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Exodus 7:10-12 (MSG)

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¹⁰ Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did what GOD commanded. Aaron threw his staff down in front of Pharaoh and his servants, and it turned into a snake. ¹¹ Pharaoh called in his wise men and sorcerers. The magicians of Egypt did the same thing by their incantations: ¹² each man threw down his staff and they all turned into snakes. But then Aaron's staff swallowed their staffs.

This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 10) Do miracles prove a divine mission or not? Magicians also did the same things by their secret arts

Definition(s):
Aaron (Eh-ron): a teacher; lofty; mountain of strength
Egypt (Ee-jipt): that troubles or oppresses; anguish