Exodus 9:1-35 NIV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 9:7

And Pharaoh sent ,.... Messengers to the land of Goshen, to see whether the murrain was upon the cattle of Israel or not, and whether any of them died or not. The Targum of Jonathan is,"he sent to Pelusium to see" and inquire about this matter ; that is, to Raamses, for so that paraphrase calls Raamses in Exodus 1:11 a city built by the Israelites, and where many of them might dwell. This Pharaoh did, not merely out of curiosity, but to know whether the divine prediction was... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 9:8

And the Lord said unto Moses and unto Aaron ,.... This very probably was the day following, on the third day of the month Abib, about the eighteenth of March, that orders were given to bring on the following plague: take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace ; either in which the bricks were burnt, or rather in which food was boiled, since it can scarcely he thought there should be brickkiln furnaces so near Pharaoh's court; though perhaps some reference may be had to them, and to the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 9:9

And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt ,.... Which ashes, thrown up into the air, should be so multiplied and spread as to be over all the land of Egypt, and come down like showers of snow or sleet everywhere, only of a hot and scalding nature; or these handfuls of ashes were to be cast up into the air, and come down in the above manner, about Pharaoh's court, as a sign and token of what would be the case all over the kingdom: and shall be a boil breaking forth with ... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 9:10

And they took ashes of the furnace ,.... Which was near at hand, perhaps in Pharaoh's kitchen: and stood before Pharaoh ; not in his palace, or in any covered room, but in some place open to the heaven, a courtyard or garden adjoining to the palace: and Moses sprinkled it up towards heaven; cast it up in the air; this being again ascribed to Moses, seems to confirm the notion of those who think he only did it; but, for the reasons before given, both may be thought to be concerned: and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 9:11

And the magicians could not stand before Moses, because of the boils ,.... Which were on them as on others, and which with all their art and skill they could not keep off; and which were so sore upon them, and painful to them, that they were obliged to withdraw, and could not stand their ground, confronting Moses, contesting and litigating with him; for it seems, though they had not acted, nor attempted to act in imitation of Moses and Aaron, since the plague of the lice, yet they still... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 9:12

And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh ,.... He having often, and so long hardened his own heart, God gave him up to judicial hardness of heart, to his own corruptions, the temptations of Satan, and the lying magicians about him, to make an ill use of everything that offered to him, and put a wrong construction on all that befell him, so that whatever was said to him, or inflicted on him, made no impression to any purpose: and he hearkened not unto them ; to Moses and Aaron, and to... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 9:13

And the Lord said unto Moses, rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh ,.... Who it seems used to rise early in the morning, and so was a fit time to meet with him, and converse with him; it might be one of the mornings in which he used to go to the water early, though not mentioned, unless that was every morning: and say unto him, thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, let my people go, that they may serve me ; thus had he line upon line, and precept upon precept, so that... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 9:14

For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart ,.... Not meaning particularly the plague of the hail, which next follows, so called, because it consisted of various things, as hail, rain, lightning, and thunder, as Aben Ezra, and who observes, that Pharaoh was more terrified with this plague than with any other; but rather all the plagues yet to come, for by them are not meant all the plagues that were in the power of God to inflict, which how many and great they are none can... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 9:15

For now will I stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence ,.... Which yet we never find was done; for though this by many is referred to the slaying of the firstborn, yet it is not certain that this was done by the pestilence: besides, Pharaoh was not then smitten, nor his people, only their firstborn; wherefore these words are to be rendered, not in the future, but in the imperfect or preterpluperfect tense, thus; "for when now I stretched out my hand, or if... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 9:16

And in very deed, for this cause have I raised thee up ,.... Or but truly or verily F3 ואולם "veruntamen", Junius & Tremellius, Psicator, Drusius, Fagius; so Ainsworth. ; instead of smiting thee with the pestilence, and cutting thee off out of the land of the living, "I have raised thee up"; made thee to stand F4 העמדתיך "stare fecite", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus. , to continue in being; I have preserved thine from perishing by the former plagues, and have reserved thee... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 9:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 9:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 9:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 9:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 9:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 9:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 9:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 9:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 9:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 9:16

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