As we know from the Bible, in Exodus 20:11 and Revelation 14:7, God created the “heavens, the earth, and the sea”. And Genesis tells us He even did it in that order:
- the light and the firmament (the heavens),
- then the dry land and plant life (the earth),
- and finally the waters and sea creatures (the sea).
But as noted in the ten plagues Egypt experienced before the exodus of His people from slavery, God was still seen as the God of order. The plagues involved
- water (the river turning into blood and the frogs coming out of the water),
- the earth (lice, flies, livestock, and boils),
- and the heavens (the hail, locusts, and darkness).
This, of course, was the opposite order of Creation week in Genesis. It was to prove that when you worship the creature rather than the Creator, your life will unravel. You will die—you will, in essence, be “uncreated”.
The ten plagues described in Exodus were a powerful experience, intended to show the world that He is the Creator—capable of creating and even “uncreating”, or reversing the process, tearing things down again.
This God of order we serve is worthy of our trust. He can be depended on to act rationally and reasonably, no matter what the challenge is.
To learn more about the story in Exodus, follow our Sabbath School lessons this quarter. Here’s the one about the plagues, in case you missed it:
https://www.outlookmag.org/the-teachers-notes-the-plagues-lesson-4/
