Exodus 9:22-23

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 9:22-35

The threatened plague of hail is here summoned by the powerful hand and rod of Moses (Exod. 9:22, 23), and it obeys the summons, or rather the divine command; for fire and hail fulfil God's word, Ps. 148:8. And here we are told, I. What desolations it made upon the earth. The thunder, and fire from heaven (or lightning), made it both the more dreadful and the more destroying, Exod. 9:23, 24. Note, God makes the clouds, not only his store-houses whence he drops fatness on his people, but his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 9:22

And the Lord said unto Moses ,.... When the morrow was come, the fifth day of the month Abib: stretch forth thine hand toward heaven ; with his rod in it, as appears from the next verse, to show that the following plague would come from the heaven, that is, the air, and from God, who dwells in the heaven of heavens: that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt ; not only in that spot, and near it, where Moses stood, and from that part of the heaven towards which he stretched forth... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 9:23

And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven ,.... The same which Aaron had made use of before, but was now in the hand of Moses, and whose rod it properly was: and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground , hot thunderbolts, which struck their flocks, Psalm 78:48 and hail which fell so thick and weighty as to destroy both men and cattle, and break trees in pieces, and spoil the corn, the grass, and the tender herb; and fire, that is lightning, which... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 9:23

The Lord sent thunder - קלת koloth , voices; but loud, repeated peals of thunder are meant. And the fire ran along upon the ground - ארצה אש ותהלך vattihalac esh aretsah , and the fire walked upon the earth. It was not a sudden flash of lightning, but a devouring fire, walking through every part, destroying both animals and vegetables; and its progress was irresistible. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 9:22

Verse 22 22.And the Lord said. The rod of Moses is again employed to bring on the storm, not so much for Pharaoh’s sake, as that Moses may be the more encouraged to the remaining contests, when he sees the proof of his vocation renewed. In the meanwhile, we may observe the trial of his faith, since before he had received the command to stretch forth his rod toward heaven, he had not hesitated to predict to Pharaoh the grievous and miraculous hall. But if any one thinks that this is an ὕστερον... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 9:13-26

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 9:13-35

The plague of hail. This plague was introduced with ampler remonstrance. Moses was commanded to proceed to Pharaoh, and to warn him in stronger and more decisive language than he had yet employed of the folly of this insane resistance. Exodus 9:15 should probably be translated, "For now indeed had I stretched forth my hand, and smitten thee and thy people with the pestilence, thou hadst then been out off from the earth;" and then Exodus 9:16 will give the reason why God had not cut... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 9:17-35

The seventh plague-the hail mingled with fire. I. CONSIDER THE PLAGUE ITSELF , 1 . God has his " to-morrow "( Exodus 9:18 ) as well as Pharaoh ( Exodus 8:10 ). Only when Pharaoh's "to-morrow" comes, there comes with it the evidence that he means not what he says. But when God's" to-morrow" comes there is the evidence of his perfect stability, how he settles everything beforehand, even to the very hour. "Tomorrow, about this time." A whole twenty-four hours then... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 9:22

Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven . The action was appropriate, as the plague was to come from the heaven. Similarly, in the first and second plagues, Aaron's hand had been stretched out upon the waters ( Exodus 7:19 , Exodus 7:20 ; Exodus 8:6 ); and in the third upon "the dust of the ground" ( Exodus 8:17 ). And upon every herb of the field— i.e; upon all forms of vegetable life. (Compare Genesis 1:30 ; Genesis 9:3 .) read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 9:22-35

I. THE TERRORS OF GOD 'S MIGHT . In that awful war of elements any moment might have been his last, and Pharaoh trembled. This plague evoked from him the first confession of sin. Hitherto he had reluctantly granted the request of Moses: now he casts himself as a sinner (27, 28) on God's mercy, and entreats the prayers of God's servant for himself and his people. There is a point at which the stoutest heart will be broken, and the cry be wrung from the lips, " I have sinned." "Can... read more

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