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A Declaration of Identity
The primary purpose of this plague was not just punishment, but revelation. God explicitly states His goal: "In this you shall know that I am the LORD." Commentators explain this was a direct challenge to Pharaoh and the gods of Egypt. By turning their chief deity, the Nile, into blood, God demonstrated that He alone is the true, living God, sovereign over all creation and false idols.
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Exodus
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Albert Barnes
On Exodus 7:17
18th Century
Theologian
Turned to blood - This miracle would bear a certain resemblance to natural phenomena, and therefore be one that Pharaoh might see with amaze…
Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 7:17
19th Century
Bishop
In this thou shalt know that I am the Lord. — See the comment on Exodus 7:5.
The rod that is in my han…
John Gill
On Exodus 7:17
17th Century
Pastor
Thus says the Lord, in this you shall know that I am the
Lord
By the following instance…
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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…