Bible Strands
Exodus 7:4
Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay My hand on Egypt, and by mighty acts of judgment I will bring the divisions of My people the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses Moses and Aaron, declaring that Pharaoh will refuse to heed their demands. This statement occurs during the initial phase of the confrontation before the Egyptian plagues commence.
The words — The Hebrew yish.ma (he will listen) and ya.di (my hand) structure the verse’s contrast between human refusal and divine action. Literally, they mark the turning point from ignored warning to executed judgment.
The thread — The pattern of Pharaoh’s refusal and God’s hand operating in Egypt appears in Exodus 11:9 and Exodus 12:51. It extends back to the deliverance declaration in Exodus 6:6.
Why it lands — The text states that deliverance will occur through divine judgment despite royal resistance. It requires the reader to acknowledge that redemption depends on God’s initiative, not human persuasion.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.
Cross-references
- Exodus 6:6 Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.
- Exodus 11:9 The LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”
- Exodus 12:51 And on that very day the LORD brought the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their divisions.
- Exodus 3:20 So I will stretch out My hand and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders I will perform among them. And after that, he will release you.
- Exodus 6:26 It was this Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said, “Bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their divisions.”
- Exodus 9:3 then the hand of the LORD will bring a severe plague on your livestock in the field—on your horses, donkeys, camels, herds, and flocks.
- Exodus 10:1 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his officials, that I may perform these miraculous signs of Mine among them,
- Judges 2:15 Wherever Israel marched out, the hand of the LORD was against them to bring calamity, just as He had sworn to them. So they were greatly distressed.
- Proverbs 19:29 Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
- Isaiah 26:9 My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.