Exodus 7
Daily Devotional from Exodus 7—
Verses 10-12
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. Then Pharaoh summoned the wise men and the sorcerers, and they, the magicians of Egypt, also did the same by their secret arts. For each man cast down his staff, and they became serpents. But Aaron's staff swallowed up their staffs.
Did the Egyptian sorcerers perform magic acts to switch live snakes for rods? Did the Lord allow the devil to do false miracles through them? It really doesn’t matter. The key here is that “Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.”
Charles Spurgeon preached a message titled The Power of Aaron’s Rod, in which he taught the truth that God’s power is greater than anything else and can “swallow up” our idols and sins and such. (EnduringWord.com)
“Specifically, this first plague was directed against the numerous Egyptian river deities. The Nile itself was virtually worshipped as a god by the Egyptians, and the LORD God shows that He has complete power over the Nile, not some river god.” (BlueLetterBible.com)
Thank God, whose power swallows up the enemy’s schemes and leads us in victory as we trust in Him!
Carol Wong
Verses 10-12
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. Then Pharaoh summoned the wise men and the sorcerers, and they, the magicians of Egypt, also did the same by their secret arts. For each man cast down his staff, and they became serpents. But Aaron's staff swallowed up their staffs.
Did the Egyptian sorcerers perform magic acts to switch live snakes for rods? Did the Lord allow the devil to do false miracles through them? It really doesn’t matter. The key here is that “Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.”
Charles Spurgeon preached a message titled The Power of Aaron’s Rod, in which he taught the truth that God’s power is greater than anything else and can “swallow up” our idols and sins and such. (EnduringWord.com)
“Specifically, this first plague was directed against the numerous Egyptian river deities. The Nile itself was virtually worshipped as a god by the Egyptians, and the LORD God shows that He has complete power over the Nile, not some river god.” (BlueLetterBible.com)
Thank God, whose power swallows up the enemy’s schemes and leads us in victory as we trust in Him!
Carol Wong
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