Exodus 8:8 NIV

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

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 8:8-11

"Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Entreat Jehovah, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice unto Jehovah. And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Have thou this glory over me: against what time shall I entreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, that the frogs be destroyed from thee and thy houses, and remain in the river only? And he said, Against tomorrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word;... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Exodus 8:8

8-15. Pharaoh called, . . . Intreat the Lord, that he may take away the frogs from me—The frog, which was now used as an instrument of affliction, whether from reverence or abhorrence, was an object of national superstition with the Egyptians, the god Ptha being represented with a frog's head. But the vast numbers, together with their stench, made them an intolerable nuisance so that the king was so far humbled as to promise that, if Moses would intercede for their removal, he would consent to... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 8:1-15

Frogs (the second plague) 8:1-15Before the second plague, Moses gave Pharaoh a warning, for the first time, and for the first time the plague touched Pharaoh’s person."The god Hapi controlled the alluvial deposits and the waters that made the land fertile and guaranteed the harvest of the coming season. These associations caused the Egyptians to deify the frog and make the theophany of the goddess Heqt a frog. Heqt was the wife of the great god Khnum. She was the symbol of resurrection and the... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 8:1-32

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

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Exodus 8:8

(8) Pharaoh called for Moses.—This was the first sign of yielding. Pharaoh had borne the infliction of the water turned to blood without flinching, probably because individually he had suffered but little from it. (See the comment on Exodus 7:23.) But he suffered from the frogs as much as any one else (Exodus 8:3-4); and the personal inconvenience drove him to make a concession. As far as words could go, the concession was complete. (1) He acknowledged the power of Jehovah (“Intreat the Lord,... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Exodus 8:1-32

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

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Exodus 8:1-15

CHAPTER VIII.THE SECOND PLAGUE.Exodus 8:1-15.Although Pharaoh had warning of the first plague, no appeal was made to him to avert it by submission. But before the plague of frogs he was distinctly commanded, "Let My people go." It is an advancing lesson. He has felt the power of Jehovah: now he is to connect, even more closely, his suffering with his disobedience; and when this is accomplished, the third plague will break upon him unannounced--a loud challenge to his conscience to become itself... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Exodus 8:1-32

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

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Exodus 8:8

8:8 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, {c} Intreat the LORD, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the LORD.(c) Not love but fear causes the infidels to seek God. read more