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Verse Exodus 7:11. _PHARAOH - CALLED THE WISE MEN_] חכמים
_chacamim_, the men of learning. _Sorcerers_, כשפים cashshephim,
those who _reveal_ hidden things; probably from the Arabic root
[Arabic] _ka...
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Three names for the magicians of Egypt are given in this verse. The
“wise men” are men who know occult arts. The “sorcerers” are
they who “mutter magic formulae,” especially when driving away
crocodil...
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CHAPTER S 6:28-7:13 THE RENEWED COMMISSION AND BEFORE PHARAOH AGAIN
_ 1. Renewed commission and renewed hesitation (Exodus 6:28)_
2. Jehovah's instructions (Exodus 7:1)
3. Before Pharaoh and the si...
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EXODUS 7:8 P. AARON AND THE MAGICIANS: HARDENING OF PHARAOH'S HEART.
Magic and religion are, in the last analysis, fundamentally diverse;
for, while magic claims to put a compelling constraint upon oc...
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WISE MEN, &c. Two sets of men mentioned. Pharaoh "called for the wise
men, and for the magi cians-and these also (the sacred scribes of
Egypt) did in like manner with their secret arts". Two of these...
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THEN PHARAOH ALSO CALLED THE WISE-MEN, &C.— Moses and Aaron
performing their commission according to the commandment of the Lord,
and working the miracle, which, no doubt, Pharaoh demanded, in proof
o...
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THE TEXT OF EXODUS
TRANSLATION
7 And Je-ho-vah said unto Mo-ses. See, I have made thee as God to
Pha-raoh; and Aar-on thy brother shall be thy prophet. (2) Thou shalt
speak all that I command thee; an...
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_THEN PHARAOH ALSO CALLED THE WISE MEN AND THE SORCERERS: NOW THE
MAGICIANS OF EGYPT, THEY ALSO DID IN LIKE MANNER WITH THEIR
ENCHANTMENTS._
Then Pharaoh ... called the wise men and the sorcerers, х_...
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7:11 scribes (d-14) See Genesis 41:8 ....
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MAGICIANS] lit. 'engravers, sacred scribes': cp. Genesis 41:8 RV. They
are depicted on the monuments with a quill pen on their heads and a
book in their hands. A belief in magic was universal in Egypt...
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THE ROD OF MOSES TURNED INTO A SERPENT. THE FIRST PLAGUE
1. A god to Pharaoh] see on Exodus 4:16. THY PROPHET] A prophet is a
spokesman. The prophets of God are those who declare His will. In
doing th...
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EXODUS: ISRAEL BECOMES A NATION
THE *ISRAELITES LEAVE EGYPT
EXODUS CHAPTER S 1 TO 18
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_
CHAPTER 7
V1 Then the *LORD replied to Moses. ‘Listen! Your brother, Aaron,
w...
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THE MAGICIANS OF EGYPT. — These persons are called indifferently
_khàkâmim,_ “wise men,” _më-kashshëphim,_ “mutterers of
charms,” and _khartum-mim,_ “scribes,” perhaps “writers of
charms.” Magic was v...
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וַ יִּקְרָא֙ גַּם ־פַּרְעֹ֔ה לַֽ †
חֲכָמִ֖ים...
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CHAPTER VII.
_ THE HARDENING OF PHARAOH'S HEART._
Exodus 7:3.
When Moses received his commission, at the bush, words were spoken
which are now repeated with more emphasis, and which have to be
consi...
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PHARAOH STUBBORN AGAINST ISRAEL'S RELEASE
Exodus 6:28; Exodus 7:1
How often we say in a similar tone, “I am of uncircumcised lips, and
how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?” Forty years in the wildernes...
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We have here the record of God's answer to Moses' difficulty. He
reaffirmed Himself and charged His servant to speak to Pharaoh the
things commanded. Moreover, He foretold the result of the delivery o...
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Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the (d) sorcerers: now the
magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their
enchantments.
(d) It seems that these were Jannes and Jambres; (2 Timo...
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Magicians. Jannes and Mambres, or Jambres, 2 Timothy iii. 8.
(Challoner) --- The pagans represented Moses as the greatest of
magicians. (Pliny, Natural History xxx. 1; Justin xxxvi.) --- They
also, &c...
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The Reader for the proper apprehension of this and the following
verse, would do well to consider that God sometimes in his providence
permits events, which are not within the power or the province of...
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There is hardly a book of the Old Testament that stands out in more
decided contrast with the book of Genesis than the one which follows
it most closely. And this is the more striking, because God emp...
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11._Then Pharaoh also called. _The impiety of the tyrant, which had
before lain hid in the recesses of his heart, now breaks forth; when
he does not hesitate to enter into the lists with God. For he w...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 5 THROUGH 13.
At the news of the goodness of God, the people adore Him; but the
struggle against the power of evil is another matter. Satan will not
let the p...
