Éxodo 7:8-13

8 El SEÑOR les dijo a Moisés y a Aarón:

9 «Cuando el faraón les pida que hagan un milagro, le dirás a Aarón que tome la vara y la arroje al suelo ante el faraón. Así la vara se convertirá en serpiente».

10 Moisés y Aarón fueron a ver al faraón y cumplieron las órdenes del SEÑOR. Aarón arrojó su vara al suelo ante el faraón y sus funcionarios, y la vara se convirtió en serpiente.

11 Pero el faraón llamó a los sabios y hechiceros y, mediante sus artes secretas, también los magos egipcios hicieron lo mismo:

12 Cada uno de ellos arrojó su vara al suelo, y cada vara se convirtió en una serpiente. Sin embargo, la vara de Aarón se tragó las varas de todos ellos.

13 A pesar de esto, y tal como lo había advertido el SEÑOR, el faraón endureció su corazón y no les hizo caso.

Éxodo 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.