Bible Strands
Exodus 7:1
The LORD answered Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Yahweh speaks to Moses at the outset of the Egyptian confrontation, establishing the chain of command for the upcoming plagues. Aaron is designated to relay Moses’ words to Pharaoh.
The words — The imperative רְאֵה (re'eh) means "consider" or "see," introducing the declaration נְתַתִּיךָ אֱלֹהִים לְפַרְעֹה (nattikha elohim lefar'oh), literally "I have made you a god to Pharaoh."
The thread — This delegation pattern aligns with Exodus 4:15, where Yahweh supplies the words Moses will speak, and matches the citation pattern in Psalms 82:6 and John 10:35 regarding those called "gods" because God’s word reached them.
Why it lands — The verse records Moses’ conferred authority to stand before Pharaoh, requiring the reader to note that prophetic power derives from divine appointment rather than personal status. It frames the confrontation as a transfer of Yahweh’s voice through human agents.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.
Cross-references
- Exodus 4:15 You are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth. I will help both of you to speak, and I will teach you what to do.
- Psalms 82:6 I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’
- John 10:35 If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—
- Jeremiah 1:10 See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”
- 1 Kings 17:23 Then Elijah took the child, brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his mother. “Look, your son is alive,” Elijah declared.
- Genesis 19:21 “Very well,” he answered, “I will grant this request as well, and will not demolish the town you indicate.
- 2 Kings 6:32 Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “Do you see how this murderer has sent someone to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door to keep him out. Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?”
- Exodus 16:29 Understand that the LORD has given you the Sabbath; that is why on the sixth day He will give you bread for two days. On the seventh day, everyone must stay where he is; no one may leave his place.”
- Ecclesiastes 1:10 Is there a case where one can say, “Look, this is new”? It has already existed in the ages before us.