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[clark thompson]

Exodus 7:14-25

King James Version (KJV)


14 And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.

15 Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.

16 And thou shalt say unto him, The Lord God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.

17 Thus saith the Lord, In this thou shalt know that I am the Lord: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.

18 And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river.

19 And the Lord spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone.

20 And Moses and Aaron did so, as the Lord commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.

21 And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.

22 And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the Lord had said.

23 And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also.

24 And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.

25 And seven days were fulfilled, after that the Lord had smitten the river.


these are my thoughts please share yours
14 The was hardening Pharaoh's heart so he would be punished for what he had done to God's people.
15-18 for the Nile to turn to blood was a very big problem in Egypt it was there first and best choice to get water.
The Lord is going to show He power thru these pleagues on Egypt. This shoots down the Egyptians god of the Nile.
19 All the water became blood not just the Nile so there would now be a lack of water.
20-21 The river kills the fish as it turns to blood.
22 The magians are unable to turn the water back so it remains blood.
23 Pharoah does not let God's people go instead he goes home. He does nothing else to fix the problem that we know of.
24 They had to dig for clean water to drink becaue it was still blood. I do think the God's people had clean water to drink from an uneffected source because there would be no need to punish them for there bondage.
25 God let pharoah have a week to think about letting His people go.

[mlg]

Hey Clark,

Thank you for sharing your thoughts on these scriptures. I do believe that all of the things God revealed during the time He wanted Pharoah to release His people were used to try and convince Pharaoh that He was God and no one compared to Him. It's just sad that Pharoah was so blinded by darkness that he could not see the Truth even through the water turning to blood...or through all of the plagues. It ultimately took the death of Pharaoh's son...for him to finally release God's people. As for God's people...God always takes care of those who are faithful...so I do believe despite the water being turned to blood...God's children were somehow provided for...in God's way.