The word plague is first listed in your Bible in Genesis 12:17. However this word occurs after Noah’s Flood listed in Genesis Chapter Six! Most would probably consider this flood a plague but not listed as so by definition! A plague leaves survivors but more than just eight people in Noah’s family and the animals all in refuge in the Ark of God! A flood comes from the outside where a plague comes from the inside of your body! Sin causes a break down of you immune system! So let us look at Genesis 12:17 “And the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife.” Comment: The Pharaoh King of Egypt saw that Sarai was a very good looking woman! However Abram deceived Pharaoh by telling him Sarai was his sister when in fact she was his half sister! So Pharaoh thought she was fair game and took her into his harem! Then the plagues struck Pharaoh’s household! Pharaoh rebuked Abram for his deception and sent them on their way! This plague was caused by sin as all plagues are the result of sin! It is a judgment upon a people or upon nations! The theme of our entire Bible is about properly dealing with our sin! Sin has plagued man for all of history! Man through science has always looked to the results of sin where God reveals the cause and cure! God calls us out to repent of our sin and accept Jesus Christ as the cure for our sin! The blood sacrifice of Christ to be applied to our lives as the substitute for our sin! God taking on our sin and punishment for our sin! God took the plagues upon himself even though he was innocent of all our sin! The sinless Lamb was the perfect sacrifice because he was God! God in the flesh! The only puzzle to the obvious cure is why men still reject him? Sin lives inside us and so does the disease! Remember Jesus healed the sick! Christ lives outside us until we invite him in! That requires something from you! Repentance! Confession of your sin against God! His atoning blood opens the door for the Holy Spirit to live inside of us! To keep us until Jesus second coming! Sin produces death but Christ produces everlasting life in the here and now and forever! James and Hamsa Sasse. GodWhoisGod.com