Way back in chapter 4:22-23, God told Pharaoh that if he didn't let the Israel people go, he would "kill your son, your firstborn." As we come to chapter 11 we see that this promise to Pharaoh is about to come true. God never lies, for he cannot (Titus 1:2). This judgement of God will be multiplied 10,000 times what we may think at first. For Pharaoh was told that his firstborn son would be killed, but now all firstborn sons will be killed, both man and beast. What a consequence to a proud and hardened heart.
God cannot lie! Jesus "Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us." Not only does God not lie when he promises he will bring a curse upon a man and a country for their sin; he does not lie when he promises that he has already brought a curse upon his only son Jesus for our sin. Praise be to the God of all truth!
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