Paul Kretzmann Commentary - Exodus 7:1 - 7:7

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Paul Kretzmann Commentary - Exodus 7:1 - 7:7


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Moses as God's Ambassador to Pharaoh

v. 1. And the Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh, He had given him authority as His ambassador, with power to carry out His judgments; and Aaron, thy brother, shall be thy prophet, by acting as spokesman of the revelations given to Moses.

v. 2. Thou shalt speak all that I command thee,
communicate the commands and the revelations of God to Aaron; and Aaron, thy brother, shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land. That aim Aaron was always to keep in mind, to induce the king of Egypt to permit the emigration of Israel.

v. 3. And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply My signs and wonders in the land of Egypt.
Because Pharaoh would harden his heart in the first place, the Lord intended to punish him by leaving him in this sin of obduracy. In this way the glory of the Lord would be increased by the many miracles which were to be performed before Pharaoh.

v. 4. But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you,
on account of his condition of hard-heartedness, that I may lay My hand upon Egypt, and bring forth Mine armies, the hosts that were to wage the Lord's battles, and My people, the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments. The Lord would judge, condemn, and punish the entire land of Egypt because the people consented to the sins of their king.

v. 5. And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord when I stretch forth Mine hand upon Egypt,
in avenging justice and in almighty power, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.

v. 6. And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded them, so did they.
They accepted the commission given them.

v. 7. And Moses was fourscore years old and Aaron fourscore and three years old when they spake unto Pharaoh.
This concludes the narrative of the call of Moses and Aaron. Both of them now willingly placed themselves under the direction of the Lord, just as all true servants of God perform His will whenever He commands.