Exodus 7:4 | Pastor Burns' Study Notes
But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments. — Exodus 7:4
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God states plainly that Pharaoh will not listen, and that this refusal will result in God laying His hand upon Egypt and bringing Israel out by great judgments.
This verse shows that the Exodus will not come merely through negotiation. It will come through divine intervention and judgment. Israel is described as God’s people and His armies, emphasizing both their covenant identity and their ordered deliverance.
The phrase “lay my hand upon Egypt” speaks of decisive divine action. Egypt is about to experience the direct intervention of the Lord in judgment.