Arcana Coelestia # 7232
7232. Verses 26-30. This is the Aaron and Moses to whom Jehovah said, Lead forth the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies. These are they who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to lead forth the sons of Israel from Egypt. This is the Moses and Aaron. And it was in the day that Jehovah spoke unto Moses in the land of Egypt. And Jehovah spoke unto Moses, saying, I am Jehovah; speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I speak unto thee. And Moses said before Jehovah, Behold I am uncircumcised in lips, and how shall Pharaoh hear me? “This is the Aaron and Moses,” signifies that from them was doctrine and the law Divine with that church; “to whom Jehovah said,” signifies from whom was the command; “Lead forth the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt,” signifies that those who are of the Lord’s spiritual kingdom should be liberated; “according to their armies,” signifies according to the genera and species of good in truths; “these are they who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt,” signifies a warning from them to those who infest by mere falsities; “to lead forth the sons of Israel from Egypt,” signifies that they should leave, and not infest them; “this is the Moses and Aaron,” signifies that this was from the law from the Divine, and from the doctrine thence derived; “and it was in the day that Jehovah spoke unto Moses in the land of Egypt,” signifies the state of the church then when command was given through the law from the Divine to those who are of the Lord’s spiritual kingdom, when as yet they were in proximity to those who are in the hells; “and Jehovah spoke unto Moses, saying,” signifies instruction from the Divine; “I am Jehovah,” signifies Divine confirmation; “speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I speak unto thee,” signifies warnings to those who infest by mere falsities given by the things that flow in from the Divine; “and Moses said before Jehovah,” signifies thought about the law Divine among those who are in falsities; “Behold I am uncircumcised in lips,” signifies that it is impure; “and how shall Pharaoh hear me?” signifies that thus they who are in falsities will not receive.
Exodus 7
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Yahweh said to Moses, "Behold, I have made you as God to Pharaoh; and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet.
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You shall speak all that I command you; and Aaron your brother shall speak to Pharaoh, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.
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I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.
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But Pharaoh will not listen to you, and I will lay my hand on Egypt, and bring forth my armies, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.
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The Egyptians shall know that I am Yahweh, when I stretch forth my hand on Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them."
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Moses and Aaron did so. As Yahweh commanded them, so they did.
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Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron eighty-three years old, when they spoke to Pharaoh.
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Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
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"When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, 'Perform a miracle!' then you shall tell Aaron, 'Take your rod, and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it become a serpent.'"
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Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and they did so, as Yahweh had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent.
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Then Pharaoh also called for the wise men and the sorcerers. They also, the magicians of Egypt, did the same thing with their enchantments.
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For they each cast down their rods, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.
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Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he didn't listen to them; as Yahweh had spoken.
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Yahweh said to Moses, "Pharaoh's heart is stubborn. He refuses to let the people go.
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Go to Pharaoh in the morning. Behold, he goes out to the water; and you shall stand by the river's bank to meet him; and the rod which was turned to a serpent you shall take in your hand.
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You shall tell him, 'Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to you, saying, "Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness:" and behold, until now you haven't listened.
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Thus says Yahweh, "In this you shall know that I am Yahweh. Behold, I will strike with the rod that is in my hand on the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.
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The fish that are in the river shall die, and the river shall become foul; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink water from the river."'"
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Yahweh said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Take your rod, and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, over their streams, and over their pools, and over all their ponds of water, that they may become blood; and there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.'"
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Moses and Aaron did so, as Yahweh commanded; and he lifted 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 waters that were in the river were turned to blood.
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The fish that were in the river died; and the river became foul, and the Egyptians couldn't drink water from the river; and the blood was throughout all the land of Egypt.
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The magicians of Egypt did the same thing with their enchantments; and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he didn't listen to them; as Yahweh had spoken.
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Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he lay even this to heart.
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All the Egyptians dug around the river for water to drink; for they couldn't drink of the water of the river.
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Seven days were fulfilled, after Yahweh had struck the river.
