Exodus 7:20

Exodus 7:20

18 And the fish that are in the river shall die, the river shall stink, and the Egyptians will ^aloathe to drink the water of the river.” ’ ”

19 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Take your rod and ^astretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, 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.’ ”

20 And Moses and Aaron did so, just as the Lord commanded. So he ^alifted up the rod and struck the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants. And all the ^bwaters that were in the river were turned to blood.

21 The fish that were in the river died, the river stank, and the Egyptians ^acould not drink the water of the river. So there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.

22 ^aThen the magicians of Egypt did ^bso with their enchantments; and Pharaoh’s heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, ^cas the Lord had said.

Commentaries:

John Wesley's Notes

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The waters that were in the river were turned into blood - This was a plague justly inflicted upon the Egyptians; for Nilus the river of Egypt was their idol; they and their land had so much benefit by that creature, that they served and worshipped it more than the creator. Also they had stained the river with the blood of the Hebrew children, and now God made that river all bloody; thus he gave them blood to drink, for they were worthy, Revelation 16:6. See the power of God. Every creature is that to us which he makes it to be, water or blood. See the mutability of all things under the sun, and what changes we may meet with in them. That which is water to day may be blood to morrow; what is always vain may soon become vexatious. And see what mischievous work sin makes! It is sin that turns our waters into blood.

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