Exo 7:1 | KingComments | STEP | The LORD sends Moses and Aaron with His ultimatum to Pharaoh. The fact that the LORD has made Moses as “God” to Pharaoh means that Moses, God’s representative, must act as a judge against Pharaoh. Judges are also called ‘gods’ ( ; ). The LORD tells Moses what He purposed to do. Moses, in turn, must say it to Aaron, for Aaron is his “prophet”, that is, he is the mouthpiece of Moses. God informs His servants to encourage them, strengthen their faith and prepare them for their task. To this end, the book of Revelation has been given to us, Christians. It is given “to show to His bond-servants, the things which must soon take place” ( ). The LORD speaks to the encouragement of Moses about “My signs and My wonders” which He will multiply in the land of Egypt. What for Egypt are “evil things”, are signs and miracles for God’s people that indicate that their salvation is near. This is also the case for the Christian who sees how the plagues of the book of Revelation are already getting a kind of pre-fulfillment in our days. From this we can see that the coming of the Lord is near. God could have allowed Israel to leave without the plagues. He could have killed Pharaoh without a doubt. But He wants to show through a clear testimony of His glory and majesty Who He is Who calls His people. A beautiful description of this can be found in Psalm 105: “He sent Moses His servant, [And] Aaron, whom He had chosen. They performed His wondrous acts among them, And miracles in the land of Ham. He sent darkness and made [it] dark; And they did not rebel against His words. He turned their waters into blood And caused their fish to die. Their land swarmed with frogs [Even] in the chambers of their kings. He spoke, and there came a swarm of flies [And] gnats in all their territory. He gave them hail for rain, [And] flaming fire in their land. He struck down their vines also and their fig trees, And shattered the trees of their territory. He spoke, and locusts came, And young locusts, even without number, And ate up all vegetation in their land, And ate up the fruit of their ground. He also struck down all the firstborn in their land, The first fruits of all their vigor.” ( )

‏ Exodus 7:1

Israel Brought Out; Egypt Judged

The LORD sends Moses and Aaron with His ultimatum to Pharaoh. The fact that the LORD has made Moses as “God” to Pharaoh means that Moses, God’s representative, must act as a judge against Pharaoh. Judges are also called ‘gods’ (Psa 82:6; Jn 10:34).

The LORD tells Moses what He purposed to do. Moses, in turn, must say it to Aaron, for Aaron is his “prophet”, that is, he is the mouthpiece of Moses. God informs His servants to encourage them, strengthen their faith and prepare them for their task. To this end, the book of Revelation has been given to us, Christians. It is given “to show to His bond-servants, the things which must soon take place” (Rev 1:1).

The LORD speaks to the encouragement of Moses about “My signs and My wonders” which He will multiply in the land of Egypt. What for Egypt are “evil things”, are signs and miracles for God’s people that indicate that their salvation is near. This is also the case for the Christian who sees how the plagues of the book of Revelation are already getting a kind of pre-fulfillment in our days. From this we can see that the coming of the Lord is near.

God could have allowed Israel to leave without the plagues. He could have killed Pharaoh without a doubt. But He wants to show through a clear testimony of His glory and majesty Who He is Who calls His people.

A beautiful description of this can be found in Psalm 105:

“He sent Moses His servant,

[And] Aaron, whom He had chosen.

They performed His wondrous acts among them,

And miracles in the land of Ham.

He sent darkness and made [it] dark;

And they did not rebel against His words.

He turned their waters into blood

And caused their fish to die.

Their land swarmed with frogs

[Even] in the chambers of their kings.

He spoke, and there came a swarm of flies

[And] gnats in all their territory.

He gave them hail for rain,

[And] flaming fire in their land.

He struck down their vines also and their fig trees,

And shattered the trees of their territory.

He spoke, and locusts came,

And young locusts, even without number,

And ate up all vegetation in their land,

And ate up the fruit of their ground.

He also struck down all the firstborn in their land,

The first fruits of all their vigor.” (Psa 105:26-36)