Exodus 7:11

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

Cross-reference

Exodus 7:22 Parallel

Exodus 7:22 immediately continues the narrative: the magicians replicate the water-to-blood miracle, showing the same secret arts in action.

Exodus 8:7 Parallel

In Exodus 8:7, the magicians again replicate Moses' miracle by bringing up frogs, showing continued imitation.

Exodus 8:18 Contrast

In Exodus 8:18, the magicians fail to produce gnats, revealing the limit of their power compared to God's.

Exodus 9:11 Parallel

Exodus 9:11 shows the magicians struck with boils, unable to oppose Moses—a reversal from their earlier success.

Revelation 19:20 describes the false prophet performing signs to deceive, a pattern foreshadowed by the Egyptian magicians' deceptive signs.

Revelation 13:11-15 shows a beast performing deceptive signs, mirroring the magicians' imitation of God's power.

Daniel 2:2 Parallel

Daniel 2:2 records Nebuchadnezzar summoning magicians and sorcerers to interpret his dream, paralleling Pharaoh's summoning of magicians.

2 Timothy 3:8 explicitly names Jannes and Jambres, the magicians who opposed Moses, directly referencing the event in Exodus 7:11.

2 Thessalonians 2:9 describes the lawless one with counterfeit miracles, directly paralleling the magicians' false signs.

In Revelation 13:13, the beast performs deceptive signs, mirroring the Egyptian magicians' counterfeit miracles.

Deuteronomy 13:1-3 warns that false prophets may perform signs like the magicians, testing Israel's loyalty to God.

Daniel 1:20 Parallel

In Daniel 1:20, Daniel and friends excel beyond all magicians and astrologers, paralleling Aaron's rod overcoming Egyptian magicians.

Matthew 24:24 predicts false christs performing great signs, echoing the deceptive miracles of Egypt's magicians.

Acts 13:8 Parallel

In Acts 13:8, Elymas the sorcerer opposes Paul, paralleling Egyptian magicians opposing Moses.

Acts 19:19 Contrast

In Acts 19:19, converts burn their magic books, contrasting with the magicians who used magic to resist God.

In Jeremiah 27:9, a similar list of false spiritual advisors (prophets, diviners, enchanters, sorcerers) echoes the magicians of Exodus.

Daniel 5:7 Parallel

Daniel 5:7 shows Belshazzar summoning enchanters and astrologers to read the writing, similar to Pharaoh's summoning of magicians.

Daniel 2:27 Contrast

Daniel 2:27 states that no magicians can reveal the mystery, contrasting with Exodus 7:11 where they temporarily succeeded — showing their limitation.

In Genesis 41:8, Pharaoh also summons magicians and wise men, but for dream interpretation rather than a miracle contest.

Leviticus 19:26 forbids sorcery and divination, practices the Egyptian magicians used, contrasting God's law.

Genesis 41:39 Pharaoh praises Joseph's God-given wisdom, contrasting with the magicians' imitation here.

Genesis 41:38 Pharaoh acknowledges Joseph's divine spirit, contrasting with the magicians who rely on secret arts.

Isaiah 47:12 mocks Babylon's trust in enchantments and sorceries, mirroring the Egyptian magicians' reliance on secret arts.

Isaiah 19:12 challenges Egypt's wise men to reveal God's plan, while here they attempt to replicate His power.

Isaiah 19:11 Related theme

Isaiah 19:11 condemns Egypt's wise counselors as foolish, echoing the magicians here who rely on secret arts.

In 1 Samuel 6:2, Philistine rulers consult priests and diviners, similar to Pharaoh consulting magicians and sorcerers.