出埃及記10:21-29

10:21 耶和華對摩西說：「你向天伸杖，使埃及地黑暗；這黑暗似乎摸得著。」
10:22 摩西向天伸杖，埃及遍地就烏黑了三天。
10:23 三天之久，人不能相見，誰也不敢起來離開本處；惟有以色列人家中都有亮光。
10:24 法老就召摩西來，說：「你們去事奉耶和華；只是你們的羊群牛群要留下；你們的婦人孩子可以和你們同去。」
10:25 摩西說：「你總要把祭物和燔祭牲交給我們，使我們可以祭祀耶和華─我們的上帝。
10:26 我們的牲畜也要帶去，連一蹄也不留下；因為我們要從其中取出來，事奉耶和華─我們的上帝。我們未到那裡，還不知道用甚麼事奉耶和華。」
10:27 但耶和華使法老的心剛硬，不肯容他們去。
10:28 法老對摩西說：「你離開我去吧，你要小心，不要再見我的面！因為你見我面的那日你就必死！」
10:29 摩西說：「你說得好！我必不再見你的面了。」

²¹ Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the sky so that darkness spreads over Egypt—darkness that can be felt.” ²² So Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and total darkness covered all Egypt for three days. ²³ No one could see anyone else or move about for three days. Yet all the Israelites had light in the places where they lived.
²⁴ Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and said, “Go, worship the Lord. Even your women and children may go with you; only leave your flocks and herds behind.”
²⁵ But Moses said, “You must allow us to have sacrifices and burnt offerings to present to the Lord our God. ²⁶ Our livestock too must go with us; not a hoof is to be left behind. We have to use some of them in worshiping the Lord our God, and until we get there we will not know what we are to use to worship the Lord.”
²⁷ But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he was not willing to let them go. ²⁸ Pharaoh said to Moses, “Get out of my sight! Make sure you do not appear before me again! The day you see my face you will die.”
²⁹ “Just as you say,” Moses replied. “I will never appear before you again.”

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    法老竟然威嚇摩西說：「你離開我去吧，你要小心，不要再見我的面！因為你見我面的那日你就必死！」

    這是世上有權有勢的人常做的事，無法控制人的時候，就以奪取性命相逼！他們以為自己可以掌握別人的死活，這是何等愚蠢的想法！正如有人認為有錢能使鬼推磨，享用錢來控制人！

    然而摩西卻不怕法老的恐嚇，摩西說：「你說得好！我必不再見你的面了。」

    摩西之所以能這樣肯定有力的說，是因為上帝得同在！親愛的弟兄姐妹，我們屬主耶穌的人也必須有這樣的勇氣，不怕人用金錢和性命來威脅！因為金錢和性命是上帝所賜的，不是控制在惡人的手中！