Exodus 8:1
THE LORD (HEBREW. _ JEHOVAH._ SPAKE. See note on Exodus 6:10, and compare note on Exodus 3:7. THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LORD (HEBREW. _ JEHOVAH._ SPAKE. See note on Exodus 6:10, and compare note on Exodus 3:7. THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4.... [ Continue Reading ]
FROGS. Worshipped as symbol of fecundity.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND. Note the _Polysyndeton_ (App-6) in Exodus 8:3 and Exodus 8:4. bedchamber. In Palestine beds were mats or couches, and could be moved; but in Egypt there were special bedchambers. These were used later in Palestine (2 Samuel 4:7). KNEADINGTROUGHS. These are found in every home; none is complete... [ Continue Reading ]
GLORY OVER ME. Treat this as part of the following question, which requires this to be rendered: "Explain thyself to me: when shall I, "&c.... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim_. App-4.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND. Note the Figure of speech _Polysyndeton_ (App-6) emphasising the items, and marking the completeness of the removal.... [ Continue Reading ]
UPON HEAPS. Hebrew "heaps, heaps. "Figure of speech _Epizeuxis_ (App-6). in many great heaps.... [ Continue Reading ]
AS THE LORD HAD SAID. Compare Exodus 4:21.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LORD (HEBREW. _ JEHOVAH._ SAID. See note on Exodus 3:7, and compare note on Exodus 6:10 LICE. An Egyptian word. mosquito-gnats. Note that this third plague (like the sixth and ninth) falls with-. out warning.... [ Continue Reading ]
MAN. Hebrew. _'adam,_ with art.. mankind. ALL THE DUST. A special various reading called _sevir_ reads "and all", &c. See App-34. But other codices, with Septuagint, read, "and in all the dust there came to be".... [ Continue Reading ]
DID SO. Hebrew Idiom, attempted to do so. THEY COULD NOT. Not because. question of life, for the frogs had life. GOD SUFFERED THEM to do so in the former cases to show the limits of their power; and, by contrast, to show that His power was unlimited.... [ Continue Reading ]
FINGER. Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia_ (App-6). Note, the Egyptians say "God", not Jehovah. AS THE LORD HAD SAID. Compare Exodus 4:21, Jehovah, because in connection with His word.... [ Continue Reading ]
THIS PLAGUE was. severe blow to all idolatrous worship and worshippers. Cleanliness was imperative. For this cause the priests wore linen, and shaved daily. Moreover, it was designed to destroy the worship of Beelzebub, the god of flies, and to manifest his impotence. Compare Exodus 12:12. THE LORD... [ Continue Reading ]
SWARMS OF FLIES. Ellipsis supplied. But should not be thus limited. Hebrew root shows that they were _mixed:_ all sorts of insects. AND. Note the Figure of speech _Polysyndeton_ (App-6) emphasises the universality of the plague.... [ Continue Reading ]
A DIVISION. Hebrew. _padah =_ redemption. See notes on Exodus 6:6 with Exodus 13:13. This it is which makes the division between those who are the LORD'S people and those who are not. It is the Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of the Subject), App-6, by which the redemption is put for the judgment which... [ Continue Reading ]
INTO. This word, in italics, is. special reading called _Sevir._ See App-34. AND. This is omitted in the readings called _Sevir._ the land. Samaritan Pentateuch and Septuagint read "and the land". CORRUPTED. laid waste.... [ Continue Reading ]
SACRIFICE. Hebrew. _zabah._ See App-43. in the land. Pharaoh's objection to Jehovah's second demand. Note Moses' reply, and the spiritual lesson as to our worship to-day. See note on Exodus 5:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
ABOMINATION. Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Adjunct), App-6, put for the act of sacrificing cattle, which was abominated by the Egyptians. SHALL, &c. Figure of speech _Erotesis_ (App-6).... [ Continue Reading ]
THREE. The number of Divine perfection. See App-10. Jehovah's third demand. See note on Exodus 5:1. He, &o. Should be "Jehovah hath commanded us. "The Hebrew word, "He said", should be divided differently: the first letter standing as an abbreviation for "Jehovah".... [ Continue Reading ]
NOT GO VERY FAR AWAY. Pharaoh's objection to Jehovah's third demand (Exodus 8:25). Note the spiritual lesson as to our worship to-day. See note on Exo 5:28 FROM. Some codices, with Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, and Syriac, read "and from". THE FIFTH PLAGUE was aimed at all kinds of animal wors... [ Continue Reading ]