Moreover, the Lord provided great and terrible signs and wonders before our eyes against Egypt, Pharaoh, and all his household;
Parallel translations
- WEB and Yahweh showed great and awesome signs and wonders on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his house, before our eyes;
- KJV And the LORD shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes:
- BSB Before our eyes the LORD inflicted great and devastating signs and wonders on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his household.
- NKJV and the Lord showed signs and wonders before our eyes, great and severe, against Egypt, Pharaoh, and all his household.
- NLT The Lord did miraculous signs and wonders before our eyes, dealing terrifying blows against Egypt and Pharaoh and all his people.
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Quick answer
God performed great and awesome signs and wonders against Egypt before Israel's eyes. The plagues demonstrated his supremacy over Pharaoh and false gods.
Overview
The signs and wonders authenticated the LORD as the true God and judged Egypt's idolatry and oppression. Israel's faith rests on historical acts witnessed firsthand, not myth. These mighty works anticipate the climactic signs of redemption accomplished in the death and resurrection of Jesus.
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Cross-references · 10
- Deut 4:34Or has God tried to go and take a nation for himself from among another nation, by trials, by signs, by wonders, by war, by a mighty hand, by an outstretched arm, and by great terrors, according to all that Yahweh your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
- Ps 58:10–11The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked;
- Deut 7:19the great trials which your eyes saw, the signs, the wonders, the mighty hand, and the outstretched arm, by which Yahweh your God brought you out. So shall Yahweh your God do to all the peoples of whom you are afraid.
- Ps 91:8You will only look with your eyes, and see the recompense of the wicked.
- Exod 14:1–31Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
- Deut 3:21I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, “Your eyes have seen all that Yahweh your God has done to these two kings. So shall Yahweh do to all the kingdoms where you go over.
- Deut 1:30Yahweh your God who goes before you, he will fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes,
- Deut 4:3Your eyes have seen what Yahweh did because of Baal Peor; for all the men who followed Baal Peor, Yahweh your God has destroyed them from among you.
- Exod 7:1–12Yahweh said to Moses, “Behold, I have made you as God to Pharaoh; and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet.
- Ps 135:9Who sent signs and wonders into the middle of you, Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his servants;
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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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