EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 7:5 THE EGYPTIANS SHALL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD. The Hebrew term translated “the LORD” is the name God revealed to Moses (Exodus 3:14). The Egyptians will know “that I am Yahweh,” Israel’s covenant God. See note on 5:2. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img");... [ Continue Reading ]
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 plagues (Exodus 7:14) leading up to the lengthy account and instructions surrounding the tenth plague and the exodus (Exodus 11:1), and the crossing of t... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 7:9 The STAFF signifies that God is the one working the signs through Moses and Aaron (see Exodus 4:1). See chart. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
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. Exodus 7:22; Exodus 8:7). “Magician” likely refers to men who saw themselves as using their magic arts to serve Egypt’s gods bu... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 7:13 While the recurring references to the hardness of PHARAOH’S HEART show that the Lord is sovereign over the events (see Exodus 4:21; Exodus 7:3), they also show that Pharaoh is responsible for his own actions (see also Exodus 8:15, Exodus 8:32). See also Psalms 95:8;... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 7:14 THEN THE LORD SAID TO MOSES. This phrase introduces each plague (see Exodus 8:1, Exodus 8:16, Exodus 8:20; Exodus 9:1, Exodus 9:8, Exodus 9:13;... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 7:16 THE LORD, THE GOD OF THE HEBREWS. To the king of a powerful nation like Egypt, the Lord’s identification with an enslaved people would seem to indicate that he had no power or authority. However, the Lord will reveal otherwise. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTag... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 7:19 EVEN IN VESSELS OF WOOD AND... STONE. The extent of the first plague shows that it is not the result of natural causes. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 7:24 The description of the Egyptian people digging for water (v. Exodus 7:24) and the time frame of SEVEN FULL DAYS (v. Exodus 7:25) indicate that the magicians could not reverse the effects of the plague or cleanse the Nile. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName(... [ Continue Reading ]