Exodus 7:2-3

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 7:1-7

Here, I. God encourages Moses to go to Pharaoh, and at last silences all his discouragements. 1. He clothes him with great power and authority (Exod. 7:1): I have made thee a god to Pharaoh; that is, my representative in this affair, as magistrates are called gods, because they are God's vicegerents. He was authorized to speak and act in God's name and stead, and, under the divine direction, was endued with a divine power to do that which is above the ordinary power of nature, and invested... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 7:2

Thou shalt speak all that I command thee ,.... That is, to Aaron his prophet, whatever the Lord made known to him in a private manner as his will to be done: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh ; whatsoever should be told him by Moses, as from the Lord: that he send the children of Israel out of his land ; this was the principal thing to be insisted upon; and all that was said or done to him was to bring about this end, the dismission of the children of Israel out of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 7:3

And I will harden Pharaoh's heart ,.... See Gill on Exodus 4:21 . and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt ; work one miracle and wonderful sign after another, until they are all wrought intended to be wrought; and which he had given Moses power to do, and until the end should be answered and obtained, the letting go of the children of Israel. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 7:3

I will harden Pharaoh's heart - I will permit his stubbornness and obstinacy still to remain, that I may have the greater opportunity to multiply my wonders in the land, that the Egyptians may know that I only am Jehovah, the self-existent God. See Clarke's note on Exodus 4:21 . read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 7:3

Verse 3 3.And I will harden. As the expression is somewhat harsh, many commentators, as I have before said, take pains to soften it. Hence it is that some take the words in connection, “I will harden Pharaoh’s heart by multiplying my signs;” as if God were pointing out the external cause of his obstinacy. But Moses has already declared, and will hereafter repeat it, that the king’s mind was hardened by God in other ways besides His working miracles. As to the meaning of the words, I have no... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 7:1-2

God assigns to each man his intellectual grade. Three different intellectual grades are here set before us—that of the thinker, that of the expounder, and that of the mere recipient. Pharaoh, notwithstanding his exalted earthly rank, occupies the lowest position. He is to hang on the words of Aaron, who is to be to him as a prophet of the Most High. Aaron himself is to hang on the words of Moses, and to be simply his mouthpiece. Moses is to stand to both (compare Exodus 4:16 ) as God.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 7:1-8

A god to Pharaoh. Moses was in the trying position of being sent out anew upon a mission in which hitherto he had not had the slightest particle of success. His discouragement was natural. Pharaoh, on a previous occasion, had repulsed him. He had lost the ear even of his own people. The situation, since his former interview with the monarch, had altered for the worse. To proceed further was like rowing against wind and tide, with little prospect of ever reaching shore. Discouragement ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 7:1-9

Once more God made allowance for the weakness and self-distrust of Moses, severely tried as he had been by his former failure to persuade Pharaoh ( Exodus 5:1-5 ) and his recent rejection by the people of Israel ( Exodus 6:9 ). He made allowance, and raised his courage and his spirits by fresh promises, and by a call upon him for immediate action. The process of deliverance, God assured him, was just about to begin. Miracles would be wrought until Pharaoh's stubbornness was overcome.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 7:2

Thou shalt speak . The Septuagint and the Vulgate have, "Thou shalt speak to him ," which undoubtedly gives the true sense. Moses was to speak to Aaron, Aaron to Pharaoh. (See Exodus 4:15 , Exodus 4:16 .) read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 7:3

I will harden Pharaoh's heart . See the comment on Exodus 4:21 . And multiply my signs and my wonders . The idea of a long series of miracles is here, for the first time, distinctly introduced. Three signs had been given ( Exodus 4:3-9 ); one further miracle had been mentioned ( Exodus 4:23 ). Now a multiplication of signs and wonders is promised. Compare Exodus 3:20 , and Exodus 6:6 , which, however, are not so explicit as the present passage. read more

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