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Text -- Exodus 7:9 (NET)

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7:9 “When Pharaoh says to you, ‘Do a miracle,’ and you say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,’ it will become a snake.”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:
 · Aaron a son of Amram; brother of Moses,son of Amram (Kohath Levi); patriarch of Israel's priests,the clan or priestly line founded by Aaron
 · Pharaoh the king who ruled Egypt when Moses was born,the title of the king who ruled Egypt in Abraham's time,the title of the king who ruled Egypt in Joseph's time,the title of the king who ruled Egypt when Moses was born,the title of the king who refused to let Israel leave Egypt,the title of the king of Egypt whose daughter Solomon married,the title of the king who ruled Egypt in the time of Isaiah,the title Egypt's ruler just before Moses' time


Dictionary Themes and Topics: Whale | Sin | SERPENT | Rulers | Quotations and Allusions | PLAGUES, THE TEN | Moses | MIRACLE | Lies and Deceits | Judgments | JACKAL | GENESIS, 1-2 | Egyptians | DRAGON | DIVORCE IN THE OLD TESTAMENT | Aaron | more
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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per phrase)

Wesley: Exo 7:9 - -- This Moses ordinarily held in his hand, and delivered it to Aaron upon occasion, for the execution of his commands.

This Moses ordinarily held in his hand, and delivered it to Aaron upon occasion, for the execution of his commands.

JFB: Exo 7:9 - -- The king would naturally demand some evidence of their having been sent from God; and as he would expect the ministers of his own gods to do the same ...

The king would naturally demand some evidence of their having been sent from God; and as he would expect the ministers of his own gods to do the same works, the contest, in the nature of the case, would be one of miracles. Notice has already been taken of the rod of Moses (Exo 4:2), but rods were carried also by all nobles and official persons in the court of Pharaoh. It was an Egyptian custom, and the rods were symbols of authority or rank. Hence God commanded His servants to use a rod.

Clarke: Exo 7:9 - -- Show a miracle for you - A miracle, מופת mopheth , signifies an effect produced in nature which is opposed to its laws, or such as its powers a...

Show a miracle for you - A miracle, מופת mopheth , signifies an effect produced in nature which is opposed to its laws, or such as its powers are inadequate to produce. As Moses and Aaron professed to have a Divine mission, and to come to Pharaoh on the most extraordinary occasion, making a most singular and unprecedented demand, it was natural to suppose, if Pharaoh should even give them an audience, that he would require them to give him some proof by an extraordinary sign that their pretensions to such a Divine mission were well founded and incontestable. For it appears to have ever been the sense of mankind, that he who has a Divine mission to effect some extraordinary purpose can give a supernatural proof that he has got this extraordinary commission

Clarke: Exo 7:9 - -- Take thy rod - This rod, whether a common staff, an ensign of office, or a shepherd’ s crook, was now consecrated for the purpose of working mi...

Take thy rod - This rod, whether a common staff, an ensign of office, or a shepherd’ s crook, was now consecrated for the purpose of working miracles; and is indifferently called the rod of God, the rod of Moses, and the rod of Aaron. God gave it the miraculous power, and Moses and Aaron used it indifferently.

TSK: Exo 7:9 - -- Show : Isa 7:11; Mat 12:39; Joh 2:18, Joh 6:30, Joh 10:38 Take : Exo 7:10-12, Exo 4:2, Exo 4:17, Exo 4:20, Exo 9:23, Exo 10:13 a serpent : Psa 74:12, ...

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Barnes: Exo 7:9 - -- Thy rod - Apparently the rod before described Exo 4:2, which Moses on this occasion gives to Aaron as his representative. A serpent - A w...

Thy rod - Apparently the rod before described Exo 4:2, which Moses on this occasion gives to Aaron as his representative.

A serpent - A word different from that in Exo 4:3. Here a more general term, תנין tannı̂yn , is employed, which in other passages includes all sea or river monsters, and is more specially applied to the crocodile as a symbol of Egypt. It occurs in the Egyptian ritual, nearly in the same form, "Tanem,"as a synonym of the monster serpent which represents the principle of antagonism to light and life.

Poole: Exo 7:9 - -- Say unto Aaron by whose hands this and other miracles were to be done, and not by Moses immediately; partly to take off the some suspicion that these...

Say unto Aaron by whose hands this and other miracles were to be done, and not by Moses immediately; partly to take off the some suspicion that these miracles were wrought by magical artifice of Moses; and partly for the greater honour of Moses, that he might be what God had said, Exo 7:1 , a god to Pharaoh , who not only could work wonders himself, but also give power to others to do so.

Take thy rod: the same rod is called the rod of God , and of Moses , and of Aaron , here and Exo 7:12 , because it was appointed, and as it were consecrated by God, and used both by Moses and Aaron in their great works. And this rod Moses ordinarily held in his hand, and delivered it to Aaron upon occasion for the execution of his commands.

A serpent Heb. a dragon , which is a great serpent. Others, a crocodile , to whose jaws he had exposed the Israelitish infants.

Gill: Exo 7:9 - -- When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, show a miracle for you,.... To prove that they came from God, the Jehovah they said they did, and that they...

