Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 9:13-35
Exodus 9:13 to Exodus 35:7° . A Devastating Hailstorm ( Exodus 9:13-Ecclesiastes : J, Exodus 9:22 f. E, Exodus 9:24-Amos : J, Exodus 9:31 f. E, Exodus 9:33 f. J, Exodus 9:35 ab E, Exodus 9:35 c R).— Into the announcement of the coming storm a short passage ( Exodus 9:14-Nehemiah :) has been with impressive effect inserted by an early expander of J. It accounts for the series of partial judgments, instead of one overwhelming doom, by the Divine purpose to illustrate more at length the... read more
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 9:1-35
Exodus 7:14 to Exodus 12:36 . The Ten Plagues.— How deeply this series of events imprinted itself on the mind and heart of the nation is shown by the fulness with which the three sources report them. J 1° 2°— 4° 5°— 7° 8° 9° 10° E 1°————— 7° 8° 9° 10° P 1° 2° 3°—— 6°——— 10° 1° , river turned to blood; 2° , frogs; 3° , fice (gnats); 4° , flies; 5° , murrain; 6° , boils; 7° , hail; 8° , locusts; 9° , darkness; 10° , death of firstborn.A sound historical judgment will conclude, both from this... read more