9 When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Show a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.
Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.
Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?
And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.
And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent. Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.
And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.
For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth. Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.
Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.
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Commentary on Exodus 7 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 7
In this chapter,
Exd 7:1-7
Here,
Exd 7:8-13
The first time that Moses made his application to Pharaoh, he produced his instructions only; now he is directed to produce his credentials, and does accordingly.
Exd 7:14-25
Here is the first of the ten plagues, the turning of the water into blood, which was,