Exodus 10:28-29 And Pharaoh said to him, Get you from me, take heed to yourself, see my face no more; for in that day you see my face you shall die.… I. IN THIS WORLD OFTEN THE WORST OF MEN COME IN CONTACT WITH THE BEST OF MEN. 1. Pharaoh, an idolater, the greatest of tyrants, a signal monument of God's displeasure; Moses, a true worshipper of the true and living God, the meekest of men, an object of God's highest favour. 2. Such opposite characters as these come in contact in families, in schools, in political and social circles. II. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE WORST OF MEN MAY COME IN CONTACT WITH THE BEST WITHOUT BEING AT ALL BENEFITED. 1. Think of the noble example which Moses set before Pharaoh. (1) Disinterestedness. (2) Meekness. (3) Holiness. 2. Think of the important truths which Moses taught Pharaoh. (1) The existence of one true God alone. (2) That this world is under God's control. (3) That Pharaoh was accountable to God. (4) That God was ready to forgive those who had rebelled against Him. III. WHEN THE WORST OF MEN COME IN CONTACT WITH THE BEST WITHOUT BEING BENEFITED THE PARTING IS DEEPLY AFFECTING. (J. G. Roberts.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die. |
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