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The Murrain and Pestilence—Exodus 9 The peculiar nature of the fourth plague, and the intensity of the evil, brought Pharaoh into great perplexity. On the one hand, neither he nor his people could any longer endure this infliction, and on the other, he had no disposition to allow the Israelites to depart. He therefore struck … Continue reading ““120. THE MURRAIN AND PESTILENCE—EXODUS 9””

The Storm and the Locusts The next plague which the obduracy of the king brought upon the land of Egypt was a fearful storm of thunder, lightning, rain, and hail. Such a storm, terrible in any country, would be peculiarly awful in Egypt, where these natural phenomena are comparatively unknown. We say comparatively; for it … Continue reading ““121. THE STORM AND THE LOCUSTS””

The Blood and the Frogs—Exo_7:15; Exo_8:15 The transaction of Moses and Aaron with the wise men of Egypt, seems to have made no impression upon the king favorable to the claim of the Israelites, although it may have satisfied him that Moses and Aaron were no common men, and were invested with extraordinary powers. Some … Continue reading ““118. THE BLOOD AND THE FROGS—EXODUS 7:15; 8:15””

Gnats and Beetles—Exodus 8 The third plague which the continued obduracy of Pharaoh brought upon the land was of gnats—for such seems to be the true meaning of the word which the authorized version renders, by “lice.” It, however, suffices to know that some small and noxious insect was intended. Aaron, in this case, was … Continue reading ““119. GNATS AND BEETLES—EXODUS 8””

Exodus 6-11 : Fifteenth Week Autor: JOHN KITTO

Jehovah—Exo_6:3 In the Lord’s encouraging words to Moses, we find this remarkable declaration, “I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob by the name of God Almighty (El Shaddai), but by my name Jehovah was I not known unto them.” This declaration is calculated to surprise the reader, who, by a slight exertion of … Continue reading ““116. JEHOVAH—EXODUS 6:3””

The Contest—Exo_7:1-14 The conflict has now begun. Its object is to impress upon the mind of Pharaoh the conviction that the God of the Hebrews—the Jehovah whom he “knew not,” and to whom he refused obedience—was one whose power was far too great to be safely defied, and from which his own gods could afford … Continue reading ““117. THE CONTEST—EXODUS 7:1-14””

The Call—Exodus 3 Forty years were spent by Moses in the land of Midian. This is an important period in the life of any man; but to those who, like Moses, reached the age of one hundred and twenty years, it was the middle period of life—the period of strongest action, of sternest realities, of … Continue reading ““113. THE CALL—EXODUS 3””

The Demand—Exodus 5 The state of Egypt had so far changed during the long interval of forty years since Moses fled the country, that Moses knew that he incurred no personal danger in making his appearance. All those were dead who sought his life, or to whom he had been an object of dislike or … Continue reading ““114. THE DEMAND—EXODUS 5””

The Infancy of Moses—Exo_2:10 While Israel lay under long and heavy oppression in Egypt, the man appointed to be the deliverer was born, and was undergoing the training requisite for the office he was destined to bear. This man was Moses. The circumstances attending his deliverance by the king’s daughter, have been so often explained, … Continue reading ““110. THE INFANCY OF MOSES—EXODUS 2:10””