“And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth.”
But on that day I will deal differently with the land of Goshen, where my people live; no swarms of flies will be there, so that you will know that I, the Lord, am in this land. The fourth plague introduces a new element: separation. Goshen, where Israel lives, will be exempt. The distinction is geographical and theological — it divides not by coincidence or geography but by covenant. God's people occupy the same country as Egypt but are protected by a different covering. 1 Peter 2:9 describes the church as a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God — the distinction that began at Goshen continues as an identity-forming principle. The exemption of Goshen from the flies is not ethnic favoritism; it is covenant faithfulness. God made a distinction between His people and Egypt, and the flies will honor it because the flies are under His command.
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