Matthew Poole Commentary - Exodus 7:9 - 7:9

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Matthew Poole Commentary - Exodus 7:9 - 7:9


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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.