"But, indeed,for thisreasonI have allowed you to remain,in orderto showyou My powerand in orderto proclaimMy namethrough allthe earth.
"And whatonenationon the earthis like Your peopleIsrael,whomGodwentto redeemfor Himself as a peopleand to makea namefor Himself, and to doa greatthingfor You and awesomethingsfor Your land,beforeYour peoplewhomYou have redeemedfor Yourself from Egypt,[from] nationsand their gods?
Then it happenedthat nightthat the angelof the LORDwentout and struck185000in the campof the Assyrians;and when men roseearlyin the morning,behold,allof them were dead.
Tellof His gloryamong the nations,His wonderfuldeedsamong allthe peoples.
"Then You performedsignsand wondersagainst Pharaoh,Against allhis servantsand allthe peopleof his land;For You knewthat they actedarrogantlytowardthem, And madea namefor Yourself as [it is] thisday.
Nevertheless He savedthem for the sakeof His name,That He might makeHis powerknown.
Then allmenwill fear,And they will declarethe workof God,And will considerwhatHe has done.
For the wrathof manshall praiseYou; With a remnantof wrathYou will girdYourself.
"As for Me, behold,I will hardenthe heartsof the Egyptiansso that they will goin afterthem; and I will be honoredthrough Pharaohand allhis army,through his chariotsand his horsemen.
"Thus I will hardenPharaoh'sheart,and he will chaseafterthem; and I will be honoredthrough Pharaohand allhis army,and the Egyptianswill knowthat I am the LORD."And they didso.
"NowI knowthat the LORDis greaterthanallthe gods;indeed,it was provenwhenthey dealtproudlyagainstthe people."
"For [if by] nowI had putforthMy handand struckyou and your peoplewith pestilence,you would then have been cutofffrom the earth.
"Stillyou exaltyourself against My peopleby not lettingthem go.
The LORDhas madeeverythingfor its own purpose,Eventhe wickedfor the dayof evil.
whohas setsignsand wondersin the landof Egypt,[and] even to thisdayboth in Israeland among mankind;and You have madea namefor Yourself, as at thisday.
"And I will setMy gloryamong the nations;and allthe nationswill seeMy judgmentwhichI have executedand My handwhichI have laidon them.
"For from the risingof the sunevento its setting,My name[will be] greatamong the nations,and in everyplaceincenseis going to be offeredto My name,and a grain offering[that is] pure;for My name[will be] greatamong the nations,"saysthe LORDof hosts.
"But cursedbe the swindlerwho hasa malein his flockand vowsit, but sacrificesa blemishedanimalto the Lord,for I am a greatKing,"saysthe LORDof hosts,"and My nameis fearedamong the nations."
but indeed,as I live,allthe earthwill be filledwith the gloryof the LORD.
For the Scripturesaysto Pharaoh,"FOR THISVERYPURPOSE I RAISEDYOU UP, TO DEMONSTRATEMY POWERIN YOU, AND THAT MY NAMEMIGHT BE PROCLAIMEDTHROUGHOUTTHE WHOLEEARTH."
WhatifGod,although willingto demonstrateHis wrathand to makeHis powerknown,enduredwith muchpatiencevesselsof wrathpreparedfor destruction?
that allthe peoplesof the earthmay knowthat the handof the LORDis mighty,sothat you may fearthe LORDyour Godforever."
For this[finds] favor,iffor the sakeof consciencetoward Goda personbears up undersorrowswhen sufferingunjustly.
and, "A STONEOF STUMBLINGAND A ROCKOF OFFENSE";for they stumblebecause they are disobedientto the word,and to this[doom] they were alsoappointed.
For certainpersonshave crept in unnoticed,thosewho were longbeforehand markedout for thiscondemnation,ungodly personswho turnthe graceof our Godinto licentiousnessand denyour onlyMasterand Lord,JesusChrist.
"Woeto us! Whoshall deliverus from the handof thesemightygods?Theseare the godswho smotethe Egyptianswith all[kinds of] plaguesin the wilderness.
