Summary

The beginning of God's confrontation with Pharaoh through Moses and Aaron. God commands Moses and Aaron to go to Pharaoh and demand the release of the Israelites. When Pharaoh refuses, God begins to demonstrate His power through a series of miraculous signs and plagues.

Key Points

• God instructs Moses and Aaron to speak to Pharaoh and demand the release of the Israelites (Exodus 7:1-2).

• God warns that Pharaoh's heart will be hardened, and he will not listen (Exodus 7:3-4).

• God promises to bring the Israelites out of Egypt with great judgments (Exodus 7:4-5).

• Moses and Aaron obey God's command and confront Pharaoh (Exodus 7:6-7).

• Aaron's rod turns into a serpent as a sign to Pharaoh (Exodus 7:8-10).

• Pharaoh's magicians replicate the miracle, but Aaron's rod swallows their rods (Exodus 7:11-12).

• Pharaoh's heart remains hardened, and he refuses to let the Israelites go (Exodus 7:13).

• God instructs Moses and Aaron to turn the Nile River into blood as the first plague (Exodus 7:14-18).

• Aaron strikes the waters of Egypt with his rod, turning them into blood, killing the fish, and causing the river to stink (Exodus 7:19-21).

• Pharaoh's magicians replicate this plague, and Pharaoh's heart remains hardened (Exodus 7:22-23).

• The Egyptians suffer from the lack of drinkable water for seven days (Exodus 7:24-25).