Hail in Egypt Part 2

Hail in Egypt — Exodus 9:13-35

The God of the Old Testament is Merciful and Gracious: 

Genesis 19:16  Exodus 34:6   Deuteronomy 4:31  2 Chronicles 30:9   Nehemiah 9:17

Psalm 103:8  Psalm 111:4  Jeremiah 3:12   Joel 2:13  Jonah 4:2

Illustration: Stalled storms in KY 

Many in the world today (like Pharaoh) show great hostility toward God.

Illustration: The actions of the Fargo School board 

God’s Patience

In a world that shows God great hostility, we see God’s with humankind

2 Peter 3:9

“God’s patience will last until every single person that will come to Christ comes to Christ”

God’s patience is seen with Pharaoh, with the school board in Fargo, and with — and this highlights the importance of the in the life of the believer.

The Law highlights our but the gospel highlights that Jesus excelled where we have continually fallen . 

The Gospel highlights God’s patience toward us (Mercy)

God’s patience will not last forever

What is Repentance?

Simply: changing one’s about sin

Pharaoh’s false confession

Thomas Watson: The Doctrine of Repentance 

False repentance: “

“A man has gone a long in his sin. At last God arrests him, shows him what desperate hazard he has run, and he is filled with anguish…Do not be deceived: this is not repentance…It is one thing to be a terrified sinner and another to be a repenting sinner. Sense of guilt is enough to breed terror. Infusion of grace breeds repentance.”  Watson

A truly repentant heart is sorrowed by the sin not only the anguish caused by it. 

True repentance is a of God

The Spiritual Ingredients of God wrought repentance (From Thomas Watson): 

A. of Sin — One must understand themself to be a sinner

B for SIn — “A woman may as well expect to have a child without pangs as one can have repentance without sorrow” ~ Watson

C. of Sin — Confession is the “Vent” for one’s sorrow toward sin

D. for Sin — “Blushing is the color of virtue — when the heart has been made black with sin, grace makes the face red with blusing.” Watson

E. for Sin — It follows that one who confesses sin must hate it

F. from Sin — When the heart changes in attitude toward sin at the core — the product is an outward turning away from sin and embracing Jesus as one’s hope