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Psalm 135:9
He sent signs and wonders into the middle of you, Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his servants.
7He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightnings with the rain. He brings the wind out of his treasuries.
8He struck the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and animal.
9He sent signs and wonders into the middle of you, Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his servants.
10He struck many nations, and killed mighty kings—
11Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan—
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The signs and wonders in Egypt carry the weight of judgment, coming just after the death of the firstborn and reaching Pharaoh and all his servants.
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Psalm 65:8They also who dwell in faraway places are afraid at your wonders. You call the morning’s dawn and the evening with songs of joy.Both speak of God’s wonders, with Psalm 65 naming fear among distant peoples and Psalm 135 naming Egypt as their setting.
Psalm 136:15but overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, for his loving kindness endures forever;Both recall God’s acts against Pharaoh, with Psalm 136 naming his overthrow with his army in the Red Sea.
Exodus 7:3I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.Exodus announces God’s signs and wonders in Egypt, while the psalm recalls his sending them upon Pharaoh and his servants.
Deuteronomy 6:22and the LORD showed great and awesome signs and wonders on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his house, before our eyes;Both name signs and wonders directed against Egypt and Pharaoh, with Deuteronomy adding the testimony of those who saw them.
Psalm 78:12He did marvelous things in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.Both recall God’s extraordinary deeds in Egypt, with Psalm 78 locating them in Zoan and naming the ancestors as witnesses.
Psalm 106:21They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt,Both recall God’s great deeds in Egypt, though Psalm 106 stresses that his people forgot the God who did them.
Jeremiah 32:20who performed signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even to this day, both in Israel and among other men; and made yourself a name, as it is today;Both name God’s signs and wonders in Egypt; Jeremiah also speaks of the name God made for himself through his deeds.
Deuteronomy 11:3his signs, and his works, which he did in the middle of Egypt to Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and to all his land;Both remember God’s signs within Egypt and identify Pharaoh as a ruler upon whom those acts fell.
Exodus 7:1–15The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I have made you as God to Pharaoh; and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet.Both concern God’s dealings with Pharaoh, though the supplied Exodus verse describes Moses and Aaron’s roles rather than signs and wonders.
Acts 7:36This man led them out, having worked wonders and signs in Egypt, in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness for forty years.Both recall signs and wonders in Egypt, while Acts connects them with the man who led the people out.
Isaiah 51:9–10Awake, awake, put on strength, arm of the LORD! Awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Isn’t it you who cut Rahab in pieces, who …Both recall God’s past acts of power, though Isaiah’s supplied verse names Rahab and the monster rather than Pharaoh.
Deuteronomy 4:34Or has God tried to go and take a nation for himself from among another nation, by trials, by signs, by wonders, by war, by a mighty hand, by an outstretched …Both recall God’s signs and wonders in Egypt, with Deuteronomy describing them as part of taking a nation for himself.
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These wonders include severe judgment, and reading them can be hard. Pharaoh’s power offered no shelter from God’s acts; even Egypt’s ruler remained subject to God.
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