Exodus 10:20 NIV

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 10:16-20

"Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against Jehovah your God, and against you. Now therefore forgive. I pray thee, my sin only this once, and entreat Jehovah your God, that he may take away from me this death only. And he went out from Pharaoh, and entreated Jehovah. And Jehovah turned an exceeding strong west wind, which took up the locusts, and drove them into the Red Sea; there remained not one locust in all the border of Egypt. But Jehovah hardened... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 10:1-20

Locusts (the eighth plague) 10:1-20Moses explained another purpose of God in sending further plagues in this context, namely, so the Israelites in future generations would believe in Yahweh’s sovereignty (Exodus 10:2)Locusts were and still are a menace in Egypt as well as in many other countries of the world. The wind drove them from the wetter areas to the whole land of Egypt, excluding Goshen, where they multiplied. They consumed the remaining half of the crops and trees left by the hail.... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 10:13-29

6. The seventh, eighth, and ninth plagues 9:13-10:29Moses announced the purpose of the following plagues to Pharaoh "in the morning" (cf. Exodus 7:15; Exodus 8:20). This purpose was twofold: that Pharaoh personally might know God’s power (Exodus 9:14) and that the whole world might know it (Exodus 9:16; cf. Romans 9:17). read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 10:1-29

The Eighth and Ninth Plagues1-20. The Eighth Plague:—Locusts.2. See on Exodus 7:4-5; 3. This question shows that Pharaoh was responsible for the hardening of his heart: see on Exodus 4:21. 4-6. Travellers are unanimous in bearing witness to the terrible ravages caused by a visitation of locusts. They fly in dense swarms, sometimes miles in length, so that the air is darkened with them. Wherever they alight they devour every green thing, not sparing the bark of trees. For a description of a... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Exodus 10:20

(20) The Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart.—Comp. above, Exodus 9:12. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Exodus 10:1-29

Exodus 10:7 If there be any one truth which the deductions of reason alone, independent of history, would lead us to anticipate, and which again history alone would establish independently of antecedent reasoning, it is this: that a whole class of men placed permanently under the ascendancy of another as subjects, without the rights of citizens, must be a source, at the best, of weakness, and generally of danger to the State. They cannot well be expected, and have rarely been found, to evince... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Exodus 10:1-20

CHAPTER X.THE EIGHTH PLAGUE.Exodus 10:1-20.The Lord would not command His servant again to enter the dangerous presence of the sullen prince, without a reason which would sustain his faith: "For I have made heavy his heart." The pronoun is emphatic: it means to say, ’His foolhardiness is My doing and cannot go beyond My will: thou art safe.’ And the same encouragement belongs to all who do the sacred will: not a hair of their head shall truly perish, since life and death are the servants of... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Exodus 10:1-29

CHAPTER 10 The Eighth and Ninth Plagues 1. The eighth plague: locusts (Exodus 10:1-15 ) 2. Pharaoh’s renewed confession and refusal (Exodus 10:16-20 ) 3. The ninth plague: darkness (Exodus 10:21-26 ) 4. Pharaoh’s anger (Exodus 10:27-29 ) The eighth plague is introduced by another warning; the ninth came without it. As a result of the eighth plague, Pharaoh confessed his sin against God and against Moses and Aaron; but after the ninth plague drove Moses from his presence and threatened... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 10:1-29

PLAGUE NO.8 -- LOCUSTS (vs.1-20) Again the Lord reminds Moses that He Himself had hardened Pharaoh's heart and the hearts of his servants in order that He might publicly show His signs before them, as well as that God's great works of power might have very real effect on Israel's present generation and on generations to come, that they might realize that it was indeed the living Lord of glory who was dealing with them (vs.1-2). Moses and Aaron again stand before Pharaoh to repeat God's... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Exodus 10:1-29

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