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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 11:4-10

Warning is here given to Pharaoh of the last and conquering plague which was now to be inflicted. This was the death of all the first-born in Egypt at once, which had been first threatened (Exod. 4:23; I will slay thy son, thy first-born), but is last executed; less judgments were tried, which, if they had done the work would have prevented this. See how slow God is to wrath, and how willing to be met with in the way of his judgments, and to have his anger turned away, and particularly how... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 11:8

And all these thy servants ,.... Pharaoh's nobles, ministers, courtiers and counsellors, who were then in his presence, and stood about him, to whom Moses pointed: shall come down unto me ; from Pharaoh's palace, which might be built on an eminence, to the place where Moses had dwelt during the time he had been in Egypt, which might lie lower; or these should come from Zoan, or from Memphis, whichever of them was now the royal city, to the land of Goshen, which lay lower than the other... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 11:9

And the Lord said unto Moses ,.... Not at this time when he went out from Pharaoh, but some time before this, for the words may be rendered, "the Lord had said" F24 ויאמר "dixerat autem", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Rivet. , for so he had, as is related, Exodus 7:3 , but the historian makes mention of it here, to show that Moses was not ignorant of the event of things; he knew that Pharaoh's heart would be hardened from time to time, and that one plague after another must be... read more

John Gill

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

And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh , Which are related in the preceding chapters: and the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart : one time after another, and yet more and more: so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land ; until the last plague, the slaying of the firstborn, was brought upon him and his people, related in the following chapter. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 11:8

And all these thy servants shall come - A prediction of what actually took place. See Exodus 12:31-33 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 11:9

Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you - Though shall and will are both reputed signs of the future tense, and by many indiscriminately used, yet they make a most essential difference in composition in a variety of cases. For instance, if we translate ישמע לא lo yishma , Pharaoh Shall not hearken, as in our text, the word shall strongly intimates that it was impossible for Pharaoh to hearken, and that God had placed him under that impossibility: but if we translate as we should do, Pharaoh... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 11:8

Verse 8 8.And all these thy servants shall come down. Thus far Moses had reported the words of God; he now begins to speak in his own person, and announces that, by Pharaoh’s command, messengers would come from his court, who would voluntarily and humbly crave for what he had refused respecting the dismissal of the Israelites. The great asperity of these words inflicted no slight; wound on the tyrant’s mind, for it was the same as if he had said — Thus far I have entreated you to allow God’s... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 11:9

Verse 9 9.And the Lord said unto Moses. This seems to be a representation of the reason why Moses was so angry; viz., because he had been forewarned that he had to do with a lost and desperate man. When, therefore, after so many contests, he sees the dominion of God despised by the audacity and madness of the tyrant, deeper indignation bursts from him in their last struggle; especially because he sees before his eyes that detestable prodigy, viz., an earthen vessel so bold as to provoke God... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 11:4-10

A finale. These verses end the story of how God wrought with Pharaoh to subdue him to his will. They prepare us for the catastrophe which brought the long conflict to a termination, and forced a way of egress for two millions of Hebrews through the barred gates of Egypt. I. LAST WORDS TO PHARAOH (verses 4-9). Verses 1-3 of this chapter are obviously parenthetical. They relate to a communication made to Moses prior to the visit to Pharaoh recorded in Exodus 10:24-29 , and in... read more

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