Exodus 7:6-10:20 NIV

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 7:6

And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded them ,.... After this they never showed any reluctance, or made any objection to any message they were sent with, or any work they were ordered to do, but went about it at once, and performed it with all readiness and cheerfulness: so did they ; which is not a superfluous and redundant expression, but very emphatic, showing with what care and diligence they did every thing, and how exactly they conformed in all things to the divine will. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 7:6

Verse 6 6.And Moses and Aaron did. It is not for the sake of boasting that Moses reports his own obedience; but after having ingenuously confessed his hesitation, he now relates that he and his brother were in better courage for the performance of their office. In the meantime he shows that he, as well as his brother, was God’s minister, and that he brought no industry, nor talent, nor counsel, nor dexterity himself, but simply obeyed God. Still from their example we must learn, that as we may... 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 7:6

Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded them . This statement is general, and anticipative of the entire series of interviews beginning here ( Exodus 7:10 ), and terminating ( Exodus 10:29 ) with the words, " I will see thy face no more." The obedience of Moses and Aaron was perfect and continuous from this time forward until Egypt was quitted. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 7:1-13

Forecast of coming judgment (6:28-7:13)Before Moses approached Pharaoh to give him a final opportunity to release Israel, God reminded Moses that not just Pharaoh but the whole Egyptian nation was under the threat of judgment. People and king alike were stubbornly opposed to Yahweh and were devoted followers of Yahweh’s enemies, the Egyptian gods (6:28-7:7; cf. 9:27; 12:12).These were gods of nature and were therefore connected with the river Nile, on which Egypt depended entirely for its water... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 7:6

as = according as. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 7:6-7

"And Moses and Aaron did so; as Jehovah commanded them, so did they. And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old when they spake unto Pharaoh."The perfect obedience of Moses and Aaron should be noted. It applied not merely to the first interview about to be related but extended throughout the subsequent chapters.The mention of the ages of Moses and Aaron here has puzzled some, but it appears to have been inserted for the purpose of demonstrating that the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 7:1-7

Moses was "as God" to Pharaoh in that he was the person who revealed God’s will (Exodus 7:1). Pharaoh was to be the executor of that will. Aaron would be Moses’ prophet as he stood between Moses and Pharaoh and communicated Moses and God’s will to the king. Exodus 7:1 helps us identify the essential meaning of the Hebrew word nabhi (prophet; cf. Exodus 4:10-16; Deuteronomy 18:15-22; Isaiah 6:9; Jeremiah 1:7; Ezekiel 2:3-4; Amos 7:12-16). This word occurs almost 300 times in the Old Testament... read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 7:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 7:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 7:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 7:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 7:6

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 7:1-13

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 7:6

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 7:6-7

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 7:1-7

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