not go very far away. Pharaoh's objection to Jehovah's third demand (Exodus 8:25 ). Note the spiritual lesson as to our worship to-day. See note on Exo 5:28 from. Some codices, with Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, and Syriac, read "and from". The fifth plague was aimed at all kinds of animal worship. Compare Exodus 12:12 . read more
"And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land, And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to Jehovah our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us? We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Jehovah our God, as he shall command us. And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to Jehovah... read more
Flies (the fourth plague) 8:20-32Moses announced this plague to Pharaoh like the first, in the morning near the Nile River (Exodus 8:20; cf. Exodus 7:15).These insects were very annoying, even more bothersome than the gnats."When enraged, they fasten themselves upon the human body, especially upon the edges of the eyelids. . . . [they] not only tortured, ’devoured’ (Psalms 78:45) the men, and disfigured them by the swellings produced by their sting, but also killed the plants in which they... read more
The Second, Third, and Fourth Plagues1-15. The Second Plague:—Frogs.This plague, like the first, was not only in itself loathsome, but an offence to the religious notions of the Egyptians. The frog was a sacred animal, and regarded as representing the reproductive powers of nature. At least one divinity was represented with a frog’s head. This sacred sign became an object of abhorrence tinder this plague. This also was an aggravation of a natural phenomenon, but. its supernatural nature was... read more
Exodus 8:1 And so the world went its way, controlled by no dread of retribution; and on the tomb frescoes you can see legions of slaves under the lash dragging from the quarries the blocks of granite which were to form the eternal monuments of the Pharaoh's tyranny; and you read in the earliest authentic history that when there was a fear that the slave-races should multiply so fast as to be dangerous their babies were flung to the crocodiles. One of these slave-races rose at last in revolt.... read more
THE FOURTH PLAGUE.Exodus 8:20-32.When the third plague had died away, when the sense of reaction and exhaustion had replaced agitation and distress, and when perhaps the fear grew strong that at any moment a new calamity might befal the land as abruptly as the last, God orders a solemn and urgent appeal to be made to the oppressor. And the same occurs three times: after each plague which arrives unexpectedly the next is introduced by a special warning. On each of these occasions, moreover, the... read more
CHAPTER 8 The Second, Third, and Fourth Plagues 1. The demand and the plague of frogs announced (Exodus 8:1-4 ) 2. The plague executed (Exodus 8:5-7 ) 3. The request of Pharaoh and the frogs removed (Exodus 8:8-15 ) 4. The divine command for the third plague (Exodus 8:16 ) 5. The plague executed (Exodus 8:17 ) 6. The confession of the magicians (Exodus 8:18-19 ) 7. The renewed demand and the plague of the flies announced (Exodus 8:20-23 ) 8. The plague executed (Exodus 8:24 ) ... read more
8:28 And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not {h} go very far away: intreat for me.(h) So the wicked instruct God’s messengers how far they may go. read more
LAGUE NO.2 -- FROGS (vs.1-15) Again God gives the opportunity to Pharaoh to respond to His demand to let Israel go (v.1). But Moses was to accompany this with the warnings that, if Pharaoh refused, their land would be inundated with a plague of frogs which would not remain outside, but would come into their homes, into their bedrooms and beds, into their food and kitchen utensils (vs.2-3). Since Pharaoh did not heed the warning, the Lord gave the order to Moses that Aaron was to stretch out... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 8:1-32
Nine plagues (7:14-10:29)The timing, intensity and extent of these plagues show clearly that they were sent by God. It also seems fairly clear that God used the physical characteristics of the Nile valley to produce them.When the first plague struck, it polluted all the water in the Nile and in the irrigation canals and reservoirs connected with it, resulting in all the fish dying. As the dead fish floated to the banks they would force the frogs out of the water, thereby producing the second... read more