Êxodo 7:8-13

8 Falou, pois, o Senhor a Moisés e Arão:

9 Quando Faraó vos disser: Apresentai da vossa parte algum milagre; diras a Arão: Toma a tua vara, e lança-a diante de Faraó, para que se torne em serpente.

10 Então Moisés e Arão foram ter com Faraó, e fizeram assim como o Senhor ordenara. Arão lançou a sua vara diante de Faraó e diante dos seus servos, e ela se tornou em serpente.

11 Faraó também mandou vir os sábios e encantadores; e eles, os magos do Egito, também fizeram o mesmo com os seus encantamentos.

12 Pois cada um deles lançou a sua vara, e elas se tornaram em serpentes; mas a vara de Arão tragou as varas deles.

13 Endureceu-se, porém, o coração de Faraó, e ele não os ouviu, como o Senhor tinha dito.

Êxodo 7:8-13 Meaning and Commentary

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 hand that Pharaoh's heart would be hardened, and would refuse to let them go, until the hand of the Lord was stretched out, and great judgments were brought down upon, Egypt, and then they should come forth, Ex 7:1-5, which orders Moses and Aaron obeyed, and their age is observed, when this was done, Ex 7:6,7 and they are bid to work a miracle, when Pharaoh should demand one, by turning a rod into a serpent, which they did; but Pharaoh's magicians doing the same in appearance, his heart was hardened, Ex 7:8-14 and then they are directed to meet him at the river, and require the same as before; and if he refused, to smite the waters of the river with the rod, and turn them into blood, which they did, Ex 7:15-21, but Pharaoh's magicians doing the same by enchantments, he did not regard it, though the plague lasted seven days, Ex 7:22-25.