Exodus
7:14 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses,
Pharaoh’s heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go. 15 Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he
goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river’s brink against he
come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.
16 And thou shalt say unto him, The LORD
God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they
may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.
17 Thus saith the LORD, In this thou
shalt know that I am the LORD: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in
mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to
blood. 18 And the fish that is in the
river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to
drink of the water of the river. 19 And
the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine
hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon
their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and
that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of
wood, and in vessels of stone. 20 And
Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and
smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the
sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to
blood. 21 And the fish that was in the
river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water
of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt. 22 And the magicians of Egypt did so with their
enchantments: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto
them; as the LORD had said. 23 And
Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also.
24 And all the Egyptians digged round
about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of
the river. 25 And seven days were
fulfilled, after that the LORD had smitten the river.
It
was apparently the custom to go down the all-important Nile in the morning for
bathing and perhaps ritual in the morning. There they met the Pharaoh. Between
Moses and Aaron all of the surface water in Egypt was turned into blood. The
only drinkable water was found by digging. Fish died and the Nile River stunk.
This second wonder the heathen magicians could also duplicate which did not
support Moses’ and Aaron’s credibility. This went on for seven days.
Psalm
78:44 And had turned their rivers into
blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.
Psalm
105:29 He turned their waters into
blood, and slew their fish.
This
sort of judgment will come again at the end of human history, perhaps referring
to the Mediterranean Sea.
Revelation
8:8 And the second angel sounded, and as
it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third
part of the sea became blood; 9 And the
third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the
third part of the ships were destroyed.
The
Pharaoh’s heart is hardened and he will not listen to this warning. Later,
after all of the Israelites’
interactions with God and after so many of their distresses that arose from
disobeying Him, it will be said;
Zechariah
7:12 Yea, they made their hearts as an
adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of
hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great
wrath from the LORD of hosts.
Seven is often the number of completion, of finishing something, as in the seven days of creation.
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