To Drink or Not to Drink

Exodus 7

So Moses and Aaron did even as the Lord had commanded. And he lifted up the staff and struck the water that was in the Nile, in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants, and all the water that was in the Nile was turned to blood.

The fish that were in the Nile died, and the Nile became foul, so that the Egyptians could not drink water from the Nile. And the blood was through all the land of Egypt.

This is one of the plagues that came to the Egyptians, those taskmasters who had so inflicted pain on the Children of Israel.  The Nile River, the source of their everything, was now their demise.  The water which they needed to live was now turned to blood, which they had to drink or die. 

One commentary I read said to note this interesting parallel.  This first miracle performed by Moses was one of destruction, because of sin, and God can not tolerate sin.

In the New Testament, the first miracle Jesus performed was turning water into wine, a life-giving miracle that blessed an entire wedding party with plenty to drink – a miracle indeed.

One was a righteous judgment from a holy God.

One was an amazing miracle from a gracious Savior.

It’s our choice which one we will drink…