And Moses and Aaron did as the LORD commanded them, so did they.
Parallel translations
- WEB Moses and Aaron did so. As Yahweh commanded them, so they did.
- BSB So Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded them.
- NKJV Then Moses and Aaron did so; just as the Lord commanded them, so they did.
- NASB So Moses and Aaron did this; as the Lord commanded them, so they did.
- NLT So Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord had commanded them.
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Quick answer
Moses and Aaron obey exactly as Yahweh commanded. Their simple obedience contrasts with Pharaoh's coming defiance.
Overview
This brief notice that they 'did so' marks a turning point: after much hesitation, Moses and Aaron now act in full obedience to God. Their compliance models the faith that takes God at His word and steps forward despite uncertainty. Such obedience anticipates the perfect submission of Christ, who came not to do His own will but the will of the One who sent Him.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 10
- Exod 7:2Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.
- Gen 6:22Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
- Exod 7:10And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.
- John 15:10If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.
- Exod 39:43And Moses did look upon all the work, and, behold, they had done it as the LORD had commanded, even so had they done it: and Moses blessed them.
- John 15:14Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
- Ps 119:4Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.
- Gen 22:18And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
- Exod 12:28And the children of Israel went away, and did as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
- Exod 40:16Thus did Moses: according to all that the LORD commanded him, so did he.
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The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
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