Title: Ten Unpleasant Revelations

Topic: Salvation

Summary: The ten plagues that precede the Exodus are more than unpleasant, yet they also reveal the amazingness of Scripture and even the mercy of the Lord.

References:
Exodus 7:14-25; 8:1-2, 12, 2-10, 13-31; 9; 10:1, 3-29; 11:4-5, 8; 12:31-33
Psalms 90:7-8

This video is a part of the Spirit and Life Bible Study series, whose purpose is to look at the Bible, the whole Bible, and nothing but the Bible through a Swedenborgian lens.

7380. 'And Jehovah said to Moses' means instruction. This is clear from the meaning of 'saying' as instruction, dealt with in 7186, 7304. What is meant by the verb 'say' when used in the historical narratives of the Word is evident from what comes after it, for whatever follows goes together with it. The reason why at this point it means instruction is that Jehovah says what further things had to be done. Also 'Moses' represents the law of God, through which instruction is given by Jehovah.