Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 8:7
And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.
7. The magicians (Exo 7:11; Exo 7:22) do the same with their arts.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
The magicians would seem to have been able to increase the plague, but not to remove it; hence, Pharaohs application to Moses, the first symptoms of yielding.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 7. The magicians did so] A little juggling or dexterity of hand might have been quite sufficient for the imitation of this miracle, because frogs in abundance had already been produced; and some of these kept in readiness might have been brought forward by the magicians, as proofs of their pretended power and equality in influence to Moses and Aaron.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Nor was it hard for the devil to produce them out of their own spawn, and the slime of the river.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
7. the magicians did so with theirenchantmentsrequired no great art to make the offensivereptiles appear on any small spot of ground. What they undertook todo already existed in abundance all around. They would better haveshown their power by removing the frogs.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And the magicians did so with their enchantments, c] By their secret wiles and juggling tricks:
and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt, that is, some few, as a proof of their art and skill, and to show that Moses and Aaron did but what they could do but what they did either were only in appearance, deceiving the sight of Pharaoh and his people, or real frogs were brought to them by the help of devils, but not in such numbers: and besides, this was adding to the plague, and not diminishing it; had they done anything to the purpose, they should have removed it at once, or destroyed the frogs; but that they could not do, of which Pharaoh being sensible, he therefore entreated for the removal of them by Moses and Aaron. To this plague there seems to be some reference at the pouring out of the sixth vial, Re 16:13.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
This miracle was also imitated by the Egyptian augurs with their secret arts, and frogs were brought upon the land by them. But if they were able to bring the plague, they could not take it away. The latter is not expressly stated, it is true; but it is evident from the fact that Pharaoh was obliged to send for Moses and Aaron to intercede with Jehovah to take them away. The king would never have applied to Moses and Aaron for help if his charmers could have charmed the plague away. Moreover the fact that Pharaoh entreated them to intercede with Jehovah to take away the frogs, and promised to let the people go, that they might sacrifice to Jehovah (Exo 8:8), was a sign that he regarded the God of Israel as the author of the plague. To strengthen the impression made upon the king by this plague with reference to the might of Jehovah, Moses said to him (Exo 8:9), “ Glorify thyself over me, when I shall entreat for thee, ” i.e., take the glory upon thyself of determining the time when I shall remove the plague through my intercession. The expression is elliptical, and (saying) is to be supplied, as in Jdg 7:2. To give Jehovah the glory, Moses placed himself below Pharaoh, and left him to fix the time for the frogs to be removed through his intercession.
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
(7) The magicians did so.It cannot be concluded from this that the magicians had the power of creating frogs. All that the writer means to express is, that they seemed to Pharaoh and to the Court to do on a small scale what Moses and Aaron had done on the largest possible scale. The means which they employed was probably sleight-of-hand. It has been well observed that they would have shown their own power and the power of their gods far more satisfactorily had they succeeded in taking the frogs away.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Exo 8:7. And the magicians did so Here, as before, the grand test of their power would have been to have removed this plague of frogs from the land. But this was beyond the reach of their ability; see the following verses. See also Bochart’s Hieroz. part 2: lib. 5 cap. 2 where there is an acute discussion of this miracle.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
Reader! remark with me, how the Lord sometimes, for the greater display of the sovereignty of his power, permits evil men to proceed to surprising lengths. Is not this what Paul alludes to? 2Ti 3:8 . Read that scripture also: Job 12:16 .
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Exo 8:7 And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.
Ver. 7. And the magicians did so. ] See Trapp on “ Exo 7:22 “
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Exo 7:11, Exo 7:22, Deu 13:1-3, Mat 24:24, 2Th 2:9-11, 2Ti 3:8, Rev 13:14
Reciprocal: Gen 41:8 – the magicians of Egypt Lev 19:26 – use Isa 47:12 – General Dan 1:20 – the magicians Rev 13:13 – he doeth
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Exo 8:7. The magicians did so with their enchantments Through Gods permission they added to the plague, but could not remove it.