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Exodus 7:1 (show verse)
The Lord answered Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and Aaron your brother will be your prophet.
Exodus 7:2 (show verse)
You must say whatever I command you; then Aaron your brother must declare it to Pharaoh so that he will let the Israelites go from his land.
Exodus 7:3 (show verse)
But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart and multiply My signs and wonders in the land of Egypt.
Exodus 7:4 (show verse)
Pharaoh will not listen to you, but I will put My hand on Egypt and bring the divisions of My people the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by great acts of judgment.
Exodus 7:5 (show verse)
The Egyptians will know that I am Yahweh when I stretch out My hand against Egypt, and bring out the Israelites from among them.”
Exodus 7:6 (show verse)
So Moses and Aaron did this; they did just as the Lord commanded them.
Exodus 7:7 (show verse)
Moses was 80 years old and Aaron 83 when they spoke to Pharaoh.
Exodus 7:8 (show verse)
The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,
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Exodus 7:9 (show verse)
“When Pharaoh tells you, ‘Perform a miracle,’ tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh. It will become a serpent.’”
Exodus 7:10 (show verse)
So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh and did just as the Lord had commanded. Aaron threw down his staff before Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a serpent.
Egypt » History of israel in » Moses proves his divine mission by miracles
Miracles » To witness to Christ as messiah spurious » Spurious
Miracles » Catalogue of » The transformation of moses' rod into a serpent
Miracles » Alleged miracles performed by magicians
Miracles wrought through servants of God » Moses and aaron: » Rod turned into a serpent
Reptiles » Serpents
Miracles » To witness to Christ as messiah spurious » Spurious
Miracles » Catalogue of » The transformation of moses' rod into a serpent
Miracles » Alleged miracles performed by magicians
Miracles wrought through servants of God » Moses and aaron: » Rod turned into a serpent
Reptiles » Serpents
Exodus 7:11 (show verse)
But then Pharaoh called the wise men and sorcerers—the magicians of Egypt, and they also did the same thing by their occult practices.
Divination » Effected through » Enchantments
Egypt » Magi of
Egypt » Magic practised in
Jambres » An egyptian magician
Jannes » An egyptian magician
Magic » Lying wonders, spurious miracles
Magic » Magicians
Magician » Apparent miracles
Miracles » Alleged miracles performed by magicians
Miracles through evil agents » Exemplified
moses » Moses and Christ - a parallel » Contended with masters of evil
Sorcery » Practiced » By the magicians
Wise men » Of egypt
Wonders » Lying wonders, spurious miracles
Egypt » Magi of
Egypt » Magic practised in
Jambres » An egyptian magician
Jannes » An egyptian magician
Magic » Lying wonders, spurious miracles
Magic » Magicians
Magician » Apparent miracles
Miracles » Alleged miracles performed by magicians
Miracles through evil agents » Exemplified
moses » Moses and Christ - a parallel » Contended with masters of evil
Sorcery » Practiced » By the magicians
Wise men » Of egypt
Wonders » Lying wonders, spurious miracles
Exodus 7:12 (show verse)
Each one threw down his staff, and it became a serpent. But Aaron’s staff swallowed their staffs.
Exodus 7:13 (show verse)
However, Pharaoh’s heart hardened, and he did not listen to them, as the Lord had said.
Exodus 7:14 (show verse)
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is hard: he refuses to let the people go.
Exodus 7:15 (show verse)
Go to Pharaoh in the morning. When you see him walking out to the water, stand ready to meet him by the bank of the Nile. Take in your hand the staff that turned into a snake.
Exodus 7:16 (show verse)
Tell him: Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to tell you: Let My people go, so that they may worship Me in the wilderness, but so far you have not listened.
Exodus 7:17 (show verse)
This is what Yahweh says: Here is how you will know that I am Yahweh. Watch. I will strike the water in the Nile with the staff in my hand, and it will turn to blood.
Exodus 7:18 (show verse)
The fish in the Nile will die, the river will stink, and the Egyptians will be unable to drink water from it.”
Exodus 7:19 (show verse)
So the Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron: Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt—over their rivers, canals, ponds, and all their water reservoirs—and they will become blood. There will be blood throughout the land of Egypt, even in wooden and stone containers.”
Blood » Plague of
Blood » Waters of egypt turned into, as a judgment
Commands » Special to individuals » Of God, examples of
Egypt » History of israel in » Egypt is plagued for pharaoh's obstinacy
Plague » The plague of » Blood
Pools and ponds » The land of egypt abounded in
Rod » of moses
Water » Collected in » Ponds
Blood » Waters of egypt turned into, as a judgment
Commands » Special to individuals » Of God, examples of
Egypt » History of israel in » Egypt is plagued for pharaoh's obstinacy
Plague » The plague of » Blood
Pools and ponds » The land of egypt abounded in
Rod » of moses
Water » Collected in » Ponds
Exodus 7:20 (show verse)
Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord had commanded; in the sight of Pharaoh and his officials, he raised the staff and struck the water in the Nile, and all the water in the Nile was turned to blood.
Blood » Plague of
Blood » Waters of egypt turned into, as a judgment
Egypt » History of israel in » Egypt is plagued for pharaoh's obstinacy
God's Judgments » Plagues » Of egypt
Miracles » To witness to Christ as messiah spurious » River into blood
Miracles wrought through servants of God » Moses and aaron: » River turned into blood
River Nile » Remarkable events connected with » Its waters turned into blood
Plague » The plague of » Blood
Water » Miracles connected with » Turned into blood
Blood » Waters of egypt turned into, as a judgment
Egypt » History of israel in » Egypt is plagued for pharaoh's obstinacy
God's Judgments » Plagues » Of egypt
Miracles » To witness to Christ as messiah spurious » River into blood
Miracles wrought through servants of God » Moses and aaron: » River turned into blood
River Nile » Remarkable events connected with » Its waters turned into blood
Plague » The plague of » Blood
Water » Miracles connected with » Turned into blood
Exodus 7:21 (show verse)
The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad the Egyptians could not drink water from it. There was blood throughout the land of Egypt.
Exodus 7:22 (show verse)
But the magicians of Egypt did the same thing by their occult practices. So Pharaoh’s heart hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the Lord had said.
Blood » Plague of
Disobedience to God » Instances of » Of pharaoh, in refusing to let the people of israel go
Egypt » History of israel in » Egypt is plagued for pharaoh's obstinacy
Heart » Instances of hardened hearts » Pharoah
Magic » Lying wonders, spurious miracles
Magician » Apparent miracles
Miracles » Alleged miracles performed by magicians
Plague » The plague of » Blood
Sorcery » Practiced » By the magicians
Wonders » Lying wonders, spurious miracles
Disobedience to God » Instances of » Of pharaoh, in refusing to let the people of israel go
Egypt » History of israel in » Egypt is plagued for pharaoh's obstinacy
Heart » Instances of hardened hearts » Pharoah
Magic » Lying wonders, spurious miracles
Magician » Apparent miracles
Miracles » Alleged miracles performed by magicians
Plague » The plague of » Blood
Sorcery » Practiced » By the magicians
Wonders » Lying wonders, spurious miracles
Exodus 7:23 (show verse)
Pharaoh turned around, went into his palace, and didn’t even take this to heart.
Exodus 7:24 (show verse)
All the Egyptians dug around the Nile for water to drink because they could not drink the water from the river.
Exodus 7:25 (show verse)
Seven days passed after the Lord struck the Nile.