When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, show a miracle for you,.... To prove that they came from God, the Jehovah they said they did, and that they were his ambassadors, and came in his name, and made the demand for him; which when he seriously reflected on things, he would be ready to require, hoping they would not be able to show any, and then he should have somewhat against them, and treat them as impostors:

then thou shalt say unto Aaron, take thy rod; the same that Moses had in his hand at Horeb, and brought with him to Egypt; this he had delivered into the hand of Aaron, who was to be his agent, and with this rod do signs and wonders as he did, and on account of them it is sometimes called the rod of God:

and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent; as it became one before at Horeb, when Moses by the order of God cast it on the ground, and afterwards became a rod again, as it now was, Exo 4:2 Hence Mercury, the messenger of the gods with the Heathens, is represented as having a "caduceus", a rod or wand twisted about with snakes p.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Exo 7:9 The form is the jussive יְהִי ( yÿhi). Gesenius notes that frequently in a conditional clause, a sentence with a pr...

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: Exo 7:1-25 - --1 Moses and Aaron are encouraged to go again to Pharaoh.7 Their age.8 Aaron's rod is turned into a serpent.11 The sorcerers do the like; but their rod...

MHCC: Exo 7:8-13 - --What men dislike, because it opposes their pride and lusts, they will not be convinced of; but it is easy to cause them to believe things they wish to...

Matthew Henry: Exo 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 doe...

Keil-Delitzsch: Exo 7:8-13 - -- The negotiations of Moses and Aaron as messengers of Jehovah with the king of Egypt, concerning the departure of Israel from his land, commenced wit...

Constable: Exo 1:1--15:22 - --I. THE LIBERATION OF ISRAEL 1:1--15:21 "The story of the first half of Exodus, in broad summary, is Rescue. The ...

Constable: Exo 5:1--11:10 - --B. God's demonstrations of His sovereignty chs. 5-11 God permitted the conflict between Moses and Pharao...

Constable: Exo 7:8-13 - --3. The attestation of Moses and Aaron's divine mission 7:8-13 Pharaoh requested that Moses and A...

Guzik: Exo 7:1-25 - --Exodus 7 - Miracles and Plagues before Pharaoh A. God lays out the plan to Moses again. 1. (1-2) The re-affirmation of Aaron's place in the ministry...

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Introduction / Outline

JFB: Exodus (Book Introduction) EXODUS, a "going forth," derives its name from its being occupied principally with a relation of the departure of the Israelites from Egypt, and the i...

JFB: Exodus (Outline) INCREASE OF THE ISRAELITES. (Exo. 1:1-22) BIRTH AND PRESERVATION OF MOSES. (Exo 2:1-10) there went a man of the house of Levi, &c. Amram was the hus...

TSK: Exodus (Book Introduction) The title of this Book is derived from the Septuagint; in which it is called ΕΞΟΔΟΣ , " Exodus;" or, as it is in the Codex Alexandrinus, Ε...

TSK: Exodus 7 (Chapter Introduction) Overview Exo 7:1, Moses and Aaron are encouraged to go again to Pharaoh; Exo 7:7, Their age; Exo 7:8, Aaron’s rod is turned into a serpent; Exo ...

Poole: Exodus (Book Introduction) SECOND BOOK OF MOSES CALLED EXODUS. THE ARGUMENT. AFTER the death of Joseph, who had sent for his father’ s house into Egypt, the children o...

Poole: Exodus 7 (Chapter Introduction) CHAPTER 7 God encourages Moses to speak to Pharaoh, Exo 7:1 . God foretells the hardness of, Pharaoh’ s heart, that he might multiply his wond...

MHCC: Exodus (Book Introduction) The Book of Exodus relates the forming of the children of Israel into a church and a nation. We have hitherto seen true religion shown in domestic lif...

MHCC: Exodus 7 (Chapter Introduction) (Exo 7:1-7) Moses and Aaron encouraged. (Exo 7:8-13) The rods turned into serpents, Pharaoh's heart is hardened. (Exo 7:14-25) The river is turned i...

Matthew Henry: Exodus (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The Second Book of Moses, Called Exodus Moses (the servant of the Lord in writing for him as well as ...

Matthew Henry: Exodus 7 (Chapter Introduction) In this chapter, I. The dispute between God and Moses finishes, and Moses applies himself to the execution of his commission, in obedience to God'...

Constable: Exodus (Book Introduction) Introduction Title The Hebrew title of this book (we'elleh shemot) originated from the...

Constable: Exodus (Outline) Outline I. The liberation of Israel 1:1-15:21 A. God's preparation of Israel and Moses chs. ...

Constable: Exodus Exodus Bibliography Adams, Dwayne H. "The Building Program that Works (Exodus 25:4--36:7 [31:1-11])." Exegesis ...

Haydock: Exodus (Book Introduction) THE BOOK OF EXODUS. INTRODUCTION. The second Book of Moses is called Exodus from the Greek word Exodos, which signifies going out; becaus...

Gill: Exodus (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS This book is called by the Jews Veelleh Shemoth, from the first words with which it begins, and sometimes Sepher Shemoth, an...

Gill: Exodus 7 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 7 Moses and Aaron are ordered to go to Pharaoh, and require the dismission of the people of Israel, but they are told before...

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