THE EIGHTH PLAGUE - THE PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS (EXODUS 10:1).
We note in this passage a distinct change of tone. No longer does
Yahweh commence with the opening, ‘let My people go' (compare Exodus
8:1; Exodus 9:1; Exodus 9:13). Instead He says ‘I have made strong
(hardened) his heart and the heart of his... [ Continue Reading ]
THE NINTH PLAGUE - THE PLAGUE OF THICK DARKNESS (EXODUS 10:21).
As with the third and sixth plagues this one comes without
introduction or warning, like a second hammer blow following a first
or like a left followed by a right in boxing.
a Yahweh tells Moses to stretch out his hand towards heaven... [ Continue Reading ]