Exodus 11:10 - Exposition
Moses and Aaron did all these plagues before Pharaoh . Aaron's agency is not always mentioned, and seems to have been less marked in the later than in the earlier miracles, Moses gradually gaining self-reliance. In passing from the subject of the plagues wrought by the two brothers, it may be useful to give a synopsis of them, distinguishing those which came without warning from those which were announced beforehand, and noting, where possible, their actual worker, their duration, their physical source, and the hurt which they did.
Plagues.
Announced or Not.
Actual Worker.
Duration.
Physical Source.
Hurt which they did.
1. River turned into blood
announced
Aaron
7 days
water
annoyance to man and beast.
2. Frogs
do.
do.
Unknown
do
annoyance to man
3. Mosquitoes
not
do
do
[dust of the earth]
annoyance to man and beast
4. Beetles
announced
God
do
air (?)
annoyance and loss to man
5. Murrain
do
do
do
do
do
6. Boils
not
Moses
do
[ashes of the furnace]
suffering to man and beast
7. Hail
announced
do
do
air
loss to man
8. Locusts
do
do
do
east wind
do
9. Darkness
not
do
3 days
air (?)
annoyance and horror to man
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