Verses 1-7 And Jehovah said to Moses, See, I have made you a god to Pharaoh, and Aaron your brother will be your prophet. You shall speak all that I command you; and Aaron your brother shall speak to Pharaoh, to send the children of Israel out of his land. And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt. And Pharaoh will not hear^a you; and I will lay My hand on the Egyptians, and will lead My armies, My people, the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt with great judgements. And the Egyptians will know that I am Jehovah, when I stretch out My hand over the Egyptians; and I will lead the children of Israel out of the midst of them. And Moses and Aaron did so; as Jehovah had commanded them, so they did. And Moses was a son of eighty years, and Aaron a son of eighty-three years, when they spoke to Pharaoh.

'And Jehovah said to Moses' means instruction. 'See, I have made you a god to Pharaoh' means the law of God and the power it has over those steeped in falsities. 'And Aaron your brother will be your prophet' means doctrinal teachings derived from it. 'You shall speak all that I command you' means the reception of Divine influx, and communication. 'And Aaron your brother shall speak to Pharaoh' means the reception of the influx from there, and the communication of it to those steeped in falsities. 'To send the children of Israel away' means that they should depart from molestation. 'And will harden Pharaoh's heart' means obstinacy rising from the evil of falsity. 'And multiply My signs and My wonders' means forewarnings of every kind, and that not a thing will be wanting. 'In the land of Egypt' means where those who engage in molestation are. 'And Pharaoh will not hear you' means that those steeped in falsities are not going to accept. 'And I will lay My hand on the Egyptians means that they will therefore be coerced by means of Divine power. 'And will lead My army, My people, the children of Israel' means that those among whom forms of good and truths are present are to be delivered. 'Out of the land of Egypt' means from molestations. 'With great judgements' means in accordance with the laws of order. 'And may the Egyptians know that I am Jehovah' means that they will have a fear of the Divine. 'When I stretch out My hand over the Egyptians' means when they become aware of the Divine power over them. 'And I will lead the children of Israel out of the midst of them' means and when they come to see that those who belong to the spiritual Church are being delivered. 'And Moses and Aaron did so; as Jehovah had commanded, so they did' means that the things which had been said were also done. 'And Moses was a son of eighty years' means the state and essential nature of the law from God. 'And Aaron a son of eighty-three years' means the state and essential nature of the doctrinal teachings. 'When they spoke to Pharaoh' means when those things were commanded.

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