John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 10:10
Verse 10 10.Let the Lord be so with you. I am surprised that this passage, so clear in itself, should be violently wrested by the interpreters. (120) Some thus expound it, — “I would that God may not otherwise favor you, than as I am determined to let you go;” while others think that it was spoken deceitfully, as though he had commended them to God after their departure. I will not adduce the opinions of all, nor is it necessary. I have no doubt that it was an ironical sneer, whereby he... read more
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 10:8
Verse 8 8.And Moses and Aaron were brought again. It is probable that, when the wrath of the king was appeased, some of the company were hastily dispatched to bring back Moses in that same hour, lest the calamity denounced by him should happen on the morrow. For we may gather from the king’s words that he was not altogether overcome by their entreaties; but that, because he was unwilling to offend all their minds by an abrupt refusal, he suffered Moses to be recalled, that he might delude them... read more