Exodus 8:9 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 8:1-15

Pharaoh is here first threatened and then plagued with frogs, as afterwards, in this chapter, with lice and flies, little despicable inconsiderable animals, and yet by their vast numbers rendered sore plagues to the Egyptians. God could have plagued them with lions, or bears, or wolves, or with vultures or other birds of prey; but he chose to do it by these contemptible instruments. 1. That he might magnify his own power. He is Lord of the hosts of the whole creation, has them all at his beck,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 8:9

And Moses said unto Pharaoh, glory over me ,.... If thou canst; take every advantage against me of lessening my glory, and increasing thine own; or vaunt or boast thyself against me, as the phrase is rendered, Judges 7:2 or take this honour and glory to thyself over me, by commanding me, and fixing a time to pray for thee, and I will obey thy orders; which agrees with the Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate Latin versions, and the paraphrase of Onkelos, "appoint", or "order for me"; that is,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 8:9

Glory over me - עלי התפאר hithpaer alai . These words have greatly puzzled commentators in general; and it is not easy to assign their true meaning. The Septuagint render the words thus: Ταξαι προς με ποτε , etc., Appoint unto me when I shall pray, etc. The constitue mihi quando of the Vulgate is exactly the same; and in this sense almost all the versions understood this place. This countenances the conjectural emendation of Le Clerc, who, by the change of a single letter, reading ... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 8:9

Verse 9 9.And Moses said unto Pharaoh. Commentators differ as to the meaning of this passage. They are too speculative who expound it, that this honor was granted to Pharaoh, that he should fix the time in which Moses was to pray. Again, there is a flatness in the exposition, that Pharaoh might glory because the frogs were to die. Those who expound it, that Pharaoh should be freed from the frogs, so that he might glory in safety, express part of the meaning, but not the whole. It rather appears... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 8:1-15

The seared plague: the frogs. In intimating the first plague, Moses made no forms! demand upon Pharaoh to liberate Israel, though of course the demand was really contained in the intimation. But now as the second plague approaches, the formal demand once again is heard. Pharaoh is left for no long time without a distinct appeal which he must face either with consent or refusal. And so now Moses addresses him in the same words as on his first visit: "Let my people go." It is a challenge to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 8:1-16

The plague of frogs. Observe on this plague, in addition to what has been said above. I. PHARAOH 'S HARDNESS UNDER THE FIRST PLAGUE WROUGHT NO ESCAPE , EITHER FROM THE DIVINE COMMAND OR FROM THE DIVINE POWER ( Exodus 8:1 ). He probably thought, now that the river was healed, that he had done with Jehovah's demand, and perhaps congratulated himself that he had succeeded in holding out. But divine commands are not thus to be got rid of. They are... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 8:8-13

God's mercy when men repent ever so little. The object of the judgments, as well as of the goodness of God is "to lead men to repentance "( Romans 2:4 ). He "wouldeth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should be converted and live"( Ezekiel 33:11 ). His cry is ever," Why will ye die, O house of Israel?" And sometimes His judgments have their proper effect on men, partially at any rate. Ahab repented to some extent when woe was denounced upon his house by Elijah—he "rent... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 8:8-15

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 8:9

Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me . Probably a phrase of ordinary courtesy, meaning—" I submit to thy will have the honour of my submission." When shall I intreat? Literally "For when"— i.e; "for what date shall I make my prayer to God?" And so Pharaoh's answer is not "To-morrow," as in the Authorised Version, but "For tomorrow." Thy houses . It would seem that the frogs had invaded more than one palace of the Pharaoh. He had perhaps quitted Tanis, and gone to Memphis, when... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 8:9

Glory over me - See the margin, “have honor over me,” i. e. have the honor, or advantage over me, directing me when I shall entreat God for thee and thy servants.When - Or by when; i. e. for what exact time. Pharaoh’s answer in Exodus 5:10 refers to this, by tomorrow. The shortness of the time would, of course, be a test of the supernatural character of the transaction. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 8:1-15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 8:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 8:9

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 8:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 8:1-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 8:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 8:8-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 8:8-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 8:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 8:9

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