I thought I had already. See Exodus 7:1.
A similar thing happened with the judges, who are called elohim.
See the Hebrew experts below:
Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament
Moses' last difficulty (
Exodus 6:12, repeated in
Exodus 6:30) was removed by God with the words: "See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh, and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet" (
Exodus 7:1). According to
Exodus 4:16, Moses was to be a god to Aaron; and in harmony with that, Aaron is here called the prophet of Moses, as being the person who would announce to Pharaoh the revelations of Moses. At the same time Moses was also made a god to Pharaoh; i.e., he was promised divine authority and power over Pharaoh, so that henceforth there was no more necessity for him to be afraid of the king of Egypt, but the latter, notwithstanding all resistance, would eventually bow before him. Moses was a god to Aaron as the revealer of the divine will, and to Pharaoh as the executor of that will. - In
Exodus 7:2-5 God repeats in a still more emphatic form His assurance, that notwithstanding the hardening of Pharaoh's heart, He would bring His people Israel out of Egypt. ושׁלּח (
Exodus 7:2) does not mean ut dimittat or mittat (Vulg. Ros.; "that he send," Eng. ver.); but ו is vav consec. perf., "and so he will send." On
Exodus 7:3 cf.
Exodus 4:21.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
CHAPTER 7
Ex 7:1-25. Second Interview with Pharaoh.
1. the Lord said unto Moses—He is here encouraged to wait again on the king—not, however, as formerly, in the attitude of a humble suppliant, but now armed with credentials as God's ambassador, and to make his demand in a tone and manner which no earthly monarch or court ever witnessed.
I have made thee a god—"made," that is, set, appointed; "a god"; that is, he was to act in this business as God's representative, to act and speak in His name and to perform things beyond the ordinary course of nature. The Orientals familiarly say of a man who is eminently great or wise, "he is a god" among men.
Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet—that is, "interpreter" or "spokesman." The one was to be the vicegerent of God, and the other must be considered the speaker throughout all the ensuing scenes, even though his name is not expressly mentioned.God encourages Moses to speak to Pharaoh,
Exodus 7:1. God foretells the hardness of, Pharaoh’s heart, that he might multiply his wonders in Egypt,
Exodus 7:3,4 to declare to the Egyptians that he only is the Lord,
Exodus 7:5. Moses and Aaron obey God’s command,
Exodus 7:6. Their age,
Exodus 7:7. God commands them to show a miracle for the confirmation of their authority,
Exodus 7:8,9. Their rod turned into a serpent,
Exodus 7:10. The magicians do the same,
Exodus 7:11. Aaron’s rod devoureth theirs,
Exodus 7:12. Pharaoh is hardened, as the Lord had said,
Exodus 7:13; and refuseth to let the people go,
Exodus 7:14. God denounces judgments on the Egyptians,
Exodus 7:17,18. Commands Moses and Aaron to stretch out their hands oven the waters,
Exodus 7:19. The waters are turned into blood,
Exodus 7:20. The fish die, and the river stinks,
Exodus 7:21. The magicians do the same, whereby Pharaoh’s heart is hardened,
Exodus 7:22. The means they used against this plague,
Exodus 7:24. The continuance of it,
Exodus 7:25.
To represent my person, to act like God, by requiring his obedience to thy commands, and by punishing his disobedience with such punishments as none but God can inflict, to which end thou shalt have my omnipotent assistance. i.e. Thy interpreter, or spokesman, as
Exodus 4:16, to deliver thy commands to Pharaoh.
