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A Name and a People
Commentators note the specific title "Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews." This was not a generic appeal. After Pharaoh previously claimed ignorance of Jehovah (Exodus 5:2), Moses now identifies God by His personal name and His covenant relationship with His people. This directly confronts Pharaoh, making it clear that the demand comes from a specific, powerful deity on behalf of a specific people.
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Exodus
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Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 7:14–21
19th Century
Bishop
THE FIRST PLAGUE.
The water turned to blood. —Moses had already been empowered to turn water into…
John Gill
On Exodus 7:16
17th Century
Pastor
And you shall say to him
Upon meeting him:
the Lord God of the Hebrews has sent me to you
Matthew Henry
On Exodus 7:14–25
17th Century
Minister
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…