the angel of death to pass over one’s house.
These instructions are enumerated in the following passages, and we will study what each one meant, since they were not given arbitrarily, but were full of significance, not only for the Hebrews back then but also for us who will be facing our own countdown to midnight in the not too distant future.
Exodus 10: 7 And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, how long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the Lord their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!