Today's lesson: And the Lord spoke to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Let My people go, that they may serve Me. 2 But if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all your territory with frogs. 3 So the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into your house, into your bedroom, on your bed, into the houses of your servants, on your people, into your ovens, and into your kneading bowls. 4 And the frogs shall come up on you, on your people, and on all your servants.” ’ ”
5 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.’ ” 6 So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt. 7 And the magicians did so with their [a]enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.
8 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, “Entreat[b] the Lord that He may take away the frogs from me and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice to the Lord.”
9 And Moses said to Pharaoh, “Accept the honor of saying when I shall intercede for you, for your servants, and for your people, to destroy the frogs from you and your houses, that they may remain in the river only.”
10 So he said, “Tomorrow.” And he said, “Let it be according to your word, that you may know that there is no one like the Lord our God. 11 And the frogs shall depart from you, from your houses, from your servants, and from your people. They shall remain in the river only.”
12 Then Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh. And Moses cried out to the Lord concerning the frogs which He had brought against Pharaoh. 13 So the Lord did according to the word of Moses. And the frogs died out of the houses, out of the courtyards, and out of the fields. 14 They gathered them together in heaps, and the land stank. 15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not heed them, as the Lord had said.
The Third Plague: Lice
16 So the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of the land, so that it may become [c]lice throughout all the land of Egypt.’ ” 17 And they did so. For Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod and struck the dust of the earth, and it became lice on man and beast. All the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
From your finger tips to god's (if gods there be) monitor, well done, I salute you sir, well done indeed!🫡 I've been saying this for a while now, a protest comprised of millions of frogs would be a money making headline even our complicit, & downright treasonous, erstwhile "fourth estate", would simply be too greedy to ignore. You want "coverage" of protests, THAT is how you do it!
I loved your prose today (as I often do) and it has much to do with what a wonderful example the “frog” movement has meant to me as I have witnessed it.
I take my hats off to those carrying out this method of protest. Fascists hate a sense of humour (and any form of ridicule) just as bully’s individually do.
This seems to be a central theme if one examines it and applies to the entire Gang of Ghouls (GOG) as I like to call them and that is there is no ability to laugh at oneself and in fact no sense of conventional humour at all.
You know what’s a red flag for me - it’s a lack of humour and particularly the ability to laugh at oneself! I run for the hills when I encounter that! It’s enough to make one ask Scotty to beam you up!
I think it would be refreshingly smart if we copy the frog strategy when we, over here in Belgium, protest in the streets against measures taken by our government. By the way: well written
Long live the frogs, AKA the 'froggies' to those truly devoted. I hear there are hundreds of thousands of froggies planning a demonstration of "ribbets' tonight. Go froggies! Mikey Johnson, The Sulk, suck it up. Ribbit. Might be time to whine, my god, why hast thought forsaken me? Answer: it's pretty obvious bro.
I loved your treatment of frogs and Portland. Kept me smiling to the end. I commend your talent. Thank you.
Well written. Thank you.
Today's lesson: And the Lord spoke to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Let My people go, that they may serve Me. 2 But if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all your territory with frogs. 3 So the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into your house, into your bedroom, on your bed, into the houses of your servants, on your people, into your ovens, and into your kneading bowls. 4 And the frogs shall come up on you, on your people, and on all your servants.” ’ ”
5 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.’ ” 6 So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt. 7 And the magicians did so with their [a]enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.
8 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, “Entreat[b] the Lord that He may take away the frogs from me and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice to the Lord.”
9 And Moses said to Pharaoh, “Accept the honor of saying when I shall intercede for you, for your servants, and for your people, to destroy the frogs from you and your houses, that they may remain in the river only.”
10 So he said, “Tomorrow.” And he said, “Let it be according to your word, that you may know that there is no one like the Lord our God. 11 And the frogs shall depart from you, from your houses, from your servants, and from your people. They shall remain in the river only.”
12 Then Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh. And Moses cried out to the Lord concerning the frogs which He had brought against Pharaoh. 13 So the Lord did according to the word of Moses. And the frogs died out of the houses, out of the courtyards, and out of the fields. 14 They gathered them together in heaps, and the land stank. 15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not heed them, as the Lord had said.
The Third Plague: Lice
16 So the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of the land, so that it may become [c]lice throughout all the land of Egypt.’ ” 17 And they did so. For Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod and struck the dust of the earth, and it became lice on man and beast. All the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
Here endeth the lesson.
From your finger tips to god's (if gods there be) monitor, well done, I salute you sir, well done indeed!🫡 I've been saying this for a while now, a protest comprised of millions of frogs would be a money making headline even our complicit, & downright treasonous, erstwhile "fourth estate", would simply be too greedy to ignore. You want "coverage" of protests, THAT is how you do it!
I loved your prose today (as I often do) and it has much to do with what a wonderful example the “frog” movement has meant to me as I have witnessed it.
I take my hats off to those carrying out this method of protest. Fascists hate a sense of humour (and any form of ridicule) just as bully’s individually do.
This seems to be a central theme if one examines it and applies to the entire Gang of Ghouls (GOG) as I like to call them and that is there is no ability to laugh at oneself and in fact no sense of conventional humour at all.
You know what’s a red flag for me - it’s a lack of humour and particularly the ability to laugh at oneself! I run for the hills when I encounter that! It’s enough to make one ask Scotty to beam you up!
I don’t use this term lightly, but this piece is a little bit of genius. Loved it! “The internet fainted with joy”, all right.
Lovely, descriptive takedown of the “sulky man”.
Pulitzer Prize winning prose right here 🏆
This little froggie goes to rally.
I'm so thankful for finding Closer to the Edge! I absolutely enjoy reading all of the writings. Good job folks! May God bless you ALL!
Beautiful!!
Just.... Wow!
I think it would be refreshingly smart if we copy the frog strategy when we, over here in Belgium, protest in the streets against measures taken by our government. By the way: well written
Long live the frogs, AKA the 'froggies' to those truly devoted. I hear there are hundreds of thousands of froggies planning a demonstration of "ribbets' tonight. Go froggies! Mikey Johnson, The Sulk, suck it up. Ribbit. Might be time to whine, my god, why hast thought forsaken me? Answer: it's pretty obvious bro.
Brilliant writing. Loved it.
Beautiful!! ❤️🤩
great writing. Just subscribed.