Exo 7:11 | TNotes | STEP | 7:11 these Egyptian magicians did the same thing (see also 7:22 ; 8:7 ): While demonic power might have been involved, it is also possible that some sleight of hand was being practiced. When they could not reproduce the plague of gnats, they declared that it was “the finger of God” (8:19 ), indicating that their own actions were not a manifestation of divine power. While the Egyptian magicians are not identified by name, tradition gives their names as Jannes and Jambres (see 2 Tim 3:8 ).

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‏ Exodus 7:11

7:11 ^a these Egyptian magicians did the same thing (see also 7:22 ^b; 8:7 ^c): While demonic power might have been involved, it is also possible that some sleight of hand was being practiced. When they could not reproduce the plague of gnats, they declared that it was “the finger of God” (8:19 ^d), indicating that their own actions were not a manifestation of divine power. While the Egyptian magicians are not identified by name, tradition gives their names as Jannes and Jambres (see 2 Tim 3:8 ^e).