the signs and works He did in Egypt to Pharaoh king of Egypt and all his land;
Parallel translations
- WEB his signs, and his works, which he did in the middle of Egypt to Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and to all his land;
- KJV And his miracles, and his acts, which he did in the midst of Egypt unto Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and unto all his land;
- NKJV His signs and His acts which He did in the midst of Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to all his land;
- NASB and His signs and His works which He did in the midst of Egypt to Pharaoh the king of Egypt and to all his land;
- NLT They didn’t see the miraculous signs and wonders he performed in Egypt against Pharaoh and all his land.
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Quick answer
They had seen God's signs and works against Pharaoh and all Egypt. The exodus plagues displayed His power over the nations.
Overview
Moses recalls the signs God performed in Egypt, judging Pharaoh and his land. These mighty acts proved God's sovereignty over the greatest earthly power. The exodus deliverance prefigures the greater redemption from sin accomplished by Christ, the true Passover Lamb.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Deut 7:19the great trials that you saw, the signs and wonders, and the mighty hand and outstretched arm by which the LORD your God brought you out. The LORD your God will do the same to all the peoples you now fear.
- Ps 78:12–13He worked wonders before their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.
- Deut 4:34Or has any god tried to take as his own a nation out of another nation—by trials, signs, wonders, and war, by a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors—as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt, before your eyes?
- Ps 105:27–45They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
- Ps 135:9He sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.
- Jer 32:20–21You performed signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, and You do so to this very day, both in Israel and among all mankind. And You have made a name for Yourself, as is the case to this day.
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Moses promised a Prophet like himself to whom Israel must listen (18:15); Jesus is that Prophet, the one who keeps the covenant we broke and becomes the curse for us by hanging on a tree (Gal 3:13).
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