Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 8:5
And the LORD spoke unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.
5. Say unto Aaron ] See on Exo 7:19.
with thy rod ] The rod which in P Aaron habitually carries (Exo 7:9; Exo 7:19, Exo 8:16-17).
the streams ] the Nile-canals, as Exo 7:19. In J the frogs are to come up only out of the Nile ( v. 3); in P they come up out of the other waters in Egypt as well (cf. v. 6).
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
5 7. The arrival of the frogs is described in an extract from P. As elsewhere in P (p. 55), the wonder is brought about by Aaron with is rod.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 5. Stretch forth thine hand – over the streams, over the rivers] The streams and rivers here may refer to the grand divisions of the Nile in the Lower Egypt, which were at least seven, and to the canals by which these were connected; as there were no other streams, &c., but what proceeded from this great river.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
The Lord spake unto Moses, by inward instinct or suggestion to his mind; for He was now in the kings presence.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
5, 6. Stretch forth thine hand withthy rod over the streams, &c. The miracle consisted in thereptiles leaving their marshes at the very time he commanded them.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And the Lord spake unto Moses,…. By a secret impulse upon his mind, for he was now in the presence of Pharaoh, who had refused to let Israel go:
say unto Aaron, stretch forth thy hand with thy rod; for Aaron carried the rod, and he was the minister of Moses, who was appointed a god to him; and be was to speak and to do whatever he ordered him from the Lord:
over the streams, over the rivers and over the ponds; the seven streams of the river of Nile, and over the canals cut out of it, and over all places where there was a collection of water for any use for man or beast:
and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt; out of the streams, rivers, and ponds, immediately.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Verses 5-7:
Moses and Aaron obeyed the voice of Jehovah, and brought upon Egypt the plague of frogs. And as God had promised, these loathsome creatures filled the land of Egypt.
As in the case of the first plague, the magicians of Egypt were able to duplicate what Aaron had done. They, too, brought up frogs from Egypt’s waters. But there could have been no measure of comfort to this, because they only added to the misery of the Egyptians.
Fuente: Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
5. And the Lord spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron. It is questionable whether God thus enjoined Moses in a continuous address, or whether He waited until Pharaoh contumaciously despised His command. It is probable, indeed, that after Pharaoh had paid no attention to the threats, the execution of the punishment was commanded. Meantime, we must recollect what I before said, that Moses moved not even a finger; but, as he had been commanded, transferred the active measures to his inferior minister, that thus Pharaoh might be treated more contemptuously. It was thus that he overwhelmed the whole land, as it were, by a breath. But although in this way God cast down the fierce tyrant in his swelling pride to be trampled beneath their feet, still the wickedness of the magicians did not rest. Thus was it requisite that the servants of God should be exercised by constant contests one after another.
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
Exo 8:5 And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.
Ver. 5. And the Lord spake unto Moses. ] By secret inspiration; for it was in Pharaoh’s presence.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Exo 7:19
Reciprocal: Exo 8:16 – Stretch Exo 9:22 – General Exo 14:26 – Stretch out Jos 8:18 – Stretch 1Sa 6:5 – mice Psa 110:2 – the rod Isa 19:10 – make Rev 16:4 – and they