Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 8:29
And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will entreat the LORD that the swarms [of flies] may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, tomorrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.
29. to-morrow ] Cf. v. 10; and on v. 23.
deal deceitfully ] properly, mock (1Ki 18:27), so as to deceive (Gen 31:7, Jdg 16:10; Jdg 16:13; Jdg 16:15).
any more ] as in v. 15, after the promise of v. 8.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
And Moses said, behold, I go out from thee,…. Directly, immediately, to the place where he was wont to meet the Lord, and receive orders and instructions from him:
and I will entreat the Lord that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh; for as he sent them, he only could remove them, and he could do the one as easily as he did the other:
from his servants, and from his people, tomorrow; that there might be a thorough and clear riddance of them from him and all his subjects, and out of every part of his kingdom; which should be done, and was done on the morrow, that is, on the thirtieth day of Adar, answering to part of our February, and part of our March, so that this must be about the middle of March:
but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more, in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the Lord; as in the plague of frogs, refusing to let them go when it was past; which Moses calls an illusion, a mocking of them, and dealing deceitfully, to which he here refers; see Ex 8:15.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
29. And Moses said, Behold I go out from thee. Moses does not reply to this demand, because he knew that the design of God was otherwise; and God had justly left him in ignorance as to what He did not yet wish him to know. There is, then, no reason why Moses should be accused of bad faith when he faithfully fulfilled the charge committed to him; although he was silent as to what he was not ordered to declare, even as to that which God wished to be concealed from the tyrant. But the holy Prophet, aroused to pious indignation by the king’s perfidy, does not immediately remove the plague, but waits till the morrow; and moreover, denounces with severity that, if he should persist in deceit, its punishment awaited him. This great magnanimity he had derived from the miracles, for, having experienced in them the unconquerable power of God, he had no cause for fear. For it was an act of extraordinary boldness openly and before the tyrant’s face to reproach him for his falsehoods, and at the same time to threaten him with punishment unless he desisted from them. But we said before that Moses had not acted from the workings of his own mind, when he promised Pharaoh what he asked, but that he had spoken thus confidently from special impulse. For the general promise in which God affirms that He will grant the prayers of His servants, must not be applied to particular cases, so that they should expect to obtain this or that in a specified manner, unless they have some peculiar testimony from the word or the Spirit of God.
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
(29) And Moses said, Behold . . . I will in-treat the Lord.Moses accepted Pharaohs second promise, and took no special exception to its condition only ye shall not go very far away. He had distinctly stated his own demand, which was for a three days journey into the wilderness (Exo. 5:3; Exo. 8:27). It was for Pharaoh to settle with himself whether he considered that distance very far or not. As he made no clear objection to the distance, Moses was bound to suppose that he allowed it.
Let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more. Gods servants must rebuke even kings when they openly break the moral law (1Sa. 13:13; 1Sa. 15:16-23; 2Sa. 12:7-12; 1Ki. 21:20-22; Mat. 14:4. &c.). Pharaoh had promised unconditionally to let the people go if the frogs were removed (Exo. 8:8), and had. then flagrantly broken his word. Moses was right to rebuke his deceit.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Reader! admire with me the loveliness of Moses’ character. See his boldness in the service of his God, undaunted by Pharaoh’s presence or anger. Behold his charity in desiring Pharaoh to deal no more deceitfully. Remark that charity displaying itself, in entreating the Lord for the removal of the plague.
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Exo 8:29 And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the LORD that the swarms [of flies] may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.
Ver. 29. Deal deceitfully any more. ] Some are so slippery, there is no believing of them. Egesippus saith of Pilate, that he was vir nequam, et parvifaciens mendacium, a naughty man, and one that made no conscience of a lie. No more did Pharaoh.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
to morrow: Exo 8:10
deal: Exo 8:8, Exo 8:15, Psa 66:3, *marg. Psa 78:34-37, Jer 42:20, Jer 42:21, Act 5:3, Act 5:4, Gal 6:7
Reciprocal: Exo 8:28 – entreat Exo 10:18 – and entreated Exo 21:8 – seeing Jer 42:4 – I will pray
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
8:29 And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the LORD that the swarms [of flies] may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal {i} deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.
(i) He could not judge his heart, but yet he charged him to do this honestly.