Exodus 7:12

Tertullian

• Tertullian, A Treatise on the Soul Chapter 57

  “It is true that the verity of Moses swallowed up their lying deceit.” — editor's note: Ex. vii. 12.

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Augustine of Hippo

• Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 74

  “For the magicians did likewise, and casting down their rods they exhibited serpents: but the serpent of Moses swallowed up the rods of all those magicians.” — editor's note: Exod. vii. 12.

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• Augustine of Hippo, On the Holy Trinity III.9Book III

  “For there is no other reason why they who made frogs and serpents were not able to make the most minute flies, unless because the greater power of God was present prohibiting them, through the Holy Spirit; which even the magicians themselves confessed, saying, “This is the finger of God.”” — editor's note: Ex. vii. 12, and viii. 7, 18, 19

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• Augustine of Hippo, On the Holy Trinity III.10Book III

  “But the serpents of the magicians, like those who are dead in the world, unless by believing in Christ they shall have been as it were swallowed up by, and have entered into, His body, will not be able to rise again in Him.” — editor's note: Ex. vii. 12

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• Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 13

  “The people Israel was in unity, and yet wrought no miracles: Pharaoh’s magicians were out of unity, and yet they wrought the like works as Moses.”” — editor's note: Ex. vii. 12.

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Ephrem the Syrian

• Ephrem the Syrian, Nineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh Hymn 1

  “Him Aaron looked for, for he saw that if his rod ate serpents up, His cross would eat the Serpent up that had eaten Adam and Eve.” — editor's note: Exod. vii. 12.

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Ambrose of Milan

• Ambrose of Milan, On the Duties of the Clergy III.15Book III

  “He cast down his rod and it became a serpent which devoured the serpents of Egypt; this signifying that the Word should become Flesh to destroy the poison of the dread serpent by the forgiveness and pardon of sins.” — editor's note: Ex. vii. 12.

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Hippolytus of Rome

• Hippolytus of Rome, The Refutation of All Heresies V.11Book V

  “This serpent, he says, is the power that attended Moses, the rod that was turned into a serpent.” — editor's note: Ex. iv. 2–4, 17; vii. 9–13.

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• Exodus 9:10

  Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy III.15.

• Exodus 9:23

  Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy III.15.

• Exodus 9:29

  Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy III.15.

• Exodus 10:22

  Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy III.15.

• Exodus 12:29

  Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy III.15.

• Exodus 32:32

  Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy III.15.

• Numbers 12:3

  Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy III.15.

• Psalm 148:8

  Cited together in On the Holy Trinity III.9.

• Wisdom 11:20

  Cited together in On the Holy Trinity III.9.

• John 3:14

  Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy III.15.

• 1 Corinthians 12:10

  Cited together in On the Holy Trinity III.9.

• Exodus 4:6

  Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy III.15.

• Exodus 4:7

  Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy III.15.