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Exodus 6:28-7:13
28 On the day when the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, 29 the Lord said to Moses, “I am the Lord; tell Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say to you.” 30 But Moses said to the Lord, “Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips. How will Pharaoh listen to me?”
7 And the Lord said to Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron shall be your prophet. 2 You shall speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron shall tell Pharaoh to let the people of Israel go out of his land. 3 But I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and though I multiply my signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, 4 Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay my hand on Egypt and bring my hosts, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great acts of judgment. 5 The Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring out the people of Israel from among them.” 6 Moses and Aaron did so; they did just as the Lord commanded them. 7 Now Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron eighty-three years old, when they spoke to Pharaoh.
8 Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 9 “When Pharaoh says to you, ‘Prove yourselves by working a miracle,’ then you shall say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it may become a serpent.’” 10 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the Lord commanded. Aaron cast down his staff before Pharaoh and his servants, and it became a serpent. 11 Then Pharaoh summoned the wise men and the sorcerers, and they, the magicians of Egypt, also did the same by their secret arts. 12 For each man cast down his staff, and they became serpents. But Aaron's staff swallowed up their staffs. 13 Still Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the Lord had said.
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Summary: As we continue our series through Exodus, we turn to Moses' confrontation with Pharaoh and God's revelation of His power. After being commissioned by God to lead His people to Canaan, Moses returned to Egypt to do as he was commanded. His first encounter with Pharaoh not only fails but increases Israel's oppressive burden. Following this discouraging event, God reaffirms to Moses His plan to save the people of Israel by hardening Pharaoh's heart and displaying of His might. Strengthened by this, Moses returns to relay the divine message again to the king of Egypt. Upon Pharaoh's demand for a sign, Aaron performs a miracle, turning a staff into a serpent. Yet when Pharaoh's counselors replicate the act, they dismiss the divine authority behind Moses and Aaron's message. The passage ends by noting that Pharaoh's hardening was "as the Lord had said," emphasizing that even those who resist God remain under His sovereign authority and are ultimately used to display His glory.
Review & Apply
What does Moses mean by uncircumcised lips in Exodus 6:30?
Why would God's judgment display to the Egyptians that He is the one true God?
How do we see both God's sovereignty and human agency in this passage?
Are you comforted or concerned by God's sovereignty in the hearts of men?
How can this passage encourage us with regard to the evil we see in the world?
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