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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 7:8-13

The credentials of God's ambassadors to the froward. I. THE DEMANDS OF GOD , THOUGH REJECTED , CANNOT BE BANISHED . The rod which Pharaoh refuses to be shepherded by, cast down before him, springs into life. To those who refuse obedience to God's Word, that Word will cling and become a living thing. Israel thought to have done with God and to be like the heathen: it was a vain dream. Pharaoh would shake off care, and become like one of whom God had asked nothing:... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 7:8-13

The first sign to Pharaoh: the rod becomes a serpent. I. NOTICE THE REMARKABLE REQUEST WHICH JEHOVAH INDICATES THAT PHARAOH MAY MAKE . Perhaps we might even say, will make. "When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you." This is a great change from his former attitude, that he should be capable of stooping to such a request. But men who have despotic power sometimes do strange and contradictory things. The freaks of tyrants in the way of a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 7:8-14

The rod turned into a serpent. On this sign, notice— I. ITS SIGNIFICANCE . 1 . Its distinctness from the similar sign wrought for the conviction of the Israelites. On the meaning of the latter, see Exodus 4:1-6 . There the serpent into which the rod was turned seemed to denote the power of the monarch—the royal and divine power of Egypt—of which the serpent was an Egyptian emblem. However threatening the aspect of this power to Moses and the Israelites, the sign taught them... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 7:10

Aaron cast down his rod . The rod is called indifferently "Aaron's rod" and "Moses' rod," because, though properly the rod of Moses ( Exodus 4:2 ), yet ordinarily it was placed in the hands of Aaron ( Exodus 7:19 , Exodus 7:20 ; Exodus 8:5 , Exodus 8:17 , etc.) It became a serpent . The word for "serpent" is not the same as was used before ( Exodus 4:3 ); but it is not clear that a different species is meant. More probably it is regarded by the writer as a synonym. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 7:10-12

False imitations of things Divine not difficult of detection. It is Satan's wont, in all ages and on all possible occasions, to set up counterfeits of things Divine, in order to confuse men's minds, and make them mistake the false for the true. Aaron no sooner works a true miracle, a real proof that he is a prophet of God ( Exodus 7:1 ), than Satan's instruments, the magicians of Egypt, are ready with an imitation of the miracle, on which they base a claim that Pharaoh is not to listen... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 7:10-13

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 7:11

Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers . That magic was an object of much attention and study in Egypt is abundantly evident from "The tale of Setnau", "The Magic Papyrus", and many other writings. It consisted, to a large extent, in charms, which were thought to have power over men and beasts, especially over reptiles. What amount of skill and power the Egyptian magicians possessed may perhaps be doubted. Many commentators believe them to have been in actual communication With... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 7:12

But Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods . Aaron's serpent turned upon its rivals and devoured them, thus exhibiting a marked superiority. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 7:11

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 crocodiles, snakes, asps, etc. It was natural that Pharaoh should have sent for such persons. The “magicians” are the “bearers of sacred words,” scribes and interpreters of hieroglyphic writings. Books containing magic formulae belonged exclusively to the king; no one was permitted to consult them but the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 7:10

Exodus 7:10. It became a serpent This was proper, not only to affect Pharaoh with wonder, but to strike a terror upon him. This first miracle, though it was not a plague, yet amounted to the threatening of a plague; if it made not Pharaoh feel, it made him fear; and this is God’s method of dealing with sinners; he comes upon them gradually. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 7:8-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 7:8-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 7:8-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 7:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 7:10-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 7:10-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 7:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 7:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 7:11

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 7:10

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