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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 7:19

And the Lord spake unto Moses ,.... Pharaoh still being obstinate, and refusing to let the people go: say unto Aaron, take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt ; upon all of them in general, what were in the river Nile, or derived from it, as follows: upon their streams ; the seven streams of the river Nile; see Gill on Isaiah 11:15 . upon their rivers ; the canals that were cut out of the river Nile, for the watering of their fields and gardens, for... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 7:20

And Moses and Aaron did so, as the Lord commanded ,.... Moses delivered the rod to Aaron, who took it and went to the water side: and he lift up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river ; or "in that river" F9 ביאר εν τω ποταμω Sept. "in eo rivo", Junius and Tremellius, Piscator. , the river Nile, on the brink of which Pharaoh then stood: in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants ; his nobles and courtiers who tended him in his walk to the water;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 7:21

And the fish that was in the river died ,.... Which was a full proof that the conversion of it into blood was real; for had it been only in appearance, or the water of the river had only the colour of blood, and looked like it, but was not really so, it would not have affected the fishes, they would have lived as well as before; and this plague was the greater affliction to the Egyptians, not as it affected their drink but their food, fish Numbers 11:5 being what the common people chiefly... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 7:22

And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments ,.... Who were either in company with Pharaoh and his nobles, or were immediately sent for to try their art, and confront Moses and Aaron with it; and who very probably got a little water in a vessel, and by some juggling trick imposing upon, and deceiving the sight of Pharaoh and his servants, made it look like blood; and the devil might help them to a sufficient quantity of blood, and discolour the water with it, and make it appear... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 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 kashafa , to reveal, uncover, etc., signifying diviners, or those who pretended to reveal what was in futurity, to discover things lost, to find hidden treasures, etc. Magicians, חרטמי chartummey , decipherers of abstruse writings. See Clarke's note on Genesis 41:8 . They also did in like manner with their... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 7:12

Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods - As Egypt was remarkably addicted to magic, sorcery, etc., it was necessary that God should permit Pharaoh's wise men to act to the utmost of their skill in order to imitate the work of God, that his superiority might be clearly seen, and his powerful working incontestably ascertained; and this was fully done when Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods. We have already seen that the names of two of the chief of these magicians were Jannes and Jambres; see... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 7:13

And he hardened Pharaoh's heart - פרעה לב ויחזק vaiyechezak leb Paroh , "And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened," the identical words which in Exodus 7:22 ; are thus translated, and which should have been rendered in the same way here, lest the hardening, which was evidently the effect of his own obstinate shutting of his eyes against the truth, should be attributed to God. See Clarke's note on Exodus 4:21 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 7:14

Pharaoh's heart is hardened - כבד cabed , is become heavy or stupid; he receives no conviction, notwithstanding the clearness of the light which shines upon him. We well know the power of prejudice: where persons are determined to think and act after a predetermined plan, arguments, demonstrations, and even miracles themselves, are lost on them, as in the case of Pharaoh here, and that of the obstinate Jews in the days of our Lord and his apostles. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 7:15

Lo, he goeth out unto the water - Probably for the purpose of bathing, or of performing some religious ablution. Some suppose he went out to pay adoration to the river Nile, which was an object of religious worship among the ancient Egyptians. "For," says Plutarch, De Iside., ουδεν οὑτω τιμη Αιγυπτιοις ὡς ὁ Νειλος "nothing is in greater honor among the Egyptians than the river Nile." Some of the ancient Jews supposed that Pharaoh himself was a magician, and that he walked by the river... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 7:17

Behold, I will smite - Here commences the account of the Ten plagues which were inflicted on the Egyptians by Moses and Aaron, by the command and through the power of God. According to Archbishop Usher these ten plagues took place in the course of one month, and in the following order: - The first, the Waters turned into Blood, took place, he supposes, the 18th day of the sixth month; Exodus 7:20 . The second, the plague of Frogs, on the 25th day of the sixth month; Exodus 8:2 . ... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 7:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 7:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 7:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 7:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 7:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 7:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 7:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 7:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 7:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 7:17

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