EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 9:1 THE GOD OF THE HEBREWS. Compare Exodus
3:18; Exodus 7:16. After the fourth plague (Exodus 8:20), Pharaoh
should begin to understand that the Lord favors Israel. This will be
seen in the fifth plague (Exodus 9:1) as well.
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EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 9:8 Here the Lord commands MOSES to bring
about the sign. Moses is maturing in his leadership role.
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EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 9:9 The BOILS of the sixth plague are the
first plague to affect the Egyptians physically. The plagues continue
to grow both in what they show of the Lord’s power and in their
direct effect on the lives of Pharaoh and his people.
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EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 9:13 The Lord explains to Pharaoh the power
and purposes of the plagues (vv. Exodus 9:14). It is the first time he
offers Pharaoh a way to avoid the effects of a plague (vv. Exodus
9:18).
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EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 9:14 Although Pharaoh considered himself a
representative of divine power, the plagues have revealed that there
is no one like the Lord IN ALL THE EARTH (see v. Exodus 9:29). It was
only by God’s mercy that Egypt had not yet been destroyed FROM THE
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EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 9:18 Explaining how to find SAFE SHELTER from
the hail was a test to indicate who had taken the plagues to heart and
now FEARED THE WORD OF THE LORD. The reference to those who DID NOT
PAY ATTENTION TO THE WORD OF THE LORD again focuses on the hearts of
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EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 9:27 THIS TIME I HAVE SINNED. Even though he
admits guilt for the first time, Pharaoh is still wrong: he has sinned
in response to each plague, not just “this time.”
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EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 9:31 The explanation about Egypt’s crops
indicates that Pharaoh took comfort from what remained in his land
rather than acknowledging the destruction that had already come.
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EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 9:34 HE... HARDENED HIS HEART, HE AND HIS
SERVANTS. Pharaoh’s resistance to the Lord encourages his servants
to adopt the same attitude.
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EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 9:35 The two references to the HEART OF
PHARAOH represent both his responsibility for his own actions (v.
Exodus 9:34) and the Lord’s sovereign control (v. Exodus 9:35; see
also Exodus 10:1).
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