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Exodus 7 |
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| 7:1
And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and
Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. |
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| 7:2
Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall
speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land. |
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| 7:3
And I will harden
Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of
Egypt. |
 (7:4, 13) "I will harden Pharaoh's heart."
God hardens Pharaoh's heart for the second time.
Who hardened the Pharaoh's heart?
God will make sure that Pharaoh does not listen to Moses,
so that he can kill Egyptians with his armies.
(7:5, 17)
"And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD."
(Who else could be so
cruel and unjust?)
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| 7:4
But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt,
and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of
the land of Egypt by great judgments.
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| 7:5
And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch forth mine
hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.
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| 7:6
And Moses and Aaron did as the LORD commanded them, so did they.
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| 7:7
And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years
old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.
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| 7:8
And the LORD spake unto
Moses and unto Aaron, saying, |
(7:8-12) Trick #1: rod to serpent
God tells Moses and Aaron that when Pharaoh
asks for a miracle just throw your rod down and it will become a serpent. So
when the time comes, Aaron throws down his rod and it becomes a serpent. But the
Egyptian magicians duplicate this trick, too. Luckily, for Aaron, his snake swallows
theirs. (Whew!)
Second Meeting with Pharaoh
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| 7:9
When Pharaoh shall speak
unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron,
Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.
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| 7:10
And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had
commanded: and Aaron cast
down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a
serpent.
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| 7:11
Then Pharaoh also called
the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did
in like manner with their enchantments.
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| 7:12
For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but
Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods. |
(7:11) The magicians know the rod to serpent trick too!
Score: Aaron 1, Magicians 1
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| 7:13
And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had
said. |
(7:13)
"And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them."
God hardens Pharaoh's heart the 3rd time.
The First Plague
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| 7:14
And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is hardened, he refuseth to
let the people go.
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| 7:15
Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and
thou shalt stand by the river's brink against he come; and the rod which was
turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.
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| 7:16
And thou shalt say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto
thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness:
and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.
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| 7:17
Thus saith the LORD, In
this thou shalt know that I am the LORD: behold, I will smite with the rod
that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall
be turned to blood. |
(7:17-24)
Trick #2: Rivers to blood (The first plague)
After the rod to serpent trick, God tells
Moses and Aaron to smite the river and turn it into blood. This is the first of
the famous 10 plagues of Egypt. Unfortunately, the magicians know this
trick too, and they do so with their enchantments. Shucks! Just how the river could be
turned to blood by the Egyptian sorcerers after it had been turned to blood by
Moses and Aaron is not explained.
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| 7:18
And the fish that is
in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians
shall lothe to drink of the water of the river.
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| 7:19
And the LORD spake unto
Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the
waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their
ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and
that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in
vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone.
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| 7:20
And Moses and Aaron did
so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the
waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of
his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to
blood. |
 Water is Changed to Blood
James Tissot (1896-1900)
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| 7:21
And the fish that was
in the river died;
and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the
river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.
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| 7:22
And the magicians of
Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened,
neither did he hearken unto them; as the LORD had said. |
"And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments."
The magicians know the rivers to blood trick too!
Score: Aaron 2, Magicians 2
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| 7:23
And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart
to this also. |
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| 7:24
And all the Egyptians
digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of
the water of the river. |
The Egyptians can't drink from river whose water God (and the magicians) turned to blood.
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| 7:25
And seven days were fulfilled, after that the LORD had smitten the river.
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