Soft-spoken Bible readings for each day of Lent 7: Tuesday (First Week)

This soft-spoken reading forms part of a series of readings uploaded every day for Lent. TUESDAY: As God predicted, Pharaoh would not listen to the request of Moses and Aaron to allow the Israelites to go out into the desert to worship God. Therefore, God begins to send plagues upon the land of Egypt, through the actions of Moses and Aaron. The first plague involves turning all the water in Egypt into blood, depriving the Egyptians both of drinking water and of fish. The changing of the water into blood reminds us of the greater miracles performed by Christ: the changing of the water into wine at the wedding of Cana, and the changing of wine into his blood at the Last Supper. Just as in Egypt, Christ’s miracles strike at sin and help to free the people of God from their slavery. I'm reading from the Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition.