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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 10:1-11

Here, I. Moses is instructed. We may well suppose that he, for his part, was much astonished both at Pharaoh's obstinacy and at God's severity, and could not but be compassionately concerned for the desolations of Egypt, and at a loss to conceive what this contest would come to at last. Now here God tells him what he designed, not only Israel's release, but the magnifying of his own name: That thou mayest tell in thy writings, which shall continue to the world's end, what I have wrought in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 10:11

Not so ,.... You shall not go with your children as you propose: go now ye that are men, and serve the Lord, for that you did desire ; suggesting that that was all they first required, that their men should, go three days into the wilderness, and sacrifice unto the Lord; whereas the demand was, let my people go, Exodus 5:1 which were not the men only, but the women and children also, and all were concerned in the service of God, and in keeping a feast to him: and they were driven... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 10:11

Verse 11 11.Not so. He pretends to give them what they had asked at first, and thus accuses them of changeableness, because they do not persevere in the same determination. Whereas it is certain that the cause of his pertinacity in resisting was because he feared that the whole people should depart from Egypt. He knew, then, that what Moses required in God’s name extended also to their little ones, else would he have not been enraged at it. But, in order to east blame upon them, he falsely and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 10:1-11

God's Judgments on sin and their results for the righteous and the wicked. I. THE FRUITS FOR GOD 'S PEOPLE OF HIS JUDGMENTS UPON HIS ENEMIES . 1 . The plagues of Egypt were to be an example to all the generations of Israel ( Exodus 10:2 ). 2 . It was the prophecy of how God will sanctify his people in the latter days. 3 . How God sanctifies his people now. Their prolonged waiting and suffering is storing up power for the future. The night of trial... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 10:1-19

The Eighth Plague: the locusts. I. CONSIDER THE EMPHATIC STATEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE HARDENING OF THE HEART . In Exodus 9:34 we are told that when the hail and the thunder ceased, Pharaoh hardened his heart, he and his servants. Note here two things: 1 . How Pharaoh's heart was hardened just after he had made a confession of sin; from which we see how little he understood by the word "sin," and how little he meant by the confession. 2 . The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 10:7-11

Man's interposition with good advice may come too late. It is impossible to say what effect the opposition and remonstrances of his nobles and chief officers might not have had upon Pharaoh, if they had been persistently offered from the first. But his magicians had for some time aided and abetted his resistance to God's will, as declared by Moses; and had even used the arts whereof they were masters to make, the miracles which Moses wrought seem trifles. And the rest of the Court... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 10:7-21

The plague of locusts. Of the two principal terms used to denote "hardening," one means "to strengthen, or make firm," the other, "to make heavy, or obtuse." It is the latter of these (used also in Exodus 8:15 , Exodus 8:32 ; Exodus 9:7 ) which is used in Exodus 9:34 , and Exodus 10:1 . The growing obtuseness of Pharaoh's mind is very apparent from the narrative. He is losing the power of right judgment. He began by hardening himself (making his heart strong and firm) against... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 10:11

Go now ye that are men . Or, "ye that are adult males." The word is different from that used in Exodus 10:7 , which includes women and children. And serve the Lord; for that ye did desire . Pharaoh seems to argue that the request to "serve the Lord" implied the departure of the men only, as if women and children could not offer an acceptable service. But he must have known that women and children attended his own national festivals. (See the comment on Exodus 10:9 .) Probably, he knew... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 10:1-29

Nine plagues (7:14-10:29)The timing, intensity and extent of these plagues show clearly that they were sent by God. It also seems fairly clear that God used the physical characteristics of the Nile valley to produce them.When the first plague struck, it polluted all the water in the Nile and in the irrigation canals and reservoirs connected with it, resulting in all the fish dying. As the dead fish floated to the banks they would force the frogs out of the water, thereby producing the second... read more

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