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NASB | Exodus 7:22 But the magicians of Egypt did the same with their secret arts; and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he did not listen to them, as the LORD had said. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Exodus 7:22 But the magicians of Egypt did the same by their secret arts and enchantments; so Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he did not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said. |
Subject: How do magicians imitate blood plague? |
Bible Note: The magicians humbled. Hi Ray. God made His intention clear: "Take your rod and stretch out your hand over their streams, over their rivers, over their ponds, and over all their pools of water, that they may become blood. And there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in buckets of wood and pitchers of stone." (Ex 7:19) We then see this fullfilled, "so there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt" (7:21). So, yes, my questions was: if all the water is already blood, how can the magicians turn water to blood? It seems that surface water was turned to blood, but if you dug a new well you could find clean water.(v. 24) Perhaps this ground water is what they turned to blood -- at least a sample of it. I am just shocked by this plague. It is so gross. For a country to do without water for 7 days would be devastating --- probably worse than flies, locusts, frogs. I just don't understand these magicians, and why people would be satisfied with their tricks! Turning one container of water to "blood" is one thing, but the entire water system of a nation is quite another. There is an order of magnitude difference here. It seems we are tempted to explain God away, and honour gods of our making. It is informative to see what happens to the magicians over the course of the plagues: -- after the frogs (8:7), the magicians can't keep up. -- With lice, they fail (8:17). They even testify that the plague is God's doing (8:18). -- the magicians are later incapacitated by the plague of boils (9:11). They aren't heard from again. This is seen as a contest between the Egyptians gods and the God of Israel. As Jethro says, "Now I know that the Lord is greater than all the gods; for in the very thing in which they behaved proudly, He was above them." (18:11) |
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