Verse 9
‘But they will proceed no further. For their folly will be evident to all men, as theirs also came to be.’
But there is no need to be afraid (the foundation of God stands sure - 2 Timothy 2:19), for they will not advance much further. Rather, as happened with the Egyptian religionists, their folly will eventually be made clear to all. They will be exposed, and be found to be ineffective, if not in this world then at the Judgment.
Note on Jannes and Jambres.
These names are applied to Exodus 2:7 by the Jewish Targum of Jonathan, and were clearly current in Jewish tradition from where Paul took them. Jewish tradition also saw them as the sons of Balaam. According to Eusebius the Pythagorean philosopher Numenius also refers to them.
End of note.
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