9:27 And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I {g} have sinned this time: the LORD [is] righteous, and I and my people [are] wicked.(g) The wicked confess their sins to their condemnation, but they cannot believe to obtain remission. read more
9:30 But as for thee and thy servants, {h} I know that ye will not yet fear the LORD God.(h) Meaning that when they have their request, they are never better off, even though they make many fair promises, in which we see the practices of the wicked. read more
PLAGUE NO.5 -- LIVESTOCK DISEASED (vs.1-7) Again the Lord requires Moses to repeat his demand to Pharaoh to let the people go. This time He warns that if Pharaoh refuses, He will send a very severe pestilence on all the livestock of Egypt, a disease that would issue in death, and that Israel would be immune from it. There is a pointed lesson in this that the selfish greed of man eventually destroys those things that are necessary to serve his interests. For instance, men resort to strikes,... read more
PLAGUES IN DETAIL FIRST GROUP (Exodus 7:4 - Exodus 8:19 ) The river turned into blood (Exodus 7:14-25 ). How far did this plague extend over the waters of Egypt (Exodus 7:19 )? If this were literally so, it may be asked, where did the magicians find material on which to work with their enchantments (Exodus 7:22 )? Is the answer suggested in Exodus 7:24 ? May they have dug up water from the ground for this purpose? If so, we can imagine the limited scale of their performance in contrast... read more
Doth not David refer to this? Psalms 78:47-48 . And again: Psalms 18:12-13 ; Job 38:22-23 . read more
Take notice once more of distinguishing grace. read more
Reader! depend upon it, such will be the language of the ungodly in the day of final retribution. The very souls which are condemned will be obliged from their own mouths to confess God's righteousness in their condemnation. read more
Observe in this man's history, how little the correspondence between the mouth and heart. read more
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Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Exodus 9:1-35
CHAPTER 9 The Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Plagues 1. The fifth plague: the grievous murrain (Exodus 9:1-7 ) 2. The sixth plague: boils (Exodus 9:8-12 ) 3. The warning given (Exodus 9:13-21 ) 4. The seventh plague: hail (Exodus 9:22-35 ) In the demand God calls Himself “the Lord God of the Hebrews” (see also Exodus 9:13 and Exodus 10:3 ). The fifth plague strikes animal creation. cattle, such as mentioned in the opening of this chapter, formed the most important part of the wealth of... read more