So Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord commanded them. As Pharaoh and all of his officials watched, Aaron raised his staff and struck the water of the Nile. Suddenly, the whole river turned to blood!

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

THE FIRST PLAGUE.

The water turned to blood. —Moses had already been empowered to turn water into…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And Moses and Aaron did so. He repeats that what God threatened concerning the death of the fish, and the stinking of the Nile, actually t…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Moses and Aaron did so, as the Lord commanded
Moses delivered the rod to Aaron, who took it and went to the wate…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Here is the first of the ten plagues: the turning of the water into blood. It was a dreadful plague. The sight of such vast, rolling streams of blo…