Firstborn

(Exodus 10:28-29) (ESV) “Then Pharaoh said to him, “Get away from me; take care never to see my face again, for on the day you see my face you shall die.”  Moses said, “As you say! I will not see your face again.” 

In (Exodus 11) we see that the LORD send Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh one more time.  This time Moses said, “Thus says the LORD…”  The firstborn of every Egyptian would die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh to the firstborn of every servant/slave.  But, to show that the LORD makes a distinction between the Egyptians and the Israelites, not a dog would growl against and Israelite; neither man nor beast.   Pharaoh’s heart remained hardened.  Moses also said that all of Pharaoh’s servants would come to him (Moses) and bow down to Him, saying, “Get out, you, and all the people who follow you.”  Moses went out from the presence of Pharaoh in “hot anger.”  Do you get the feeling that Moses is getting God’s heart, when you read this?  Here’s someone who’s willing to let everything be destroyed and everyone be killed, rather than humble himself and do the right thing.  Sad to say, but I actually know some people just like this Pharaoh. 

The firstborn is significant.  This is the one who becomes the leader; the one who inherits the “authority” as head of the family.  This, unfortunately, is also the one who often suffers most from Mom and Dad’s ignorance and flaws.  Generational curses comes to mind.  However, when we look at (Psalm 139:13-16)  we can see that each individual is unique to God.  It is He who forms us, from the inside, to the very tippy tip of our toes on the outside.  And, even the hairs on our heads are numbered. (Matt. 10:30-31)   That tells us that each individual is precious to the LORD.  Each child is precious to the LORD. That means each child is a firstborn, in the sense that he, or she, is the first generation under you.   (Matt. 12:12)   I once told someone that if I’d known then, what I knew now (at that time), I’d have stayed on that psychology course, and taken parenting classes to boot.  Had I known the LORD as intimately then as I do now, I would have been a much better parent.  I would have been armed with the knowledge I needed to overcome the generational curse(s) I grew up under.  Let me tell you, if you grew up in a dysfunctional home, if there was abuse of any kind, or neglect, you need to know that you may be scarred by what you lived with and through.  But, guess what!  The good news is you really can be born again.  This time, you can have the best Father that ever was or will be.   Each one of us has the chance to make changes for the better.  Each one of us has the responsibility to make changes for the better, for our children; and, for theirs. 

Love you from Café du Mondieu

Copyright by Marina Morrison (aka) Eden Stillwater, January 27, 2023, 11:41 a.m.