The portions of Holy Writ presenting these great themes are not to be passed by as of no use to man. All that God has seen fit to make known we are to accept upon the authority of His word. Only a bare statement of facts may be given, with no explanation as to why or how; but though we cannot comprehend it we should rest content that it is true, because God has said it. All the difficulty lies in the weakness and narrowness of the human mind. {5T 699.4}

Endog opslugningen af de efterlignede slanger, betragtede Farao ikke som noget særligt fra Guds kraft, men som noget, der kom fra en højere magi end hans tjeneres. Denne efterligning gav ham således mod i hans oprør og fik ham til at styrke sig selv mod sin overbevisning.