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Magicians and Magic

April 6th, 2013 · No Comments

Exodus 7:10-13 (New Living Translation)

10 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did what the Lord had commanded them. Aaron threw down his staff before Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a serpent! 11 Then Pharaoh called in his own wise men and sorcerers, and these Egyptian magicians did the same thing with their magic. 12 They threw down their staffs, which also became serpents! But then Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs. 13 Pharaoh’s heart, however, remained hard. He still refused to listen, just as the Lord had predicted.

Notice the second half of verse 11. There were magicians in Egypt who performed magic. I am guessing that these were not slight-of-hand tricks, but actually supernatural acts that could not be explained by science and nature.

How did the magicians do this magic? Were they powered by Satan? I can speculate all day.

Another question for which I don’t have an answer:

Are there magicians today who perform magic like those in Egypt?

Tags: Exodus · Old Testament

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