The KJV Holy Bible

 

Exodus Chapter Seven

 

1 And the Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.

2 Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.

3 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.

4 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.

5 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.

6 And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded them, so did they.

7 And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.

8 And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

9 When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.

10 And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the Lord had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.

11 Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.

12 For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.

13 And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said.

14 And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.

15 Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.

16 And thou shalt say unto him, The Lord God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.

17 Thus saith the Lord, In this thou shalt know that I am the Lord: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.

18 And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river.

19 And the Lord spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone.

20 And Moses and Aaron did so, as the Lord commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.

21 And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.

22 And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the Lord had said.

23 And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also.

24 And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.

25 And seven days were fulfilled, after that the Lord had smitten the river.

 

 

Esoteric Interpretation & Commentary

 

The Hermetic Blueprint of Exodus: The Authority of the Will and the Transmutation of the Vital Force

"Exodus Chapter Seven initiates the Active Alchemical Dismantling of the Lower Ego. Having been structured and fortified by the Divine, the Spiritual Will (Moses) and the Rational Intellect (Aaron) now move to systematically break Pharaoh's Absolute Control over the human Temple. This chapter reveals the clash between the Higher Spiritual Magic of the Awakened Soul and the lower earthly Illusions of the Carnal Mind. Through the striking of the Nile and the transmutation of its waters into blood, the Adept begins the Profound Process of Seizing the Vital Life Force away from the material senses, rendering the ego's former sources of worldly nourishment completely unpalatable."

 

 

Verses 1-5: The Will as the Divine Authority - "And the Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he 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." 

In the Psychological Hierarchy of the Awakened Adept, the Spiritual Will (Moses) has now attained such Purity and Alignment with the Universal Mind that it acts as "God" over the lower, physical nature (Pharaoh). The Rational Intellect (Aaron) serves as the prophet, transmitting the Silent Commands of the Will into Actionable Force. The "hardening" of Pharaoh's Heart is a critical Hermetic Law: as Higher Spiritual Light is applied to the dense, unredeemed aspects of the Psyche, the lower ego naturally crystallizes, contracts, and resists with maximum Force. This friction is mechanically necessary to generate the Intense Alchemical Heat required for True Transmutation.

 

 

Verses 8-12: The Absorption of the Lower Illusions - "And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying... Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent. And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh... and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent. Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers... they also did in like manner with their enchantments. For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods." 

The rod transforming into a Serpent Represents the manifestation of Active Life Force and authority on the physical plane. The ego's Magicians are able to replicate this feat because the lower, earthly Intellect possesses its own formidable Occult Power—the Power of material manifestation and Psychological Illusion. However, Aaron's rod (the Spiritualized Intellect) swallowing the Magicians' rods demonstrates the Supreme Supremacy of the Higher Self. The Awakened Soul does not merely destroy the lower passions; it completely absorbs, digests, and integrates their Energy, adding the strength of the lower nature to its own Spiritual Authority.

 

 

Verses 14-21: The First Plague: The Transmutation of the Astral Waters - "And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is hardened... Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water... And thou shalt smite the waters that are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood. And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall not be able to drink of the water of the river." 

The River Nile is the central nervous system of Egypt, Representing the Vital, Flowing Currents of the Physical Body and the turbulent, emotional waters of the astral plane. By striking the Nile and turning it to blood, the Spiritual Will commands the Vital Energies of the human Temple. Blood represents the Living, Spiritualized Essence of the Soul. When the lower ego (the Egyptians) attempts to drink from its usual sources of earthly, emotional pleasure (the river), it finds them foul and completely undrinkable. The "fish that die" represent the lower, cold-blooded, Unconscious Thoughts that can no longer survive once the waters of the Mind are infused with the Hot, Divine Fire of Spiritual Awareness.

 

 

Verses 22-25: The Stubbornness of the Carnal Mind - "And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the Lord had said. And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also. And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river." 

Rather than surrendering to the overwhelming Power of the Higher Self, the ego's Magicians use their limited earthly knowledge to replicate the plague, further contaminating the Mind just to prove they still possess power. Pharaoh retreats into his "house" (the deeply entrenched fortress of carnal pride and denial). Meanwhile, the lower faculties (the Egyptians) are forced to dig frantically into the dirt for new sources of nourishment, illustrating how the Unawakened Mind will desperately seek out hidden, base earthly pleasures rather than submit to Spiritual Purification.