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Pharaoh
By Chris McCann
In the Bible, we read about Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and we see his seemingly strong power and fierce rule. In many instances, but not all, Pharaoh is used by God to typify Satan. We see this, for instance, in the historical setting of the Exodus. It is Pharaoh that enslaves the people of Israel, and it is Pharaoh that will not hearken to God and let the people go. Israel’s bondage in Egypt pictures man’s spiritual enslavement to sin and Satan.
Pharaoh’s House of Bondage.
We read in 1 Samuel:
1 Samuel 2verse 27 And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house?
Eli’s “father” would be referring back to Aaron or Levi, as Aaron was from the tribe of Levi, and they were the beginnings of the priesthood, and Aaron was the high priest. Aaron was in Egypt in Pharaoh’s house; he was not literally in Pharaoh’s house, except at the time of the deliverance when Moses and Aaron would go to present themselves before Pharaoh. But this is a reference to being a slave or a bondman in Egypt. That’s what it means when it says, “they were in Egypt in Pharaoh’s house”: it is a synonym for being in bondage.
We also read of Pharaoh’s house:
Exodus 8 verse 23 And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be.
And the LORD did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies.
The plague of the swarm of flies that God sent entered into Pharaoh’s house, the house of his servants, and all the land of Egypt. These are all synonyms to represent the cruel taskmasters and overseers that kept Israel in bondage. Of course, Pharaoh was the main character that kept Israel in bondage and,
even after all the plagues which God brought upon him, he refused to let the people go. Again and again, he showed his stubbornness and rebellion against God.
“Bind the Strong Man”
We read in the New Testament:
Matthew 12 verse 26 And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?
And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.
But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.
In Matthew 12 verse 29 we find language similar to what we saw regarding Pharaoh and his house. When it says a “strong man’s house,” it is saying the same thing spiritually as “Pharaoh’s house.” Pharaoh was a mighty or strong man in Egypt and the “strong man” is referring to Satan, the evil one, who has a house or kingdom he ruled over that was full of bondservants. It was the Lord Jesus who was the one that desired to spoil his house. We know this took place at the time of the cross when Satan was bound for a figurative “thousand years” or the duration of the entire Church Age, which began on Pentecost in 33 A.D. This continued until the end of the Church Age and the beginning of the Great Tribulation on May 21, 1988, at which time Satan was loosed out of his prison for a little season (Revelation 20 verse 2 -3, and 7).
We see this with the historical situation when Israel was in Egypt. God sent Moses (a picture of Christ) to deliver the Israelites from their bondage. In a way, the plagues served to bind the strong man as it brought Pharaoh to his knees and to the point when he would finally let the people go.
The Great Dragon.
A verse that further helps us see that Pharaoh is a type of the devil is found in the book of Ezekiel:
Ezekiel 29 verse 3 Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.
By identifying Pharaoh as “the great dragon,” we have additional confirmation that he is a picture of Satan, since Satan is referred to as a “dragon” in Revelation 12 verse 9 and elsewhere.
Most of the time, but not always, when we find the title of Pharaoh in the Bible, we will also find a spiritual picture of Satan.