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THEN PHARAOH ALSO CALLED THE WISE MEN AND THE SORCERERS,.... The
cunning men and wizards, a sort of jugglers and deceivers, who
pretended to great knowledge of things, to discover secrets, tell
fortun...
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Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the
magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their
enchantments.
Ver. 11. _The wise men and the sorcerers._] Magic is either...
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Exo. 7:9-12. Moses' rod, when cast unto the earth, became a serpent.
So Christ, when sent down to the earth, appeared in the form of sinful
flesh; he was made sin for us. So Christ was represented by...
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Moses had been originally instructed in the learning of the Egyptians,
and was suspected to have improved in magical arts in his long
retirement. The magicians are therefore sent for to vie with him....
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1 Moses is encouraged to go to Pharaoh.
7 His age.
8 His rod is turned into a Serpent.
11 The sorcerers do the like.
13 Pharaohs heart is hardened.
14 Gods message to Pharaoh.
19 The riuer is tu...
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Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers, the men
versed in occult arts and witchcraft. NOW THE MAGICIANS OF EGYPT, THEY
ALSO DID IN LIKE MANNER WITH THEIR ENCHANTMENTS, for the devil i...
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THE MIRACLES IN THE PRESENCE OF PHARAOH...
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SECOND SECTION
The miracles of Moses, or the result of the nine Egyptian Plagues,
preliminary to the last. Pharaoh’s alternate repentance and obduracy
Exodus 7:8 to Exodus 10:29
A. MOSES’ MIRACULOUS...
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GOD'S ANSWER TO MOSES
(vs.1-7)
Though Moses had protested that he was of uncircumcised lips, God
assured him that He was making Moses a god to Pharaoh, therefore that
Pharaoh would not be able to tot...
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8-13 What men dislike, because it opposes their pride and lusts, they
will not be convinced of; but it is easy to cause them to believe
things they wish to be true. God always sends with his word ful...
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Under the general title of WISE MEN he seems to comprehend all who
were most eminent in any sort of wisdom, either natural, or civil, or
divine, who were all called to give their opinion and advice in...
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These five Chapter s form one distinct section, the contents of which
may be distributed into the three following divisions, namely, the ten
judgements from the hand of Jehovah; the resistance of...
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Exodus 7:11 Pharaoh H6547 called H7121 (H8799) men H2450 sorcerers
H3784 (H8764) magicians H2748 Egypt H4714 did...
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YAHWEH ENCOURAGES MOSES TO GO FORWARD (EXODUS 7:1).
a Yahweh tells Moses that He has made him as a God to Pharaoh, with
Aaron as his prophet (Exodus 7:1).
b Moses is therefore to say all that Yahweh...
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LIKE
Compare (2 Timothy 3:8); (Exodus 8:18).
Neither Satan nor his tools can create life: (Revelation 13:15) will
be a "lying wonder": ...
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CONTENTS: Contest with Pharaoh. First plague. Water turned to blood.
CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron, Pharaoh, magician.
CONCLUSION: We see God's almighty power, the unstability of all things
under th...
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Exodus 7:1. _I have made thee a god._ אלהים _Elohim._ The
Chaldaic renders it תחי ליה לרב Thou shalt be to him for a
prince. The divine sense of the word is, I have invested thee with
Godlike powers t...
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_They also did in like manner with their enchantments._
MOSES AND THE MAGICIANS
I. Moses divinely warned of Pharaoh’s demand for a supernatural
credential. When men profess to bring a message from G...
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EXODUS 7:8 Plagues and Exodus 1:1. This section includes the initial
sign that Moses and Aaron perform before Pharaoh (Exodus 7:8), the
first nine plag
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EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 7:11 This is the first of three times where
the MAGICIANS OF EGYPT see the sign that Aaron performs and then do
THE SAME BY THEIR SECRET ARTS (also v....
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Exodus 7:9. Miracle] A splendid or conspicuous deed: Sept. “sign or
wonder;” vulg. “sign.” SERPENT] Prob. of a large species; and in
Exodus 7:10; Exodus 7:12. called _tannin_ (lit. “e...
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EXPOSITION
THE FIRST SIGN, AND ITS FAILURE TO CONVINCE. Obeying the command given
them (Exodus 7:2, Exodus 7:9), Moses and Aaron went to the court a
second time, and entering into
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And the Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh:
and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. Thou shalt speak all that
I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Phara...
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FAITH AS EXEMPLIFIED IN MOSES
Selections from Exodus 3:1; Exodus 6:1; Exodus 7:1; Exodus 8:1;...
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Moses had been originally instructed in the learning of the Egyptians,
and was suspected to have improved in magical arts in his long
retirement. The magicians are therefore sent for to vie with him....
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How could the wise men and sorcerers of Pharaoh perform the same feats
of power that God told Moses to perform?
PROBLEM: Several passages in Exodus (7:11, 22; 8:7) state that the
wise men, sorcerers,...