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The magicians did in like manner with their enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.
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A Counterfeit Miracle
Commentators suggest the magicians' act was not a display of power equal to God's. It was likely a trick, sleight-of-hand, or a demonic imitation on a much smaller scale. Their goal was to show Pharaoh they could do what Moses did, but their abilities were a pale imitation of God's overwhelming power.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The magicians seemed to have been able to increase the plague, but not to remove it; therefore, Pharaoh's appeal to Moses, the first symptoms of hi…
19th Century
Anglican
The magicians did so. —It cannot be concluded from this that the magicians had the power of creating frogs. All that the writer means to e…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the magicians did so with their enchantments , &c] By their secret wiles and juggling tricks:
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Pharaoh is plagued with frogs; their vast numbers made them severe plagues to the Egyptians. God could have plagued Egypt with lions, or bears, or …
