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Exodus 8:14
And they gathered them together upon heaps, by the bushel; and the land stank from the odor of decay.
And they gathered them together upon heaps, by the bushel; and the land stank from the odor of decay.
Verse Exodus 8:14. _THEY GATHERED THEM TOGETHER UPON HEAPS_] The killing of the frogs was a mitigation of the punishment; but the leaving them to rot in the land was a continual proof that such a plag...
CHAPTER 8 THE SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH PLAGUES _ 1. The demand and the plague of frogs announced (Exodus 8:1)_ 2. The plague executed (Exodus 8:5) 3. The request of Pharaoh and the frogs removed ...
EXODUS 7:14 TO EXODUS 12:36. THE TEN PLAGUES. How deeply this series of events imprinted itself on the mind and heart of the nation is shown by the fulness with which the three sources report them. J...
2°. FROGS SWARM FROM THE NILE (Exodus 8:1 J, Exodus 8:5 P, Exodus 8:8 a J, heart, Exodus 8:15 b P). Each year the inundation brings with it myriads of frogs (Sayce)
UPON HEAPS. Hebrew "heaps, heaps. "Figure of speech _Epizeuxis_ (App-6). in many great heaps....
Exodus 7:14 to Exodus 11:5 _The first nine Plagues_ The narrative of the Plagues, like that of the preceding Chapter s, is composite. The details of the analysis depend partly upon literary criteria...
AND THEY GATHERED THEM TOGETHER UPON HEAPS— This was a sadly convincing proof to the Egyptians that this was no deception, but a true miracle; and that the reptiles thus miraculously brought upon them...
The Text of EXODUS TRANSLATION 8 And Je-ho-vah spake unto Mo-ses, Go in unto Pha-raoh, and say unto him, Thus saith Je-ho-vah, Let my people go, that they may serve me. (2) And if thou refuse to let t...
_AND THEY GATHERED THEM TOGETHER UPON HEAPS: AND THE LAND STANK._ They gathered them together upon heaps; and the land stank. The collection of these reptiles in heaps would, by disengaging the putri...
THE SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH PLAGUES 1-15. The Second Plague:—Frogs. This plague, like the first, was not only in itself loathsome, but an offence to the religious notions of the Egyptians. The frog...
EXODUS: ISRAEL BECOMES A NATION THE *ISRAELITES LEAVE EGYPT EXODUS CHAPTER S 1 TO 18 _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ CHAPTER 8 *PLAGUE NUMBER 2: *FROGS – VERSES 1-15 THE *LORD WARNS *PHARAOH – V...
THE FROGS DIED. — God, who knew the heart of Pharaoh, and its insincerity, or at any rate its changefulness, took the plague of frogs away in a manner that made its removal almost as bad as its contin...
_[Exodus 8:10]_ וַ יִּצְבְּר֥וּ אֹתָ֖ם חֳמָרִ֣ם חֳמָרִ֑ם...
CHAPTER VIII. _ THE SECOND PLAGUE._ Exodus 8:1. Although Pharaoh had warning of the first plague, no appeal was made to him to avert it by submission. But before the plague of frogs he was distinctl...
THE PLAGUE OF FROGS AND ITS REMOVAL Exodus 8:1 Probably the plagues followed in rapid succession, so that the impression of one had not passed away before another succeeded. The whole conflict was pr...
Before the second plague Pharaoh received an opportunity to repent. He was warned of the approach of the plague. The warning had no effect. In the first plague magicians had produced apparently like r...
_Corrupted. This helped to produce the ensuing plague of flies, &c. (Calmet) --- The Egyptians might then recollect the putrid carcasses of the children, whom they had drowned. (Haydock)_...
Joel 2:20...
There is hardly a book of the Old Testament that stands out in more decided contrast with the book of Genesis than the one which follows it most closely. And this is the more striking, because God emp...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 5 THROUGH 13. At the news of the goodness of God, the people adore Him; but the struggle against the power of evil is another matter. Satan will not let the p...
AND THEY GATHERED THEM TOGETHER UPON HEAPS,.... Swept them up, and laid them in heaps out of the way: AND THE LAND STANK; with the stench of the dead frogs, which was another proof and evidence of th...
And they gathered them together upon heaps: and the land stank. Ver. 14. _And the land stank._] As once this land also did by those unclean frogs that came out of the Pope's mouth. Rev 16:3 But Engla...
_The frogs died. And they gathered them on heaps_ God could as easily have dissolved them into dust, but he would have them to lie dead before their eyes, as a token that they were real frogs and no i...
1 Frogges are sent. 8 Pharaoh sueth to Moses, 12 and Moses by prayer remoueth them away. 16 The dust is turned into lice, which the Magicians could not doe. 20 The swarmes of flies. 25 Pharaoh in...
B. THE FROGS Exodus 7:26–8:11 [in the English Bible, Exodus 8:1-15] 26 [Exodus 8:1]And Jehovah spake [said] unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, 27 [2]Thus saith Jehovah, Let my people go,...
LAGUE NO.2 -- FROGS (vs.1-15) Again God gives the opportunity to Pharaoh to respond to His demand to let Israel go (v.1). But Moses was to accompany this with the warnings that, if Pharaoh refused,...
1-15 Pharaoh is plagued with frogs; their vast numbers made them sore plagues to the Egyptians. God could have plagued Egypt with lions, or bears, or wolves, or with birds of prey, but he chose to do...
Doubtless they cast them into their rivers, or pits, &c., though that be not here mentioned. God would not instantly and wholly take them away, both to convince them of the truth of the miracle, and t...
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THE SECOND PLAGUE - THE PLAGUE OF FROGS (EXODUS 8:1). This can be analysed as follows: a Yahweh tells Moses to say, ‘let my people go and serve me' or there will be a plague of frogs (Exodus 8:1). b...
CONTENTS: Plagues of frogs, lice, flies. Pharaoh's compromising offer. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Pharaoh, Aaron. CONCLUSION: If God be against us, all creatures can be made to be at war with us. God c...
Exodus 8:3. _The river shall bring forth frogs._ The season was now approaching for the frogs to leave the pools, lakes, and river. God preserved and strengthened the young, or tadpoles of this amphib...
_The frogs came up._ THE PROCESSION OF FROGS I. The creatures that were to come. The frogs of Egypt distinguished for five things. Their ash colour dotted with green spots; changed their colour when...
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 8:14 Even when the Lord removes the frogs as Pharaoh asks, Pharaoh still refuses to obey. ⇐ ⇔
CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 8:9. Glory over me] Or, “Explain thyself.” So Gesenius and Fürst: similarly, Sept. and Vulg. EXODUS 8:14. UPON HEAPS] Lit. “heaps, heaps,”—with beautiful simplicity and expre...
EXPOSITION How long the plague of frogs endured, we are not told. Probably every effort was made, short of intentionally killing them, to get rid of them. Snakes, and chameleons, and ibises would dest...
The Lord spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me. [So the third demand now, actually the fourth demand.] And if you refuse to...
and the Exodus 8:24 Exodus 7:21 Isaiah 34:2 Ezekiel 39:11 Joel 2:20...
FAITH AS EXEMPLIFIED IN MOSES Selections from Exodus 3:1; Exodus 6:1; Exodus 7:1; Exodus 8:1;...