Exodus 9:1-7 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 9:1-7

Here is, I. Warning given of another plague, namely, the murrain of beasts. When Pharaoh's heart was hardened, after he had seemed to relent under the former plague, then Moses is sent to tell him there is another coming, to try what that would do towards reviving the impressions of the former plagues. Thus is the wrath of God revealed from heaven, both in his word and in his works, against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men. 1. Moses puts Pharaoh in a very fair way to prevent it: Let... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 9:1

Then the Lord said unto Moses ,.... The same day the plague of the flies was removed: go in unto Pharaoh boldly, without any fear of him or his court: and tell him, thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews : speak in the name of Jehovah, the God whom the Hebrews worship, and who owns them for his people, and has a special love for them, and takes a special care of them, and is not ashamed to be called their God, as poor and as oppressed as they be: let my people go , that they may... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 9:2

For if thou refuse to let them go ,.... Continue to refuse, as he had done: and wilt hold them still ; in the land, and under his dominion and oppression. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 9:3

Behold, the hand of the Lord ,.... Which was stronger than his, with which he held the Israelites: is upon thy cattle which is in the field : this takes in all in general, of which the particulars follow, though limited to such as were in the field, and so did not take in what were at home in their out houses and stables: upon the horses : of which there was great plenty in Egypt, as appears from various places of Scripture: upon the asses ; used for carrying burdens from place... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 9:4

And the Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt ,.... Make such a difference and distinction between them, that the murrain should not be on the one, when it was on the other, and which was a very marvellous thing; and especially in the land of Goshen, where the Egyptians had much cattle, and Pharaoh himself, see Genesis 47:6 and yet, though the cattle of Israel breathed in the same air, drank of the same water, and fed in the same pastures, they had not the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 9:5

And the Lord appointed a set time ,.... For the coming of this plague, that it might plainly appear it came from him, and was not owing to any natural cause: saying, tomorrow the Lord shall do this thing in the land ; thus giving him time and space, as he had often done before, to consider the matter well, repent of his obstinacy, and dismiss the people of Israel, and so prevent the plague coming upon the cattle, as threatened. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 9:6

And the Lord did that thing on the morrow ,.... Brought a murrain, or a pestilential disease on the cattle. This, according to Bishop Usher, was on the second day of the seventh month, which afterwards became the first month, the month Abib, which answers to part of March and part of April, and seems to be about the seventeenth of March: and all the cattle of Egypt died ; not all absolutely, for we read of some afterwards, Exodus 9:9 but all that were in the field, Exodus 9:3 and it... read more

John Gill

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 9:1

The Lord God of the Hebrews - It is very likely that the term Lord, יויה Yehovah , is used here to point out particularly his eternal power and Godhead; and that the term God, אלהי Elohey , is intended to be understood in the sense of Supporter, Defender, Protector, etc. Thus saith the self-existent, omnipotent, and eternal Being, the Supporter and Defender of the Hebrews, "Let my people go, that they may worship me." read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 9:3

The hand of the Lord - The power of God manifested in judgment. Upon the horses - סוסים susim . This is the first place the horse is mentioned; a creature for which Egypt and Arabia were always famous. סס sus is supposed to have the same meaning with שש sas , which signifies to be active, brisk, or lively, all which are proper appellatives of the horse, especially in Arabia and Egypt. Because of their activity and swiftness they were sacrificed and dedicated to the sun, and... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 9:1-7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 9:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 9:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 9:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 9:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 9:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 9:6

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 9:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 9:3

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