Exodus 9:34

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 9:34

And when Pharaoh saw that the rain, and the hail, and the thunders were ceased ,.... And there was a clear sky and a fine serene heaven, the black clouds were dispersed and gone, and he heard no more the clattering of the hailstones, and the terrible claps of thunder, and saw no more the flashes of lightning, but all was calm and composed: he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants ; instead of giving glory to God, who had heard the prayers of Moses and Aaron for... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 9:34

He sinned yet more, and hardened his heart - These were merely acts of his own; "for who can deny," says Mr. Psalmanazar, "that what God did on Pharaoh was much more proper to soften than to harden his heart; especially when it is observable that it was not till after seeing each miracle, and after the ceasing of each plague, that his heart is said to have been hardened? The verbs here used are in the conjugations pihel and hiphil, and often signify a bare permission, from which it is plain... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 9:34

Verse 34 34.And when Pharaoh saw. Again, as usual, Pharaoh gathers audacity from the mitigation of his punishment, as security arms the reprobate against God; for as soon as the scourges of God rest for awhile, they cherish the presumption that they will be unpunished, and construe the short truce into an abiding peace. Pharaoh, then, hardens anew his heart, which he seemed to have somewhat changed, as soon as he is delivered from this infliction; as though he had not been warned that others... read more

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 9:22-35

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 9:27-35

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 9:34

He sinned yet more, and hardened his heart . Altogether there are three different Hebrew verbs, which our translators have rendered by "harden," or "hardened"— kabad , qashah , and khazaq. The first of these, which occurs in Exodus 7:14 ; Exodus 8:15 , Exodus 8:32 ; Exodus 9:7 and Exodus 9:34 , is the weakest of the three, and means to be "dull" or "heavy," rather than "to be hard." The second, which appears in Exodus 7:3 , and Exodus 13:15 , is a stronger term, and means... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 9:13-34

With the plague of hail begins the last series of plagues, which differ from the former both in their severity and their effects. Each produced a temporary, but real, change in Pharaoh’s feelings.Exodus 9:14All my plagues - This applies to all the plagues which follow; the effect of each was foreseen and foretold. The words “at this time” point to a rapid and continuous succession of blows. The plagues which precede appear to have been spread over a considerable time; the first message of Moses... read more

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