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Psalm 78:43

how he set his signs in Egypt, his wonders in the field of Zoan,

41They turned again and tempted God, and provoked the Holy One of Israel.
42They didn’t remember his hand, nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;
43how he set his signs in Egypt, his wonders in the field of Zoan,
44he turned their rivers into blood, and their streams, so that they could not drink.
45He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.
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Notice

Egypt and the field of Zoan give God's wonders a named setting, making Israel's failure to remember his rescue more sobering.

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Numbers 13:22They went up by the South, and came to Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan …Both passages name Zoan in Egypt; Numbers compares its age with Hebron, while the psalm recalls God's wonders there.
Exodus 4:21The LORD said to Moses, “When you go back into Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in your hand, but I will harden his heart …Both passages speak of God's wonders in Egypt; Exodus records God's command for Moses to perform them before Pharaoh.
Isaiah 19:11The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish. The counsel of the wisest counselors of Pharaoh has become stupid. How do you say to Pharaoh, “I am the son of the …Zoan appears in both passages: the psalm recalls God's wonders there, while Isaiah condemns the folly of its princes.
Ezekiel 30:14I will make Pathros desolate, and will set a fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments on No.Both passages name Zoan as a place of divine action: wonders in the psalm and threatened fire in Ezekiel.
Exodus 3:19–20I know that the king of Egypt won’t give you permission to go, no, not by a mighty hand.Both passages concern God's dealings with Egypt, though Exodus here speaks of the king's refusal to release the people.
Deuteronomy 6:22and the LORD showed great and awesome signs and wonders on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his house, before our eyes;Both recount God's signs and wonders in Egypt; Deuteronomy adds that the people witnessed them against Pharaoh and his house.
1 Chronicles 16:12Remember his marvelous works that he has done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,Chronicles commands remembrance of God's wonders, while the psalm's surrounding lines recount Israel's failure to remember those works.
Psalm 105:27–38They performed miracles among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.Both passages recount wonders performed in a named land, with Psalm 78 naming Egypt and Psalm 105 naming Ham.
Nehemiah 9:10and showed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, against all his servants, and against all the people of his land, for you knew that they dealt proudly against …Both recount God's signs and wonders; Nehemiah specifies that they were directed against Pharaoh, his servants, and his people.
Exodus 7:3I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.Exodus announces God's signs and wonders in Egypt, while the psalm looks back on those acts.
Deuteronomy 4:34Or has God tried to go and take a nation for himself from among another nation, by trials, by signs, by wonders, by war, by a mighty hand, by an outstretched …Both recall God's signs and wonders in Egypt, with Deuteronomy describing them as part of taking a nation for himself.
Psalm 135:9He sent signs and wonders into the middle of you, Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his servants.Both psalms recount God's signs and wonders in Egypt; Psalm 135 names Pharaoh and his servants as their targets.
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Read Psalm 78:42–45 and write down one forgotten wonder

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Israel's forgetfulness did not erase what God had done in Egypt. The signs recalled here included severe judgments; through them, God acted to redeem his people from their adversary.

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